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Entertaining film yes, but I'm sorry...(SPOILERS)

posted 11 years ago by CharlesVariations
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that sort of ending is so unbelievable I just couldn't let myself feel emotional about it. I wanted to, yes, but I couldn't let myself because I know how extremely unlikely it is.

First off, they fall back in love almost instantaneously, start holding hands once they meet each other after 5 years. She sees he adopts a boy, then his parents pop in, and then they start holding hands and come full circle and have this moment of realization "This is it, the person I'm going to spend the rest of my life with."

I think many people would agree with me, guys and girls, that at least 99.5% of the time younger guys that fool around or date older/mature women are just looking for flings, for fun, and fulfilling a fantasy. I guarantee you that.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this film. I found the scene where they broke up to be rather moving, and yes, realistic. She even recognized herself how crazy it is to think they could continue with a relationship. That was realistic.

Here's what would have been a much more realistic, yet comfortable ending to be used on this film if they wanted a happy ending: The young guy does in fact meet a nice girl his own age, has that adopted kid, and perhaps the older woman is "happy for him" something like that. I suppose it'd be a cliche, but hey, the ending they used is unrealistic.

Older women and young guys enter a relationship knowing it will end eventually, it won't last. The guy will always want to have kids, and the woman is past that stage esp. if she's already had kids. She just wants to feel young again and have fun.
Believe me, this goes through the head of MANY older women when they date younger guys.

[–] DeyaGrey 9 years ago

what the hell are you talking about. i know 2 couples where women are 15 and 17 years older then their men. both couples are married and have kids -- and they managed to stay together for 20+ years. so why is that so unrealistic, of course it can last if the relationship is strong enough. i know plenty of guys that are in their early 20s and are more mature and "know what they want" than some guys in ther 40s or even 50s. age is just a number, really. it is.

[–] CharlesVariations 9 years ago

Most of those relationships don't last, however. You happen to know 2 couples where it did last.

Just like my cousin is most likely going to be the high school sweetheart marriage that did last because only because they've been together since they were 12. However, many of those marriages end faster than the marriage ceremony itself.

Just like very many older woman/younger male relationships don't last.

Only people with money say that money doesn't matter.

[–] DeyaGrey 9 years ago

"only" 2 couples because there aren't many people that would prefer/noticed someone very old or very young. just like men that prefer obese women, there aren't many people with this kinda taste, right? but they still are among us and they make it work despite people saying it's not right or that it's disgusting. most people live within social norms that are imposed upon us, but there are still exceptions and it's all good. why would some "normal" partnership have less struggles than couple with big age gap. don't be such a pessimist. :)

[–] DeyaGrey 9 years ago

Just like very many older woman/younger male relationships don't last.

but what does? nothing lasts anyway. :)

[–] Helenlaurence 7 years ago

They'd never fallen out of love- and he had grown and had more experience of the world, so she felt he was ready.

[–] chilidoggg (13053) 7 months ago

I also hated the ending, which made me upset because I thought the rest of the film was pretty good.

Dude goes to Bangladesh when he's 27, adopts a kid? Yeah, right.