[It's easier to latch onto that than respond to anything else about this—the fact that he's embarrassed that he went and said that much and she apparently didn't even need to hear it or care or mean that, while at the same time, she seems to not understand somehow that she doesn't need to try to be cute?! But he can't say that! That's going too far! He can't just shower her with embarrassing praise, the amount he already gave was bad enough!]
no subject
[It's easier to latch onto that than respond to anything else about this—the fact that he's embarrassed that he went and said that much and she apparently didn't even need to hear it or care or mean that, while at the same time, she seems to not understand somehow that she doesn't need to try to be cute?! But he can't say that! That's going too far! He can't just shower her with embarrassing praise, the amount he already gave was bad enough!]