[ Not sure what she's gonna do with this particular bit of information, but okay. ]

Very well. The only circumstance in which I would allow my thoughts to stray that far would be my connection to that person. They would have to be someone I care deeply about, enough to pursue a relationship with without the immediate fear of rejection. Someone who gave me strength, as I would lend them mine.

[ Yes, he's an old-fashioned dumb romantic, it runs in the family. ]