[Encouragement has come in the most annoying form possible. What is juxtaposition.]

... It's not as simple as that; there are a lot of unknowns when the circumstances leading up to a split are out of your control. I think that it is natural to be curious about any unknown, regardless of the subject matter. I will admit I do wonder. I am not, however, expecting anything.

... If it does, you know, it wouldn't be because of any deliberate effort to seduce on my part. I... simply refuse; it can very well make things even worse. [Nnnnot going to go into detail on why he knows this.]