Americans in Bed Page #10

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you don't know what

you're getting,

and you don't know what

they're capable of.

And I think that...

I love the fact that...

he may not be trusted

with other women.

Ha ha ha ha!

And dancing. Heh!

But I can trust him

with everything else.

I think it was--

it is a good marriage

with bad episodes...

in it throughout

the years.

I say, from one to ten,

it's about...

7 1/2.

[Both chuckle]

[Sighs]

That's, you know...

If I fixed him

3 meals a day,

he might change that.

Ha ha ha ha!

If.

PATTY:
You know,

because we work hard

and we take care

of everyone,

you know, so much,

I hope there's time

for us...

To do the things

we want to do.

I worry about that

'cause your health

is not that good.

My health is not good?

What, are you kidding me?

You eat McDonald's

all the time.

I'm in great shape.

You want to wrestle?

Ha ha ha!

I swear to God--

You worried

about my health?

Yes.

I'm in great shape.

No, I worry about

his health a lot.

Really? I only

never knew that.

I'm fine.

I have no issues at all.

Never been to the doctor--

So I just hope there's,

like--you know when

you work so hard

at everything, and at

the end you're like,

"Oh, do I have time?"

I want us

to have time...so--

So you're worried

about me dying

because I'm sick?

I'm not sick.

You have a family

history of issues.

All right, I didn't think

that was--I never, never

thought that about--

I always think about--

I'm always yelling

at you--

Wow, oh, so you mean time

for us, that when the kids

are finally out,

I'm gonna croak?

No, yeah, like,

I don't want that

to happen.

All right.

I never expected

to be alive when

I had my heart attack.

They all thought

I was gonna die.

The family all came

to the house.

I said,

"What are you doing?"

They thought

I was really dead.

So I did my best

to take care of her

and do all the shopping

and the cooking

and whatnot.

He took care of me.

But the kids

were worried

that it was

too big of a strain

on somebody my age,

and that's how come

we wound up--

Here.

In a senior home.

If I go, he's not gonna

last too long after me.

I gave him orders.

He cannot die till I die.

I don't want to be left here

with all these women,

these old women

that have no husbands.

And they're miserable

and unhappy people.

So I have my orders.

I don't want to be

left on this earth

alone like that.

He takes care of me.

No more.

No more?

I didn't like something

you said, so no more.

Did I say something wrong?

No, I'm kidding.

Oh, OK.

Heh!

I think it would be fun

if we got along all

the time, actually.

I think that would

actually be, like,

the funnest thing ever,

which is something

that I'll keep in mind.

It never occurred to me

like, "Oh, it'd just be more

fun if we just don't fight."

I think maybe sometimes

we fight and I'm like,

"Oh, if we're not fighting,

then we won't see

each other, we'll disappear,

we'll lose each other,"

but, like, actually,

we could just be together

and do all the same stuff,

but just not fight.

Oh, my God.

Is that a new one for you?

Yeah. Ha ha!

Oh, Jesus.

I wish I could have

coaxed you into

that one before.

I know, right?

We're even.

But I think our

relationship's hot.

What do you think?

Yeah, I think

our relationship's hot.

[Both snicker]

Excuse us.

Ah! Ha ha ha ha!

I think we have

a good marriage.

Yeah, I think

we do, too.

Ha ha ha!

He's not really the

gabby one in the family.

Did you notice that?

I am.

Well, you never stop,

so why would I bother,

you know?

It's just coming out

now, now that you're

asking her.

Heh! I love you.

Maybe not like you,

but I love you.

Ah, OK.

No, I do.

All right.

No, we, um, we just--

you know, we don't have

a hell of a lot in common,

but there's just

something that we have

that's hard to explain.

We just like

to fight the world

off together.

Ha ha!

Yeah.

You know, that's what

we kind of do, I think.

We're a couple.

We're a couple

who deeply love

each other,

respect each other,

and are together,

and it's not--

We just happen

to be two women.

Yeah, we just happen

to be two women.

Big deal.

If we were two men,

two women, man, woman,

it doesn't matter.

It's just, you know,

we're a couple,

a loving couple.

I don't know.

I really...

don't have a clear-cut

definition for love...

for the word itself.

But whatever it is,

I have it for Helen,

but I don't have a clue

to what it means.

If I was just sitting alone

and just trying to think

about all the things

that I feel about her,

I'd be very emotional.

I would be thankful

that I found this person.

That's so cute.

That's her,

that's the emotions that

I have towards her.

I think

what we have is

true love

because we, we--

We weather it

and restore it.

We get through it.

And we don't keep

anything back

from each other.

Um, I think Joe is

the love of my life.

I really do.

I don't think

I've ever met somebody

that is compatible

and that I look forward

to being with every day.

But it's not overbearing.

That's the coolest part.

It's not overbearing.

And it's really hard

to find that, you know?

You're silly. Ha ha!

It's true.

I know.

We're happy.

It's important.

That's what love is.

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