[If she expects him to waver, he doesn't.]

Of course they do. Because the sickness is worse than the medicine, and the consequences of growing up without learning self-control are worse than the discipline. That's still about long-term happiness.

What does the long term look like for you, now? What's your path from this point to happiness?

[Does she have a plan? She's good at plans, isn't she? They're not so different from traps.]