[a cheeky li'l grin, but it softens almost immediately afterwards]

It must feel weird, to not even know how old you really are.

[what did his profile say. . . ? around 30?]

But. . . I think you've got the right attitude. Hanging on to something given to you by someone who actually matters. [and not the people who had chosen to abandon him] For what it's worth. . .

. . . I really like the identity you've forged for yourself now.