"You can't say you've never given something up for love." He didn't hold it against Carol, but it didn't change the fact that Hal had once tried to do that for her. Sure he was an extreme case and had to choose between her and the corps, but it was a basic fact that compromise was inevitable.

But everyone knew Hal Jordan hated being tied down by anything, least of all the shackles of domesticity. And hey, he was trying his best to make Arthur feel better.