I'm sorry to hear that. It must be painful. All the same, I'm glad you seem to have such fond memories of it.

[she was about to agree, but she doesn't want to gush about how amazing it is to be in love when he's just admitted that the person he's speaking of doesn't reciprocate his feelings.]

It might sound silly, but... At one point in my life, some circumstances forced me to travel far from my home. While I traveled, I saw just how widespread the problems my country faced were. I decided I was going to do all I could to ensure that no child would have to grow up surrounded with that much danger.