[ The hand squeeze almost makes him take his hand back in vague disgust. It feels weird. Is he trying to give him comfort? Take comfort? The gesture is foreign and he's not sure he likes it. ]

Bad by whose standards? Many will try and suppress you by calling your decisions bad or wrong, simply because they don't like not being the ones making them. Others simply desire to control you, and by putting you down they gain the control they want. Your life is your own.

[ Does he want to talk about it? Absolutely not. He ignores the question. ]