"Oh, well, I did get that impression but having it confirmed helps me quite a bit," he certainly wasn't trying to get involved with any of the overly-emotional sort. Not here, at least. In his youth, he'd had more than one run-in with unstable women. One night stands didn't stay one night with that sort.
"I'm glad you're happy. I'm... struggling to adjust, but I'm sure that doesn't surprise you to hear." He shrugged, "I'm sure it'll work out," he sounded more confident than he felt.