You are far more stable than the average person might have been, you know. [It was authentically a compliment, although Chilton's manner of speaking -- as if she were some specimen worth notation -- might not have conveyed as much.] The fact that you aren't blaming others for circumstances that are at least partially beyond human control... It is a sign of emotional maturity.

[Might sound like the obvious decision to Sarah, but Chilton has certainly met enough personality typed who'd accuse betrayal.]

And regarding her wife, would she be responsive to advice from a third party? Or is that a searingly bad idea?