[Yeager nods at that; his expression has gone more contemplative and while it isn't the sort of thing that could ever be described as genuine, it certainly seems more natural.]

He's like that - he certainly didn't retain any of my ability to plan things through properly. He's still self-centered and flighty and he has plenty of difficulty staying rational or calm when he really needs to, but I can't say that he's entirely careless. He tries, sometimes. Results vary wildly, but he's at least reached a point in his life where he realizes he needs to change.

[It's sort of a grudging admittance, like he doesn't really want to say anything even remotely positive here.]

Knowing all of that... Why do you continue to stay with him? It would be far easier just to leave.

[There's nothing pointed behind the question, he's not seeking a specific answer or trying to angle it in any way, he's just curious.]