There was a time when he told me , " I may not be the best person ... but I will try harder than anyone in the world . " He has , and I have to recognize that . He understands me better than anyone else ever did -- a close second being Tom , but I realize now that I was never completely honest with him , and this is because I feared stern rejection .
Why is the narrator so smitten with her new partner ?
A. The narrator believes the partner is a brute .
B. The narrator believes the partner is an alpha male .
C. The narrator believes the partner is hot .
D. None of the above choices .


D