reluctant at first to accept Angel's marriage proposal She says to Angel I am not good enough not worthy enough Tess wants to be honest She wants to tell Angel everything before the marriage She even writes a letter and sends it under his door But the letter slips under the carpet Angel never reads it As Angel behaves normally the next day Tess thinks Angel has read the letter and accepted her This is another reason behind Tess agreeing to marry Angel Tess s Fear of Losing Angel Angel is the only true love of Tess s life Though she is reluctant at first to marry Angel she cannot resist her love She wants to spend her life with him She does not want to lose Angel This is why she agrees to marry Angel In short Tess agrees to marry Angel because she truly loves him She also hopes that Angel will accept her tragic past because she is only a victim nbsp