[shalem smiles. poor girl, but... unfortunately, she's saying all of the wrong things. he tried to be kind in order to spare her feelings, but she just kept pushing, and now they're stuck in this mess.

unfortunately, it's difficult to dig oneself out of a conversation that two people had. all he can say is this:]

I appreciate your attempts to help... But I haven't any intentions of requesting for help in my overall living situation.