Which is more pleasant?
1) I remember when I was a teenager,  I had this boyfriend who was always saying, "Look, I don't want to be a city bus driver; I want to be an airline pilot" and I'd say, "I hear you, and you can do it!"
2) I remember when I was a teenager,  I had this boyfriend who was always saying, "Look, I don't want to be a city bus driver, and since I do technically have relatives in the mob, well, eh oops, never mind, I'm fine being a bus driver; you didn't hear that." A: 2