I-I'm worried he w-won't treat me the s-same anym-more if we s-start d-dating. At this, your mother clasps my hands in hers earnestly and says, You're right, he won't. Despair creeps into my heart, but it is short-lived, as she continues, He'll treat you much better. He'll want to spend every minute he can with you. You'll matter more to him than anything else.

Your mother continues, Love is the most wonderful thing in the world, but lust is ugly. When it's left unchecked, someone always gets hurt. Stumbo know this, and while he definitely doesn't want to get hurt, I think that even more than that, he doesn't want to see you get hurt. So why don't you be brave, and give it a try?