Mmm... This game might be getting to joes head, either that or the pressure of the needs of the media, the townsfolk, and the kids must be piling on to him and he's ignoring important problems going on with himself. No way that punch drunk stuff doesn't reap it's ugly head at all
Also youko is totally just describing old Joe with the boxer she wants. Nobody can't just be forward about stuff. Love does some crazy mess to ya.