[Mac sat for a couple seconds, looking like he was in thought of what to say. It really wasn't long until he spoke up again. Get ready for a long breath of discussion. He is seriously seeing himself in Vinnie's shoes right now. Mac had to tread carefully but he was gonna give a huge bundle of advice straight from this heart of his. He told himself to not be insecure about this love topic anymore, Mac made that resolve when he tried to be more honest to himself with these kinds of things. But it was barely a month ago when he had this resolve, was he really cut out for giving love advice?]

Stuff like this is really somethin' you gotta think about, I ain't denying that. It's tough to deal with. You carin' about her could mean everythin' but it ain't just your battle. If she's willin' to move on and stay friends with you, that's also her call that she's gotta make on her own.

[A breath.]

And what I can kinda mean also by "force" is that you can't make yourself be ready if you ain't. You said you got other problems you gotta deal with first. Family's important. It's gonna be worse for you and for this girl if you go in without any clear idea of what's goin' on inside of ya. Even if you feel like you gotta give her a little space, not sayin' you have to...but y'know...It sounds corny but you gotta listen to what your heart says.