IN: I do n't mean she was out of my league romantically , I mean her family had more money then I will ever earn in my entire life . Or ten entire lives for that matter . I think what brought us to each other was understanding .
Why does the narrator feel insecure about his relationship ?

OUT: The narrator is poor .

IN: We 're both mulling the train wreck that is the Navy and the serious ding we 're taking financially for him to have the financial comfort of retirement pay in T - minus six years and counting . That 's a lot to ponder . Then my mom asks me today if I ' ve heard from him , and I ' m thinking , no I have n't . Is this normal ?
What is the person retiring from ?

OUT: They are retiring from the armed services .

IN: We just could n't have such a terrible sight in one of our pictures . After a little more walking around we decided to leave . When we got outside San Antonio I began thinking about the history of the state . I thought about Travis ' letter and hoped that we as people have learned a few things since those days about helping others .
What is meant by Travis ' letter ?

OUT:
Travis was a War hero Associated with a battle at San Antonio 's Alamo and he wrote a letter which described San Antonio .