Closure is, in this case, very much like capsaicin, good for us in the doses we can tolerate. I am pleased that you had good food and fabulous companions (with a particular shout-out to derspatchel) to get you through.

Thank you. I don't know if it was closure—I don't know if there is such a thing—but I would not have been happy if I had not been there. If I had actually missed the wedding, I would have been really unhappy.

I am getting back into the habit of recognizing their existence, but I have good friends.