When Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Getting Back Together" is in heavy rotation inside one's brain, watching Celeste and Jesse Forever and Sleepwalk With Me back-to-back is probably the worst idea, like ever. This is not to say I didn't like either movie, quite the contrary in fact. What it did say was a lot of self reflection on the fragility of relationships. Marriage is the family you choose. It doesn't guarantee happy endings. It doesn't fix broken people. And sometimes, even when there's still love there, it ends.
Matt and Abby have been together for eight years. The eventuality of marriage and a family freaks Matt out to the point of sleepwalking. Celeste and Jesse are newly separated. But both are having a difficult time holding on to 'best friend' when 'lover' is out of the picture.
The one bright side to this rather gloomy post is that the fragility makes relationships precious. I don't believe in soulmates. If there's a "supposed to" in the mix, it seems a little less special. I want to try, not just because there's an eventuality to it.
As a side note, I reserve the right to change any and all opinion if Degeneres and De Rossi break up. If such a time exists, I will no longer believe in love.
