She knew he was right. It wasn't fine, but she had to hope that it could be again, eventually. That what she was doing was worth something, that there was some kind of purpose to it. It couldn't just be this, could it?
She nodded dumbly at the idea. "Yeah, of course." were the words her mouth formed, but she didn't know if she really believed it. Could it really get easier over time? Would anything in any future meeting like this really be any different?
"I know," she said quietly, staring down at the floor beneath her feet.