Nah, it is because I is black.

I haven't been in love since year two. Nor do I think I am any longer liable to such. But I can still pick up a Lady's hankie without either impugning her honour or commiting myself to something inappropriate. The difficulty is always in framing how one thanks the person for the compliment, whilst pointing out the inadvisability and impracticability of such an arrangement. Then honour is satified on both sides.