Well now, I don’t know I ever proclaimed I would ride forever without dropping it. I just get annoyed by that statement “there are those who have and those who will”. Seems to be a crutch for those who drop it to then say, oh well, not my fault, everyone drops it. Truth is it was your fault and you know it, that’s why you are pissed. I take that to be a good sign. I had the exact same feeling of disappointment/frustration but it went away after a while and I was left with just the experience. Somewhat bitter experience but it will stay sharper because of that. Now hopefully I am not dumb enough to make the same mistake a 2nd time
It sounds like you were slightly distracted with the new surroundings and did not notice whatever went wrong. Riding two up you wouldn’t have much time to catch the bike so overall it sounds like a small mistake. I’m just glad it wasn’t a crash as I feared when I started reading this thread.
And kudos to your wife for being so supportive.