Went out to dinner tonight with a couple who are friends. We sat in a booth near the bar where a two guys were sitting together.

Two stools over from them a man was sitting alone, and trying to strike up a conversation with the two guys.

The loner concluded some comment with "...and I've been married 30 years!"

The stranger he was talking to said with a sympathetic tone, "I'm sorry!"

The loner sat back with a look of surprise, went back to drinking his beer, and was quiet after that.