Embracing Love and Its Complexities
Erica:
Are you crying?
Erica:
Yeah. It's my new thing. I've gotten abnormally brilliant at it.
Marin:
Why? What is it?
Erica:
I'm in love. Ain't it great? Seems like I got to learn how to do that... love-them-and-leave-them stuff, you know?
Marin:
Oh, Mom. I hate this. Now do you get my theory about all this? You got to self-protect.
Erica:
You don't really buy this stuff you say, do you? You don't actually think that you can outsmart getting hurt?
Marin:
I think it's worth trying.
Erica:
Listen to me. You can't hide from love for the rest of your life because maybe it won't work out... maybe you'll become unglued? It's just not a way to live.
Marin:
Are you telling me this is good? What's happened to you?
Erica:
I think you should consider the possibility that you and I are more alike than you realize. I let someone in, and I had the time of my life.
Marin:
I've never had the time of my life.
Erica:
I know, baby. And I say this is from the deepest part of my heart. What are you waiting for?
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Self-Discovery in Unexpected Relationships
Erica:
I'm like the dumb girl that doesn't get it. I've never been the dumb girl before. It ain't great.
Harry:
Let's just calm down. I had these plans before I even met you. I mean, I do like seeing you. I do.
Erica: [''scoff'']
Yeah.
Harry:
I'm always surprised by it.
Erica:
Surprised by it? What was I thinking?
Harry:
I have never lied to you, I have always told you some version of the truth.
Erica:
The truth doesn't have versions, okay?
Harry:
Will you cut me a little slack? My life has just been turned upside down.
Erica:
Mine too!
Harry:
Well, then let's just each get our bearings.
Erica:
I don't want my bearings. I've had my bearings my whole goddamn life. I feel something with you I never really knew existed. Do you know what that's like, after a 20-year marriage to feel something for another person that is so...? That... Oh, Right. Right. Not your problem. God. Do you know that I've written this, but I never really got it? Do you know what this is?
Harry:
No.
Erica: [''Erica kisses Harry'']
This is heartbroken. How that's for impervious.
Harry:
You're killing me.
Erica:
I just wish that it had lasted more than a week.
Harry:
Me too.
Erica:
That's a terrible thing to say. You know, the life I had before you I knew how to do that. I could do that forever. But now, look at me. What am I going to do? What am I going to do with all this?
Harry:
Erica. Can you wait just a second? The truth is, I... I just... I don't know how to be a boyfriend.
Erica:
That's what you have to say after all of this? That you don't know how to be a boyfriend?
Harry:
That's not a small thing.
Erica: [''shakes head'']
Are we done?
Harry:
I don't know.
Erica:
Oh, my god.
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