Couples Retreat Page #6

looked at everything that...

No, no, no, no. Just... Don't

explain intellectually how you feel.

You know, just tell her

how you feel. In one word.

Sure.

Angry.

Cynthia?

Judged.

Very good.

Yes? Progress.

Excited.

Relieved.

That is it. Yeah.

We're awesome at feelings!

Okay. Nice job today, guys.

That's all for today? Great

job. That's all for today.

All right, well, great. Yeah.

How did we do? Did we do good?

I mean, are we gonna make it?

Well, you know, it's just

our first session, you know.

We're not looking for an end

result here. It's not a competition.

I get all that, but have you seen

couples that are worse off than us?

Yeah. Or are we that far gone?

We're... Are you gonna put a...

Like a numerical value on it?

You know, Doc? Like a one to 10?

One being worst, 10 being best?

No, hang on one second.

Where would you put us?

Right where you are, sir.

What if someone put a gun to

your head right now and said,

"You have to answer this

second or I'll shoot.

"Are they gonna make

it?" What do you say?

What would you say?

Whoa! Okay, no one has a

gun to my head, Mr. Smith.

It's hypothetical.

It's not a place for

inappropriate behavior.

And you definitely don't pull a

hypothetical gun on your therapist.

Sorry.

It's okay.

Let's clear the karma. Okay?

I'll holster this.

See, you know, I work 10 hours a day,

so by the time I come

home, I'm exhausted.

It's not that I don't want to answer

questions about the house renovation.

I really just don't want to

answer questions about anything.

But, you know, you may just

be shutting your mind off,

but it can feel like you're

shutting your partner off as well.

Again, that's a caution area.

And just as a point of interest,

when you speak that way, David,

you're really

de-prioritizing your teammate.

Excuse me?

It's called "crossing

emotional boundaries."

Or, more commonly,

"bulldozing." And it's ugly.

Ronnie, when you spoke earlier of...

Let me just find it in my notes here.

There it is+ You said, "We make

it through things well together."

That doesn't sound very fun.

You don't want to look back and

say, "I made it through my life."

We want to enjoy our

projects, enjoy our work week.

We want to enjoy our

lives, celebrate our lives.

And all this talk about my project

and his work, and my this and his that,

and mine and his, and

mine and... It,s...

Where's us in all that?

Where is our journey? I don't hear it.

And it's because it's not there.

Listen. I'm not saying that there's not

some really stressful times sometimes,

because there is, but it works for us.

Does it?

I don't know.

Oh, gosh, I don't know, you guys.

There's no "us." There's no "we."

You two could be perfect strangers.

I think the one thing that

we can agree on, today,

is that you guys should be doing

a lot better than just "works."

Pretty sure that's why you're here.

Oh. That's it. Great. Great

job, everybody. Thank you.

Lucy?

Good day, sir. I got room

service for you. I'm very sorry.

I didn't order that.

I think your wife,

she called me for you.

I'm...

This is just... Because I got a sunburn,

'cause it was... The sun

was very strong today.

Yeah. I know. This is

good for sunburns, right?

No. Okay.

It's good, yeah?

It's good for sunburn?

Okay, so I don't see anything.

See what? There's nothing to see.

Yeah, yeah, no, no, no. It works great.

Okay, I move now. No. That was.

-. That was...

There's nothing to move.

I... I was... I had a sunburn.

Good night, sir.

Now we will enjoy looking at the fish!

See and take in with your eyes

all the beauty the ocean has to offer!

As these new things come at you,

you may not have seen them before,

but be open to them and

find the beauty within.

Hey, buddy. Yep.

Thanks a lot for bringing

me to Problem Island.

What are we gonna do for an encore?

Talk about all the people that we

slept with before we were married

and really stir sh*t up?

What the hell are you talking about?

The therapist is trying

to create a problem

in my marriage that doesn't exist!

Maybe he's not creating them,

maybe he's just noticing them.

Okay, you know what?

Don't start with me.

I'm serious. I don't need it.

These are the best in the world

at what they do, all right?

If Jeff Gordon told you

that your oil was low,

you might want to

think about changing it.

From the bucket, feed them!

My therapist is kind of pushy.

Really? Yeah.

God, I like ours.

Yeah, he said that Dave and

I take each other for granted.

That, you know, our relationship

has become more like a job.

How do you mean?

For example, he says that

Dave is de-prioritizing me,

that he doesn't pay attention

to what I actually want.

Yeah, but, honey, that's just

Dave being Dave, you know?

Yeah.

But so then, what if Dave

being Dave is sort of like

Dave bulldozing me?

Please continue to look at the fish!

Enjoy them as they come at you!

I get it, dude, it's

advanced snorkeling.

Dave... Hey, I'm trying

to do this exercise!

Why don't we talk about

this during down time, okay?

This might be what the

therapist is referring to.

You're missing out on life.

It's happening right now, out

here, all around us, all right?

And you're too busy

complaining about your problems

to enjoy all these beautiful

little fish that are...

Marcel!

Yes?

Marcel, we have a real problem here!

It is not a problem!

It is a circle of life!

The circle of life is

circling our lives right now!

Do not move, do not panic.

Shark! What?

Shark! Jason!

Okay, it's all happening, Marcel!

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God...

Don't worry! Wait!

These are only lemon sharks!

This is all part of the course.

It is like life. Like in relationships.

They will not attack

unless they feel attacked!

Marcel, I need you to take

the French out of your mouth

and tell me what to do!

Don't let them see your fear.

Okay, I think we just hold

tight, we play it cool,

we don't make a move.

What was that? What?

What was that? Jason, stop...

He said not to panic!

He said not to panic!

I'm sitting in blood!

I'm sitting in blood!

Marcel, this isn't a drill, buddy!

You got real sharks here!

It's time to get the guns'

and it's time to shoot some fish!

Here on Eden, there are no guns!

You got an American life at stake.

One life is not more

important than another.

What do I do?

My friends and my wife left me to die.

You must get out of

the chum, but slowly.

Okay.

Swim slowly out of the chum!

Slowly. Slowly. Yes, yes.

Slowly, baby! Stop!

I don't know what to do.

I don't know if I'm standing

still or I'm swimming.

Swim now! Stop!

They're torturing me!

They're playing with me!

They're slow-playing me! Shoot them!

Swim slowly.

Swim, swim, swim.

Save yourselves! Go to

shore! It's too late!

They've got me! It's

only a matter of time!

There's no sharks around you,

honey. You're safe now, baby.

I don't know what's going through

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