The novel opens with a flashback to the early days of the novel. It is the story of a thirty-year-old bachelor, who is still in love with his first love, the son of a "b*tch" . The bachelor is still on the "fence" about his feelings for a classmate who is about to get married. He has decided to go to the wedding because the classmate is a "mutual friend" of his and the bachelor wants to meet him there. He tells the boy that he has considered his feelings so much that he does not care if the classmate goes or not. The boy tells the bachelor that he is going to meet the classmate because he considers his feelings "so much." The boy is surprised to find that the classmate has not yet told him anything about the wedding. He is also surprised to learn that the wedding is being held at the same time as his high school reunion.