Every woman's interesting. ( he supplies, which is cliche but also: part of the name of the game. you have to find something interesting about a woman in order to hold a conversation, and the conversation is key to getting what both parties want. he's old hat at this, elizabeth, he's got the moves down. ) You don't bore me. I don't-- ( here he flounders, not used to emotional vulnerability, least of all about his romantic life.

he likes women, and sometimes he does get bored with a relationship. that happens, that's part of relationships as far as he understands. but that's not the only reason. he denies his mother the thing she wants most for him, he doesn't drag someone he cares about into the bloody mess of barrayaran politics. commitment and marriage has ended in death too many times in his family for ivan to feel like he ever wants to bring someone into that. )

Your inexperience isn't going to drive me away. It's kind of exciting, if you're worried about that. ( that's probably not going to help, and ivan flounders more. ) Just be you, that's who I like. That's who I want to date.