Damnit. Internally, Marie is cursing at herself for even trying to speak on the topic. It's not her strong point and has clearly only made this conversation worse. Time to stare even more at the ground, avoiding eye contact for as long as possible.

"I'm sorry for making this topic harder by my suggestions. Emotions and feelings, those are personal...making it very hard to give clear advice on the topic." She sighs, nervously rubbing the back of her neck with one hand. "Being honest with ourselves, it's very difficult facing the truth, let alone conveying those thoughts to other people."