He relaxes when she doesn't speak up in defense of the man. Good. He doesn't think he could take that.

"Perhaps." Though he hesitates, tilting his head slightly to the side, as he amends - "Although - I've found that being around women, rather than surrounding oneself with men, does rather put one's life in perspective. Perhaps he'd have been less vile if there had been some girls in his life. Who's to say." A small shrug. "The women in my life have all brought me far more good than the men." And then he hesitates, and looks at her, and asks - "Can I tell you one very small thing from the future? It won't give away anything directly of your life, and you'll be quite pleased by it, I think."