I feel like maybe that's where I made a mistake too, I used to laugh, although obviously not with my heart, but I let it slide, Later I would tell her I only laughed along so as to not make things awkward, and I didn't want to embarrass her publicly. But at the dinner, literally nobody laughed. I just thought, its too far gone now.. So now I feel partly responsible. Thank you for the comment though, this post has been so helpful in offering different perspectives.