I was amused by his boldness and told him the truth : thanks to gas prices , and fibromyalgia , long gone are the days i 'll traipse halfway across the country for a man . ( he was probably 350 miles away ? )
According to the above context, answer the following question.
What is the man likely to have said to provoke this response from the speaker ?


That he is rather fond of her and wants her to be closer to him in proximity