I am so sorry to hear about what's happened with your wife. Especially after getting to know you a little better at the reunion, it seems so sad to me that this has happened to you. This is nothing you deserve. You're so incredibly sweet and appealing, interesting and aware, thoughtful and generous - in short, everything that could possibly be important in good husbanding. So I just don't get it.

I don't know that I can say anything to make you feel better about this, but my deepest sympathies are with you, and I wish you the speediest possible recovery and hope that you won't let this taint your vision of what other women might hold for you.

Anyway, I really enjoyed our hiking and bowling discussions and hope you'll come out to visit again sometime soon - and see me when you do. If nothing else, I could provide advice on any topic.