Husbands and Wives Page #10

I'm glad to know.

- You are so self-centered!|- I know.

I didn't mean those things.

- Why did you say them?|- I'm confused.

- I never want to hurt you.|- Bullshit!

It's not bullshit. I don't|deserve you. I'm sorry. Please!

- Did you shut the windows?|- I was thinking...

...it's a good thing we fixed|that leak in the den.

Even now I'm still scared of thunder.|Any loud noise.

We would have been nuts to|use those theatre tickets.

We'd have been swerving all over.

- I'm glad we stayed home.|- Me too.

When we were apart,|this storm would have terrified me.

I was scared enough sleeping alone.

Sometimes you can be alone|when you're with someone.

Should we have given those|other tickets to Gabe or Judy?

- We did buy them for them.|- Yeah, I know, but...

...the situation's|completely different now.

A year and a half later,|much had occurred.

Judy was married to Michael.

- So, you happy?|- Go ahead.

Yes, I think things have|gone pretty smoothly.

- He puts up with my idiosyncrasies.|- No, she puts up with mine.

She's passive-aggressive.|Somehow, she gets what she wants.

She wanted me, she wanted Gabe...

...she wanted the job at the magazine,|out of her marriages...

...she wants Michael...

I disagree.

When Sally went back to Jack,|I went after Judy.

Not at first, but when I|decided, I went after her.

Gee, I hope I didn't push.|I wanted it to work, it's true.

We're doing fine. Really.|We've learned to...

...tolerate our problems more.|Don't you think?

I've learned, anyway, that love is...

...not about passion and|romance necessarily.

It's also about companionship and...

...it's like a buffer against|loneliness, I think.

That stuff is important.|Somebody to grow old with.

What kills most people is|unreal expectations.

What about things that|can't be talked about?

Like sexual problems, for instance.

- Unresolved.|- Unresolved?

Well, there's some things you|can't solve and then...

...you have to live with it.

You construct some|kind of patchwork thing.

- But sometimes they flare up.|- They do, and when it happens...

...it gets tough when that happens.

You learn to deal with it and then|push it under the rug.

And it works. That's the weird thing.|It's not bad.

You can't force yourself to|conform to some abstract...

...vision of love, or...

...you know, marriage.|Every situation's different.

Whatever works is the deal.

Ours is just one way.

It's funny. Last year when|we were at Gabe and Judy's...

...and we announced so flippantly|we were splitting...

- I wasn't that confident.|- I wasn't either.

I remember thinking|they were so lucky.

They had such a great marriage.

It's ironic that we're|together and they aren't.

- Yeah.|- Weird.

I had a romantic moment...

...with Rain at her|21 st birthday party...

...and I could feel|the old pull coming back.

The old attraction coming back.|Feelings I'd had...

...from my past.|It was very vivid to me.

That was a... That was a...

...a great moment.|I don't really think we should...

...follow up on it.

What do you...?|What do you mean?

Well, you know, I just...|If things were different...

If I was younger,|or if you were older...

...or anything different,|but somehow...

...I just feel I know how|this is gonna come out.

You sure?

I am. You know, I really am.

I knew how it would end.

And I left and I walked out|into the pouring rain.

I just headed instinctively|back to my apartment...

...because I wanted to hold Judy|and kiss her...

...and say things to her, and then...

...then I realized that, you know,|I really blew it.

So, what's your life like now?

I'm out of the race for now.|I don't want to get involved.

I don't want to hurt anyone.|I don't want to get hurt.

I don't mind living by|myself and working.

It's temporary.

I'll have the urge to get back|into the swing of things.

That seems to be how it goes.

I'm writing, I'm working on a...

...a new novel. Not the old|one anymore, and, um...

...it's fine.|- Is it different?

My novel? Yes, it's less|confessional, more political.

Can I go? Is this over?

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