I could tell you were heading down a dark path, and I was protecting you from yourself.
(Try to 'take' it from a 'manly' woman, OK? :)
You called yourSELF a dove, sir. A dove is not what I call a tough guy. Are you trying to have it both ways here? Or will you admit that you set yourself up for being called less than manly by your own admission of dovishness?