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I didn't see her face

when I was almost dying,

but it was Sarah's face

that I saw.

So going back and looking at that,

maybe she was

the true one love.

And I guess

I'll just never know.

So what's gonna be

your opening question?

"What's your name?"

Hello, Charlyne. I'm Professor Bill Hase

of Texas Tech University.

Hi.

Let's talk about

what love is first.

Love is, I guess,

an affection towards somebody

and it's a feeling

that's a pleasant feeling.

And chemists would say

that something's being triggered

in terms of molecules interacting.

- In my brain?

- In the brain.

Yeah, love is not here,

even though we have it there... the heart.

It's actually going on

right up here.

The biochemist, or the anatomist

and physiologist

would say things like,

"Well, as we fall in love, we know,

we've recorded

that there's additional serotonin release

in neurons in the brain.

We know that there's endorphins

that help us to feel better."

And we feel this euphoria

when we're falling in love.

In fact, sometimes so much so,

it's almost similar

to a drug-induced sort of state

where we may not even be using

rational behaviors

and things like that.

Do you think some people

can be born without those chemicals?

I think, not the chemicals

but the processing of them...

that's exactly right.

But I think it would not be unusual

or abnormal to think

that there are some people...

the chemistry is such

that it's difficult for them

to love someone else.

I wonder if that's

what's wrong with me.

Oh, I don't think so.

You seem like a very

pleasant person, right?

If love is such a strong emotion...

probably because it provides us

with something good.

How does that benefit us

evolutionarily?

Offspring.

It's kind of hard to tell...

do we really perceive

that what we're trying to do

is to successfully rear offspring,

or do we view love

as the end-all and be-all?

There are plenty of couples

who love each other

very much

who don't have

kids of their own.

- Yeah.

- And they stay married

even though they know forthem

there's no reproductive benefit.

You know, I'd also want

to be careful

not to get so scientific

that we forget about just the pure joy

and maybe the mystical

aspects of love.

There's something...

there is something there.

There may be evolutionary

mechanisms

and there are certainly

biochemical mechanisms,

but somehow

there's a little bit of magic to it too.

- Hey.

- Nice to see you.

I always think that if I was in love

I would be married by now.

But I'm not.

Well, have you ever said

"I love you" to somebody?

I'm pretty quick to say "I love you"

just 'cause I feel like

I don't want them to run away.

Really?

- Yeah, I fell like...

- Does it work or does it scare them?

Well, I'm single, so I don't know.

What are you guys filming?

A documentary.

What is it about?

It's about me.

Your life?

No, it's about

how I don't believe in love.

Cool. Awesome.

Are you interviewing people

tonight for it?

- Or what are you filming tonight?

- Some people.

Oh, nice.

Do you want to be

interviewed, Mike?

No. Will this be in the movie...

this scene?

- Probably not.

- Yeah.

How long have you played

guitar for?

How do you know I play guitar?

You don't play?

I do.

I thought you did.

Well, how have you been, man?

Good. I'm glad you're here.

It's good to see you.

- It's really good seeing you.

- Yeah, I haven't seen you

since probably when we were

playing Frisbee.

I don't think I've played

since we played.

Yeah, this is cool.

How do you guys know each other?

I saw her do a show about,

probably, a year ago,

- and we just started hanging out.

- Started talking? Cool.

She's cool, man.

How do you know Chuck?

I don't... I've never...

I only met her just now, tonight, yeah.

- Do I have any advice for you?

- Yeah.

Yes. Every time you meet a boy

look him in the eyes.

- Okay.

- Because when you meet the guy,

when you meet

the love of your life,

you look him in the eyes,

you'll know right away.

I don't know.

I don't know if I can like anyone.

Really?

I mean, I've had crushes, but I don't

know if I can genuinely like someone.

I think first I have to like someone

and then see if I could fall in love.

- Do you like spooning?

- What's that?

# Waiting for you #

# I'll always be your friend. #

Hey, Charlyne.

Hey, Charlyne.

- Do you want to play guitar?

- Uh...

Play one song.

Come on, don't be shy.

I'm not. I'm scared.

What's the movie gonna be like,

funny?

- Well, we'll see, man.

- Romantic?

- Yeah, we'll see. It's basically...

- Quirky?

- Yeah.

- A quirky comedy?

Yeah, it's like...

it's a really quirky comedy,

- a real quirky comedy, man.

- That's perfect.

- I mean, the whole idea...

- That's just what America needs.

The whole idea is she said

that she doesn't believe that love exists.

- Yeah. I like your coat.

- And so...

Thanks, man.

I got it at Burlington Coat Factory.

It's nice. That's the kind of coat

that will last you, like, 50 years.

You know what I'm actually gonna do

with this, man? I'm gonna dry-clean it.

Yeah, you need to respect

your clothes.

That's a nice pair.

Thanks, man. You got a nice pair on too.

I was noticing the pattern.

So Charlyne... I'm pretty interested

in Charlyne.

She's pretty fascinating.

- Do you know her very well?

- I don't think so.

I think I know her more

than most people know her, but...

She's pretty mysterious.

Yeah, she's pretty mysterious.

You guys are similar like that.

- You guys are a pretty good match.

- I really like her.

I told you he likes you.

But he didn't even talk to me. He doesn't

even know me. How could he like me?

You guys talked a little bit. I mean,

he just said you seemed really cool.

He could just be a friend,

but if he calls I'd say give the guy a shot.

Well, if I see a number I don't recognize

I'm not gonna answer it.

I'll tell him to call back.

I'll just turn off my phone.

Well, he's a very nice guy.

And that's true.

And you guys are a good match.

- Hey, how are you? I'm Nick.

- How's it going?

- Nick, Brendan. Nice to meet you.

- This is Charlyne; Charlyne, Brendan.

Nice to meet you.

So what up, man? What are we doing?

So here's what we're thinking.

We would love to get inside,

kind of get set up

and then she'll ask you some questions

- and whatever comes out, comes out.

- Okay, cool. Come on in.

Perfect. Thank you.

What's happening, Jack?

How are you?

- How's it going?

- Good good.

- We put it up there just as a joke.

- That's your forehead.

They superimposed it. I know.

There was a guest...

they go, "Can you hold my baby?"

So I held the baby

and our photographer superimposed

my glasses and my head.

It looks sick.

It looks like some weird doll.

- Yeah, I was like...

- If the family ever saw it

they'd be like, "What did you do

to my daughter?"

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Thanksgiving, Fourth of July...

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