Since I'd already been honest, I might as well be completely honest, so I said, "I don't love him. It was only after truly getting close to him that I realized I didn't love him. It wasn't even love at first sight, though I had thought it was. It might have just been a fascination with the man of my dreams, but I won't deny that I had a certain fondness for him—he's a lovable man. And of course, so are you."