User blog comment:I'm Blue daba dee daba die/Pure Evil Removal proposal:Ego(Marvel Cinematic Universe)/@comment-29644557-20190803065915

I get the argument, as he does say that it "broke [his] heart to have to put that tumor in her brain", but even though he was worried he was falling in love, he didn't love her enough to put her over his goal, and later dismissed her altogether. So while he had the potential to mitigate, his own selfishness kept him from getting that.