i've written a blog post about this before. but it was on my old blog site ie mblog. and i have to pay 35 USD to get it back. so that was the end of that. i was watching Mad About You again - and i couldn't help myself - i had to write something down again. and this time - since i have more readers - maybe there'll be more participation. *hint hint :)
Paul Buchman & Jamie Stemple Buchman:
these 2 depict what an ideal marriage would be like for me.
for me - these are the lines that said it all:
Jamie: i just don't know why this is all so hard...
Paul: what?
Jamie: this - everything - marriage. it's supposed to be different from this...
Paul: says who?
Jamie: everyone!
Paul: well, they're wrong! it's just like this! (beat) it's exactly like this!
jamie: according to who?
Paul: everybody! i asked around...(beat) look, there's always gonna be stuff you know...but you put up with my crap and i put up with your crap.
Jamie: that's marriage?
Paul: this is what i'm thinking.
from the way they argue. to the way they work things out. from the little idiosyncracies. to the regular everyday stuff. don't get me wrong. both Paul and Jamie are way neurotic and crazy. they could get bothered by the littlest of things. i am not like that. i may be crazy but not that crazy. i would go out of my mind if i had to live with someone that neurotic. but of course, it was a sitcom. things were made to be really crazy because that's what makes it fun to watch.
give me the relationship of Paul and Jamie in small, healthy doses. and i can picture myself a happy man.
Q: who's your ideal famous/fictional/real/tv/etc relationship? and why?
come now - participate lah. it'll be fun. heh.
later.
signing off - the commonjack.
4 comments:
this is from the top of my head... maybe i'll post something more thorough some other time...
but the first couple that i truely admired was Hector & his wife in the movie Troy... where their relationship was not built on lust or maybe not even love... but there's a lot of mutual respect. they love each other, but they're not madly in love... she respects his duties and knows her responsibilities as his wife... she supports his decisions... & he's there for her...
i'd make a lousy wife... i'm extremely stubborn and like to share... meaning... he's not the boss of me & i'm not the boss of him... we share... what i truely want in a husband... hmm... i want safety & security... i want a shoulder to cry on... i want him to be solely mine & i'd be his...
that's my image of a happily ever after
dharma & greg..
total oppposites; accepting & loving each others' differences.
too bad i'm not THAT tolerant.heh!
but like you said, it's just a sitcom, prolly to spice things up ;)
norman bates dgn mak dier ler saper lagi. chaitttt...
i is agree that the marriage of paul and jamie is probably the closest to "PERFECT" without appearing like something out of Stepfordville. would have forgotten about the show if i hadn't read it on your blog.
love is a many splendoured thing, and love binds us all together. however, whether it is logical or not to model our lives or relationship based on tv characters is debatable.
we shall for now, go on sqaubbling bout the slightest of things just to create a lil excitement til we find new thrills.
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