[Oh. He. May have suppressed a minor twitch at that, because it hits far too close to home for his liking. He certainly has baggage, but it's more related to feeling like the unwanted child in his biological family and trying to compensate for that in his adoptive one.]

That may be true in some cases, I'll admit. However, this doesn't change the inherent issues with your current plans. Suppose that you acquired a suitor here; what if he were unable to return to your home world with you to properly start a family?

[Subject changes are good, yes.]