One of the most important things about Mark's character is that he is not embarassed about his situation. He knows it's not his fault so he refuses to apologise for it. And that goes for never being in a relationship.
But a lack of fundamental shame in himself doesn't mean that he's not embarassed in the moment. He doesn't know what to do when confronted with overt come ons. Which his dancing does bring.
I think the key is to think how Toby and Lois react to this.
Lois has two thoughts: the first is, this guy is a catch I have to prime him to go out with one of my single friends. The second is this is something he needs help with, even if he doesn't show any inclination to do anything about it.
Toby's feeling is that he's doing an awful lot right now. Perhaps he's the first to recognise that a relapse isn't impossible. And he's also a romantic. He reckons the time to deal with this is the time he likes someone and Lois's boot camp won't help and is likely to cause problems.
I sense a 'how to get the girl' powerpoint coming.
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