"He is not so old." Well, at least he doesn't look it. Mercutio takes a few more bites of his pancakes, frowning. "The young ladies are fine enough, I suppose, but none hath overly charmed me yet. 'Tis all a fancy, anyhow." He does not intend on getting involved in anything close to a relationship if he can manage it. He has seen how those end, and it's never good, in his experience.