[Looking back, it probably feels more idyllic than it was, but god, what she'd give to have it back some days. There were fewer horrors and fewer disappointments and it's not that every change has been bad but...

Well. Clearly it's better not to go off about that, and preferred too, so she doesn't.]

My writer snagged it quick, apparently, as in she'd not yet known me a whole month. Sometimes I wish it was a bit cleverer, but it's straightforward, and it always applies, which is good.