"It would." He leaned back in his seat and nodded. It was a perspective Gil hadn't considered, at his age and his position in life the thought of marriage and children did not sound horrible. In fact, he looked forward to it in his own way. Not once did he consider that someone as young and with ambitions such as hers would be derailed. His heart went out to her, but he knew if the notices came in the mail for her to marry, the choices she had were few.
"In my field, its been advised for me to encourage young women such as yourself to participate in the program or at least marry and produce as many children as possible for the good of the population. And I will, in a way...but you shouldn't give up on this. We'll need more nurses to help care for these kids coming into the world. To get pregnant now would be horrible timing, to say the least."