I'm not used to staying in the same place for very long with ladies that don't already know me for one reason or another - and so I'm not used to having problems like this.

[He's so used to having his affections rebuffed?]

An explanation, not an excuse, for the record.

I should've noticed with dear Cardia sooner than I did, rather than to give her the unhappy surprise that I didn't feel the same way. She didn't need to find out like that.

[Hence why he's still open to Sanji beating him up.]