For what it’s worth, I was with my friend who just let me be. At the time, I didn’t think that was what I needed, but his acceptance of my mood/situation was quite healing for me.
It wasn’t until this morning that I related all that had happened, and his response was just to give my back a little reassuring rub.
It helped. Of course, we’ve been friends for 20+ years, so there isn’t much that can escape the bond.
A group of us were trying out a new Indian restaurant. Nice.