His optimism prevails. He believes... No. He KNOWS their love is too strong to end with his stupid mistakes. Several, yes, but he's not about to just give her up now that she's back in his life.
Circumstances are different from when he was a lost love-crazed scoundrel. He admits he was careless. He cheated and lied, mostly to himself, making himself believe that he would find and love another woman as much as he loves her but no one ever came close, not even a slim 1% chance to it.
That was when he thought he would never find her again. Now, she's here.
Now, he has a real chance. She's not just a dream anymore, an ideal standard that she gauged every woman to.
The only love of his life, the one irreplaceable constant in his soul that left a gaping emptiness when he lost her is standing
