This conversation is transcribed verbatim:

Him: "I just moved into my house. I'm basically still sleeping in the living room."
Me: "Well, that's no good."
Him: "I've slept in way worse places, believe me. Benches in Germany, train stations..."
Me: "Did you do a backpacking trip in Europe?"
Him: "Yeah, I ran out of money, I was unemployed, so I sold my house and backpacked around Europe for six months."
Me: "Wow, that sounds great!"
Him: "Yeah, backpacked for about six months-- until I literally ran out of money. I was in a bar when I spent my last five dollars. I knew the barman, and he had given me plenty of drinks in the past for free, but I told him, 'Hami, this one I pay for.' So I paid for that drink and took a swig. Down the bar there was a guy who said, 'You speak English?' I said 'English!' He said, 'American?' I said 'American!'"
Me: "Ha!"
Him: "Yeah, he asked me if I had any money, and I told him that Hami literally had my last five bucks. He looked at me for a second and said, 'How do three square meals and a place to sleep sound to you?' I said they sounded great."
Me: "So did you go home with him?"
Him: "Turns out he was a recruiter for the Air Force. He asked me if I wanted to join. I said sure... I was pretty hungry by that point. I told him he had to house me until I shipped out."
Me: "So... you... joined the Air Force?"
Him: "Yep. I lived with him and then I shipped out. I was in the Air Force for four years, just got out a year and a half ago."

And that, my friends, is how you can go from "I've slept on benches in Germany" to "BTW I was in the Air Force for four years WHAAAT."

Oh, internet dating.