I try to respond to nearly all comments, George, and I see that you're fairly new to Medium. So let me get this straight: you spent 7 minutes reading this piece, didn't get it or like it, and felt strongly enough to leave me this comment?

There is some satire here: you. You're the guy who doesn't understand but feels so confident in his lack of understanding that's he willing to advertise it and use it as a pedestal for criticism. What I wrote isn't much like satire: satire that doesn't mark itself as "playful" or "parodic" or "corrective" or "ironic" isn't very good satire. But you read a piece about a man who didn't understand the real needs and expressions of the person he loved, and you don't understand it? That's a form of irony right there.

I don't think there's a single "right" way to read anything, but there are certainly poor readings. If I claim that the Beatitudes in the Gospel of Matthew are a satire, for example, that's likely to be a poor, unproductive reading. Your comment reflects your experience honestly, I assume, but it doesn't engage with what I wrote. And as a bit of advice to a newcomer to Medium, engagement is what's valued. If you're not sure what that means, or if you don't understand even this difference between what a piece expresses and your experience of it, then I'd encourage you to refrain from comments entirely. Or go (back) to X or some other platform where opinions and trolling are valued.

All best to you.