Mariel has a lot more work to do on herself. SPOILERS!!

I completely agree...Mariel has lots more work to do on herself. I also wonder if Bobby is crazy about her or about her trust fund?

I fear for her, too. I think she's more affected by her genes than she thinks she is, in regard to her mental health.

She talked about having food issues in the past. I think she still does. The difference is now, she doesn't go on popcorn or coffee diets. Now the issue is raw & organic food. Her newest diet is also very rigid & limited.

Mariel reminded me very much of a relative of mine. She "used to have food issues", too - but she now says she no longer does. She was anorexic, then became bulimic. Finally, she "overcame" all her food issues by becoming a vegetarian. She is the most obnoxious kind, obsessed with meat being unhealthy for everyone & believes it's her right & responsibility to lecture & judge anyone & everyone who ate meat or fish. Now she has advanced to being a vegan.

Within a few months of turning vegan, she "discovered" she had "multiple allergies & sensitivities". She said her system is so "delicate", she cannot drink as much as a sip of anything containing caffeine, without becoming completely unstrung for at least 24 hours. Of course, caffeine should now be off-limits to the rest of the world, as well.

Next, she "learned" all medications, even aspirin, did everyone more harm than good. She claims she won't ever get ill and need medications because she "eats properly now". I hope she doesn't get very sick because she has vowed she will not take any "drugs", under any circumstances. She claims everyone would be better off not using "drugs" of any kind & that says doctors are irresponsible in prescribing drugs, because all illnesses can - and should be - cured by eating a "proper diet."

I wish Mariel luck because from what I saw, she's on the road to becoming like the person I described above, with regard to food.

I think she'll also need luck in her relationship with Bobby. I hope for her sake, he's not just there, enjoying having access to Hemingway funds for his fitness/nutrition business & all his activities.

"Sing until your throat hurts, dance until your legs hurt, act until you're William Hurt."

Totally agree with everyone about Bob. What a jerk.


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Dear Mariel,
Please accept this observation from an outsider who can see this objectively. Bobby is a jackass. So utterly charmless. (This opinion was formulated before the outing with the flat tire). You are like a precious gemstone and he's a pompous blow-hard. He is not in the same league with you, and believe me - he knows it! It would be "crazy" to keep this big nothing in your life.

I just watched this Doc. Their is so much to say regarding Mental Health in this country, but was she the right person to be addressing this HUGE issue we face? The relationship with her partner was abusive. He was abusive! That affects your mental health. I wish her the best.

Totally agree...

I agree Bobby came off as jerk, but one episode of jerkness may not be enough to make a a flat-out determination about him.

Mariel came off to me as someone who really has taken a good tack in life. She is like the child of an alcoholic who decided never to drink. She eschewa the crazy things her family liked and that were among the things that made them crazy.

I can see how she had food issues but possibly she is not the type identified by commenters here who imposes those codes on others. I think her having spent 24 years in her first marriage with an ex who apparently still likes her enough to visit shows she can be stable in a relationship.

Since she has started a business with Bobby and, as also mentioned here, co-authored projects with him, I can see how that might be a relationship she is not necessarily going to throw over overnight. I was interested to see the spat included in the film which means something ... Mariel reminding Bobby of it, Bobby reminding himself of it. I even thought maybe it had broken them up as he did not appear in the film again.

One thing that struck me, though, is that everyone in the family does seem to have trouble finding the right mate. Papa Hemingway, for instance, was married something like four times. Possibly their problems with mates occur because they keep allowing themselves to be swayed by looks. If they could look for soul-mates, if they could develop their souls to begin with, which I think many do -- e.g., Mariel, perhaps they would all have more success in marriage.

Boyfriend's a humorless ass. Vegan cooking and rock climbing...what fun.