Typical Venusian ploy to try to get the Martian to talk about something that is past, over, and over, and over. His Martian attitude - behind the words - says "Dudette, just let it go."
Venusians are the queens of rumination. Martians? The kings of distraction.
I've never figured out the happy common ground, but maybe he just tried to find it with you in that moment.
Is it still snowing in Iowa or have the crocus already broken thru the tundra?
His Martian attitude - behind the words - says "Dudette, just let it go." 
