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[Man] I usually have to
beg to be a part of weddings.
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And if I do get into the wedding,
of course they postponed it,
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and it's overseas somewhere,
and they've canceled my passport,
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and I can't be a part of it,
and it's ridiculous
and awkward and horrible.
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So thank you.
I take this very seriously.
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It's a gift
to be the best man.
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They say that once in your lifetime,
someone comes along...
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whom you're absolutely
meant to be with.
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Everything feels great,
stars are aligned,
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body and spirit
are in balance.
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Formy friend
Jonathan Trager,
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that person was me.
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But as you know,
Jonny and I were simpatico.
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We were brothers
from another mother.
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We were friends
since freshman year.
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I watched him go out
with woman after woman,
and he'd always come crawling--
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he would come crawling
back to me.
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- It was embarrassing.
- You loved it.
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But then one night he came home
and things were different.
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His adole scent dream of becoming
a documentary filmmaker
was a thing of the past.
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- Thank God.
- He hardly even responded...
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to my playful yet tormented
flicks of my finger...
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against the soft part of his skull
as he studied for finals.
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And that is because
he had found her.
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The woman he was meant to be with.
And if anyone is qualified...
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to know when he met his soul mate,
it would be me, his first wife.
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She's smart, she's funny,
she's beautiful.
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In short, she's the kind of woman
that any man would dream about.
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And I think we all have.
So it is with sadness...
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and fond, fond memories...