One of the most depressing episodes was when JEN had to quit his job after giving birth to his second child, and GROGAN wanted to move to a safer neighborhood. The two started to quarrel. Children, plans, life, the economy, and Marley to make trouble. Suddenly the family was in chaos. JEN takes his anger on Marley, and GROGAN has to send him to a friend's house (McSteamy in GA). Then, JEN changed his attitude, to the effect that getting rid of Marley was not the solution to the problem, and neither was divorce. I was suddenly moved.
Having seen many love stories, the one that impressed me the most was a couple who had been married for many years and when asked why their marriage could last so long, they said that divorce was not an option. Yes, marriage is trivial, but divorce should not be the only option when things go wrong. There are two prerequisites for ignoring this choice: whether there are enough feelings, and whether you can realize that marriage is to be managed.
Adjustments are always inevitable, I think. JEN quit his job, and GROGAN took over the column he was unwilling to accept, in order to make more income. These adjustments have kept the family going without falling apart.
Many times, when we choose marriage, we consider material more than many other factors. And the film shows that mutual understanding, the relationship between the two, and the adjustments made for marriage have brought the family closer together. And that's the main reason I gave 5 stars.
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