Colin had to admit to being a little dominant; he was most reluctant to take the passive role in lovemaking, though this he thought was partially due to a lack of trust that he felt towards his previous sex partners. Colin was a take-charge, look-after-and-protect kind of a guy; the smaller, weaker or more vulnerable his partner, the more Colin felt the need to take over. It always amazed him that he and Simon had stayed together for as long as they had. They were fundamentally incompatible.