That’s exactly it. I miss the beautiful lie that never truly existed.
I lamented my big ex for a years who left me for someone with money. Oddly it was a Wes Anderson film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, that broke my fever.
He had a submarine on his ship that was once called Jacqueline but the name was crossed out. At some point his new found son asked who Jacqueline was, and Steve says the damndest thing:
“She didn’t really love me”
That was the important bit missing in my heart. There wasn’t something that had been truly lost, it was never there to begin with. The person I thought I loved was a mirage and a facade. I’m sure for some that would make it worse, but it helped me greatly.
It’s a crazy thing to finally be able to say.
My parents warned me 13 ish years ago that she doesn’t really love me and will cause a lot of pain one day when I realize that.
Oooo boy I wish I listened
It makes me sad that we won’t get another season of him.
He was in one of the worst seasons of Dexter too but was the shining light in it all. A gay mafia boss who was executing people left right and center to get vengeance for his lost love. Such an incredible character and portrayed AMAZINGLY well. Dude won me over immediately. I’ll watch anything with him in it and he was definitely the best part of Ahsoka by far. Although… that’s not saying a huge amount, unfortunately.
Now Andor…
He’s also fantastic in Rome, an older HBO show if you haven’t seen that one.
TITUS PULLO!
He is also fantastic in Black Sails
There’s a lot of truth to this. I miss the idea of being coupled, but I don’t miss the petty stressors.
