Nothing on earth would make me happier that seeing my name next to yours in the paper or anywhere else. I'm ready for this, I love you, and I want this to be the rest of our lives. I want to spend them together, I want to be with you. The best parts of every day are the parts with you in them.
But I want you to be ready. I want you to be sure. Because I don't want to watch you get hurt or angry with yourself because of me. Or because of us. Marriage isn't worth that to me. I just -- I've been responsible for you being hurt or upset enough, I don't want to do that again. I don't want our marriage to start with that kind of thing. Forcing yourself to be ready won't make you any more like you will be.