[...There's a decent sized pause as he considers how to answer that; there's no simple happy answer that comes immediately.]

I don't know.

[That's the most honest answer he can really give, but it's also not a very helpful one.]

I don't know if I like it, but I don't know if I dislike it, either. But even if I don't know, it's the way I am now, and all I can do is look forward.

[It's not the kindest answer, but it's all he has.]