[He's being perfectly nice! His tone is polite and friendly, even if his words are a little... iffy. He sounds almost like a friend. A buoy you can grasp onto for a few seconds at a time is better than no buoy, right?]

It was just a suggestion. [He raises his hands in a placating gesture before sliding them into his coat pockets.] I apologise if I came across as insensitive, but don't people usually like to make light of these things? I've heard it can be relieving.

[He definitely wasn't trying to be helpful, but she doesn't need to know that.

To her answer, he gives her a sympathetic look.]

Well, there's one common denominator here... I'm sure you'll figure out how to stop those eventually.