Salvaging that situation on the spot would have called for a rare combination of balls of steel, presence of mind and delicacy.
However, he better go after her.
@SmartBirb From the way you are talking, you don't respect women and don't deserve to have a girlfriend or wife.
Chihiro acted that way because he respects her and doesn't want to confess halfheartedly without proper preparation. Confessing or proposing in this situation feels cheap and insincere. It is hard to find a good man like him in real life.
@miyako19 A lot of people online are young or at least act young. Unfortunately people sometimes or even often don't realize how a healthy relationship works, or should work.