some feel the heat and realize that they can't go on

Today I had a long-time-coming conversation with a friend who is getting married soon. She took a while to complain about her own mother's lukewarm reaction to the news of the engagement. It made her feel really unimportant. As she ranted, I jogged my memory to my own reaction to the news. With a grimace, I remembered.

I sent her a text message that said, "Congratulations!"