At My Parents’ Anniversary Party, One Insult—and One Letter—Changed Everything

“Yes,” I said carefully.

“I’ve been thinking about that night a lot,” she said. “About how much it hurt. But also about what happened after.”

“What about it?” I asked.

She set down her journal. “You could have just told me he was wrong. You could have comforted me and taken me home and let that be the end of it. But you didn’t. You made sure everyone continue reading …