[He has the right of it so completely as to temporarily stymie her. She gives him an almost taken aback look, then turns her eyes away, shoulders stiff before moving into a brief, only half-there shrug as she brings her gaze back. There's something forced about the little smile she urges onto her lips, and it fades quickly.]

You could say that. [A beat; she seems to be considering her words.] I was... very lonely for a long time. [So that's pretty much a 'yes'.] I thought it might finally get better, just before-- all of this happened.