[He snorts, relaxing even more. All right. Good. That's out of the way; he trusts her, and it's good to have had that conversation, even though he didn't know himself that he needed it until it happened.]

Yeah, all the time! Not even I can bat a thousand, know what I mean? Guys who talk themselves into only speaking up to girls they're 100% sure will say yes . . . that's how guys end up never making a move on anyone, y'know? The more you do that, the more you talk yourself into thinking rejection's the worst. It sucks hard, but it ain't the worst!