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The Value of Friendship in Life
Taglines
Spend some time with a few good friends.
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Avoiding the Topic of Alex
Sam
Do you think we're all trying trying to avoid dealing with Alex? You know, every time it comes up somebody changes the subject.
Nick
Hey, it's a dead subject.
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Truthful Reflections on Life's Challenges
Sam
So how's your life?
Karen
Oh, great. How's yours?
Sam
Not so great.
Karen
Ohhh, we're telling the truth.
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Navigating Modern Dating Challenges and Expectations
Meg
They're either married or gay. And if they're not gay, they've just broken up with the most wonderful woman in the world, or they've just broken up with a bitch who looks exactly like me. They're in transition from a monogamous relationship and they need more space. Or they're tired of space, but they just can't commit. Or they want to commit, but they're afraid to get close. They want to get close, and you don't want to get near them.
Sarah
It can't be that bad.
Meg
I don't know. I'm goin easy. I've been out there dating for twenty years. I've gotten where I can tell in the first fifteen seconds if there's a chance in the world.
Sarah
Well, at least you're giving them a fair shot.
Meg
Yeah, that's easy for you to say. Married to Harold, the perfect man. I don't know. Sometimes, I think I don't even want a man anymore. So here I sit on my ticking biological clock, and the only thing I've known in my entire life is that I want to have a child. Don't remind me. This probably was the right thing to do at the time.
Sarah
So, what do ya do?
Meg
I'm gonna have a baby.
Sarah
What?
Meg
Now, I've been taking my temperature and I know I'm ovulating right now. The ground is ready. I just need someone to plant the seed.
Sarah
Yeah, but who's gonna be the lucky farmer?
Meg
These are the best guys I know. My favorite men in the world. Unfortunately, Nick, as I discover I'm the last to know, is no longer a candidate. Michael's a possibility, but considering everything, I think a fall-back position...So that leaves Sam...
Sarah
Harold's not good enough for you?
Meg
Are you kidding? I'd love it. But I couldn't ask that of you.
Sarah
Have you discussed this with Sam, or are you just gonna plan a surprise attack?
Meg
Why should he have a problem with it? I mean there won't be any obligations. I love him as a friend. I assume he loves me. He'd do anything for me.
Sarah
You know, somehow, I feel it isn't quite this simple. You know, for one thing, it doesn't always happen the first time.
Meg
That's not what they told us in high school.
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Limits of Love, Sex, and Friendship
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How much love, sex, fun and friendship can a person take?
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Embracing Solitude and Tomorrow's Challenges
Nick Carlton
Wise up, folks. We're all alone out there and tomorrow we're going out there again.
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The Complexity of Old Friendships
Sam
Hey, Nick? You know, we go back a long way, and I'm not gonna piss that away cause you're higher than a kite.
Nick
Wrong, a long time ago we knew each other for a short period of time; you don't know anything about me. It was easy back then. No one had a cushier berth than we did. It's not surprising our friendship could survive that. It's only out there in the world that it gets tough.
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The Search for Hope and Goodness
The Minister
Are not the satisfactions of being a good man among our common men great enough to sustain us anymore? Where did Alex's hope go?
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Irony of Absence in Celebration
Michael Gold
Amazing tradition. They throw a great party for you on the one day they know you can't come.
[about the wake]
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Navigating Life's Compromises and Priorities
Richard Bowens
There's some asshole at work you have to kowtow to, and you find yourself doing things you thought you'd never do. But you try and minimize that stuff; be the best person you can be. But you set your priorities. And that's the way life is. I wonder if your friend Alex knew that. One thing's for sure, he couldn't live with it. I know I shouldn't talk; you guys knew him. But the thing is... no one ever said it would be fun. At least... no one ever said it to me.
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Trust and Fear in Relationships
Karen
No... I know that Richard will always be faithful to me.
Harold
That's nice. You trust.
Karen
Fear of herpes.
[shaking her head]
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A Darkly Humorous Reflection on Grief
Karen
I know this is hard but it's all beautiful.
Sarah
Yeah we put on a great funeral here.
Michael
Yeah, maybe I'll have mine here.
[sarcastically]
Sarah
We give first priority to people who kill themselves in one of our bathrooms.
Sarah
That was a terrible thing to say... I don't know why I said that.
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The Importance of Rationalizations and Sex
Michael
I don't know anyone who could get through the day without two or three juicy rationalizations. They're more important than sex.
Sam
Ah, come on. Nothing's more important than sex.
Michael
Oh yeah? Ever gone a week without a rationalization?
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Reflections on a Night Before Tragedy
Chloe
Alex and I made love the night before he died. It was fantastic.
Nick
He went out with a bang, not a whimper.
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Rediscovering Connection Among Old Friends
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The story of eight old friends searching for something they lost, and finding that all they needed was each other.
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Friendship as a Source of Warmth
Taglines
In a cold world, you need your friends to keep you warm.
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Commitment to Staying Together
Michael Gold
You see, Sarah, Harold, we took a secret vote. We're not leaving. We're never leaving.
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Navigating Relationships and Emotional Complexities
Meg Jones
They're either married or gay. And if they're not gay, they've just broken up with the most wonderful woman in the world, or they've just broken up with a bitch who looks exactly like me. They're in transition from a monogamous relationship and they need more space. Or they're tired of space, but they just can't commit. Or they want to commit, but they're afraid to get close. They want to get close, you don't want to get near them.
[about men]
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