Frodo's initial delay in leaving the Shire: What does it mean?

[The Barrow-Wight]

Goldberry was his first, and until then he was an 'uber-female' virgin. It stunned him greatly. But his stammering and blushing were a natural reaction to his suddenly obvious ignorance of the world and the powers in it (it's that ultra-awareness that I was talking about earlier that made him notice her specialness in the first place). He wasn't prepared for such an experience. Gildor was the tip of the iceberg, but Goldberry was a great sheet of ice covering a continent of the unknown and unforseen (am I waxing poetic, or what?). I never saw it as a crush. I saw it more of a Garth (from Wayne's World) "I'm not worthy!"

As for spirituality, I'll have to give it more thought [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]