For whatever reason, Jessica wanted to talk about my brother.

"I've got no problem talking about my brother," I told her.

I was just talking to Chris yesterday morning about his brother cutting my hair.

Would you like us not to talk about your poor brother?

"I've come to talk to you in confidence, about your brother."

"I want to talk to you about your brother Calvin."

"I would prefer you talk to me about my brother."

She was talking about her brother as if he had been dead for years.

He does not want to talk about his brother at all.

But now he talks about his brother in the past tense.