We also ran into an old friend at the party, someone I knew from my single days pre-W. Later that night kids asked about her, and I said that she thought that W wasn't good enough for me at the time. W was visibly taken aback by that, and quickly dismissed the thought saying that friend must have had a thing for me.
Tonight I may mention that several friends had the same view. She doesn't like to hear that, but it's the truth.
There is definitely something to DBing techniques and getting one's groove back.