If you have never lost control, you will never understand how hard a life that is out of control is. . . —A brief excerpt and superficial one-sentence commentary on When a Man Loves a Woman. . .

Wellington 2022-03-23 09:02:51

7.
You almost made me cry. . .
Me too. Me too.

My wife is an alcoholic.
But the nicest person I've ever met.
She has 600 different smiles and
they can light up your life;
they can make you laugh, that's all;
they can make you cry, just like that.
Her smile, when she's with the kids, you can see it,
you don't have to look at her, you can see how the kids look at her.

Think about what she's been through and
I can't help with anything/Maybe it's not your job to help,
definitely not, look, I love her,
I've tried everything except really listening, really listening,
So, she's going to be alone [GSS: I can't do anything but leave her alone], and
I'm ashamed of that, and I never told her.
Maybe if I told her she would still love me just as much / no, more, she would love you more. . . I think you should tell your wife all about



GSS:
what giving up is, giving up is not loving anymore. . . [Sometimes I don't agree with the introduction. . . ]
What is not to give up, not to give up is when a man falls in love with a woman. . .



6.
About 1 year ago, I started drinking and couldn't stop.
I've never been like this before and don't know why.
I lied to everyone I knew, everyone I loved, and
every day I felt so ashamed, scared, and ashamed.
...

I know I have to forgive myself and
for everything I did to my husband,
I don't know how much I hate myself for being incompetent and weak. It's a terrible thing,
and he can't help me, so I vented to him and blamed him,
but it's getting worse and worse, you know?
When he wanted to help,
I told him he made me feel small and worthless.
But the truth is, no one has made me feel that way,
it's just my own problem.
? ? ? [GSS: Probably, we don't talk about it. . . ]
I was worried that if he saw the real me, he would not love me.
And now, we are separated.
He moved away.
It's really hard to ask him not to go.
I don't know if I have a second chance.
But I know that I deserve it [GSS: Is there a problem with the translation of this sentence, it should be "should have another chance, we should all have it". . . ].



5.
Welcome home. . . [I should go home too. . . go home. . . ]



4.
I don't know how to start over. We have to face reality.
When you feel alone, you are alone, and that is the reality.
And when you don't know, you just don't know.
I think I can love you again if you dare to admit "I don't know".
I have no idea. Doesn't work, does it.
...
let's be realistic.
You are innocent, desperate, and confused, think about it, and I will calm down.
Because, I also have my own needs,
when I touch someone, they don't slip away, it feels better/…
My wife was hurt and I had to say, "What's the matter, honey? Need my help?", "I love you". . .
...



3.
It doesn't get better. I don't know how to get better. I swear to god you don't know either!
Every time you say things like that and look at me like this, I just want to slip away.
You make me feel like an idiot, useless, weak animal.



2.
I had a terrible day today, but I don't want to upset you
...
nothing happened, it was a bad mood for me, it didn't have to happen.
This is the scariest.
Like rushing towards me on a fucking train and hitting me.




1.
I'm tired, I don't want to lose my temper, I don't
want to feel guilty,
or sad, or depressed, or fail, or lost, or
it only takes one, 5 minutes, and
I hope I feel better. . .

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When a Man Loves a Woman quotes

  • Alice Green: No Michael, we're supposed to try to be real. And when you feel alone, you are not together, and that is real.

  • Alice Green: I drink a quart a day. It's vodka so you couldn't smell it.