Women love nerds. (At least that's what's kept MY life interesting.) She's thinking, "If you can think that abstractly, you will defend me and my children with cleverness. Be a Jedi and do it well!"
Not so long ago we were at a meeting, trying unsuccessfully to keep a straight face when told a new policy was out. Even the boss cracked up when she read out 'policy for the production of procedures and policies'.