He is torn between the life he knew and the one he's trying to create - and even though the future is very unclear, it still looks like freedom compare to the very recent past. A deluge of new experiences accompanies this new freedom, and even though he can't be everywhere at once, he must try to live as much as humanly possible. She is one of these new experiences, and he's urging her to stick with him and not give up, as they discover this new life together. Obstacles are out there, but with patience, love, and the combined insight of two people from different worlds, these can be overcome. He is suspicious of (for just one example) the 80s yuppishness all around them, to the point where he'd rather be poor than lose his soul, and they both know there are ways to escape to a better place, if only for a while. Things are looking up each day, and though ghosts still hang over their heads, nothing can really take away their freedom, not the lack of money or anything else, if they just keep believing in each other and all the good in life.
He is torn between the life he knew and the one he's trying to create - and even though the future is very unclear, it still looks like freedom compare to the very recent past. A deluge of new experiences accompanies this new freedom, and even though he can't be everywhere at once, he must try to live as much as humanly possible. She is one of these new experiences, and he's urging her to stick with him and not give up, as they discover this new life together. Obstacles are out there, but with patience, love, and the combined insight of two people from different worlds, these can be overcome. He is suspicious of (for just one example) the 80s yuppishness all around them, to the point where he'd rather be poor than lose his soul, and they both know there are ways to escape to a better place, if only for a while. Things are looking up each day, and though ghosts still hang over their heads, nothing can really take away their freedom, not the lack of money or anything else, if they just keep believing in each other and all the good in life.