“And she’s not ready for whoever she’s engaged to or to be what you’re ready for her to be,” Marilyn said. “She hasn’t lived. If you love her, you have to let her learn to use her wings. You might have to watch her love another. Might have to watch her lose another. Maybe she’ll contact you every now and then, maybe she won’t. You got to give that baby time to grow. If what I felt between the two of you is as potent as it seemed, she’ll come back to you one day. You can’t rush her transformation, son. Every man who has ever tried to do that to any woman has been left disappointed.”
