Your wingman was out of the picture from the beginning of that story.
A wingmans job is to ease the introduction and initial pleasantries and run interference on any potential roadblocks. From the sounds of it that was accomplished all on your own, your friend was just along for the ride. A wingmas job does NOT involve pulling the trigger for you, that's your job. You weren't Cougar, you didn't need Maverick to talk you down, you had missle lock on and you didn't take the shot. I understand that you've lost some friends out there to the terrible fate of marriage, maybe you even got caught in an unrecoverable spin due to jet wash, but your wingman can't make you take that shot. That's on you.
That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever typed. But it's true.
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