chat_history: ['Sometimes I enjoy being alone, but not on a long trip that takes me far away from home.', 'I know exactly what you mean.  It gets so lonely on the road.  Have you had to go away recently?', 'This was a while back, but I planned a bicycle trip that went across several states. Although I had a buddy coming with me originally, he ended up bailing and I went alone. I called it quits halfway.']
sys_response: That's still quite a long ride.  Do you do a lot of long distance biking?
situation: I had planned a bicycle tour with a friend of mine. At the last minute, he was unable to come on the trip with me. I ended up only doing about half the trip and flying home.