[ The good news for Bruce is that Tony equates having connections with people as having a reason to stay, and the more positive relationships Bruce has, the less likely it might be for him to up and vanish. And he believes that he's been alone long enough. Tony wants him to have friends. He just doesn't want to have to share. ]

You mean dating the guy who occasionally turns into another one of my best friends? The friend who wrestles tigers and saves my life and gets into tickle fights with me? That guy who turns into that friend? I'm still not seeing the baggage.

I'm really not. Everybody makes mistakes. Everybody loses control. Most of my life has been a series of me losing control of myself in public places. There's no baggage for me in this, Bruce. None at all.