I don't think "begrudging women a single test to see if someone is the type to explode over a single inconvenience" is the right hill to stick your flag on.
I did not believe them but, to my chagrin, they are correct. Bruschetta is just the grilled/toasted bread (with salt and olive oil) as an appetizer, according to Wikipedia. The tomato mix is just a diced tomato salad, part of very common variation of bruschetta.
I like the idea of some kind of fighter who fights with a variety of cursed weapons.
Not the only negative, "this blade is everdull and gives you bone-itis" type of curse. The "you can cut through anything but you need to bleed before you can sheath it" type curse.
In my wedding culture (African), a small wedding has 60 guests, and a respectable one cracks 100. If you're doing that anywhere in the West, you're racking up a charge even if you're trying to be frugal.
But it also doesn't feel good for many people to have to scrimp and save on one of the few big social events of adult life, besides the funeral.
Oh! This is the guy who talked about what a shithead Fetterman was even before the stroke! I could never find it again but I remember his face.