Because the reward is worth the risk.

You’re only responsible for yourself, Jess. And that’s the only person you can control. Other people will either get it or they won’t but you can’t define yourself by their opinions.

I belong where you belong

Marry me, Gracie. Marry me and let me take care of you. Let me love you and prove it each and every day.

I don't want to hurt you," he said. "Too late.

That's what women specialize in-demanding every scrap of humanity we have. Our hearts, our souls and our balls. You can fight it, my friend, but I've learned it's a whole lot smarter to hand it all over quietly. They're going to win in the end and if you resist, you only end up having to beg more.

Grief manifests differently in different people. We all get through things in our own time.