"You shut me out. And I'm not using that as an excuse to justify my behavior. I'm just saying, there you were, going through one of the worst things ever and I went from being the guy you shared everything with to getting nothing from you. No matter how I tried to engage."

"Oh, forgive me for not being articulate and considerate of your needs when my life was crashing down around me."

His face suffused with pity. "You never used to be this sarcastic."

"And you used ...