Though the couple who did not end this evening happily ever after came as a shock: Cody Simpson and Witney Carson.
Remembering the impact the abuse had on him as a boy, he spoke to the responsibility men have to end this violence: "Even if she had [done something to provoke my father to hit her], violence is a choice.
But unless he is the one to end this relationship, even though it is obvious he is interested in someone else, or at least looking with interest at others, he will freak out if you are the one to leave, and spend hours berating you for your thoughtless abandonment.
"I have a feeling that by the end of this evening everything is going to be my fault," she said.
A spellbinding broth of clams and buckwheat was introduced with a spiel that ended this way: "Even today, people on Long Island gather on the beaches for clambakes as they celebrate with family and friends".
For in the end, this music is even more the musicians' than the audience's.
To this end, even though the Dodge Durango three-row sport crossover is only a couple models years old, corporate parent Chrysler is throwing new infotainment technology at it to keep everyone inside contented.
