
"Why doesn't Navier accept graciously to be humiliated, have her name dragged in the mud, embarrassed and sit patiently at home and wait (tough she doesn't know she's waiting) with no clue on what's going to happen to her so that I can call her back in a year or two and have her marry me again like nothing happened? So selfish looking out for her own well-being!" -- I'd say it's unrealistic for a man to be this selfish and self centered... but I've known men (and women... though mostly men) of the human race

I hope all the ppl rejoicing to Art turning Tess down and "advising" her to move on and to respect his decision, will remember their own words or advice when they finally go out and ask someone they're interested in out and get rejected... and not, you know, turn into stalkers, whine about being friend-zoned, or complain of being stuck as incels. rofl
"it would be me sitting with her having tea" yeah I don't think tea's what he had in mind...