When I was eighteen and we were studying the
General Prologue, I was the only guy in class alongside six women students. The prof was a woman as well. She got to the line about "stiff burden" and said, "well, girls, you all know what happens to boys when they get excited." Then she caught sight of me and said, "Oh look! He's
blushing!" And every eye in the class turned to look at me. Like, lady, you're NOT helping me deal with my sexuality...