I’ve recently watched the short video “Strangers,
again” by the guys from WongFu Productions, and I have to say I really loved
it! The storyline is one that we can all relate to because it depicts a
situation in which most of us would have been through before, or will go
through at one point in our lives.
The storyline shows us a natural progression of a
relationship, summing it up into 7 stages – Meeting, Chasing, Honeymoon,
Comfortable, Tolerance, Downhill, Breaking Up.
The first 4 stages illustrate how relationships
will start out, and then after that it’s up to each couple’s work and effort in
building their relationship that will dictate whether they will head towards
the next 3 stages. If you continue to work on your relationship after the 4th
stage, and as time goes by increases your level of commitment in the
relationship, i.e. marriage then you will bypass those last 3 stages. However,
not everyone is fortunate enough to find this everlasting love, and even when you
do, it is never first-time-lucky. Before finding that special someone, it is
likely that you will have to kiss a few frogs and deal with some tough
breakups!
I think the downfall behind Josh & Marissa’s
relationship lies in the fact that Josh was hesitant to take that next step in
their relationship. What Marissa said was so true, there comes a point in a
relationship when “you either get married or break up”. Josh’
response to her question “So, do you think we’ll get married?” was probably the
confirmation she needed to decide where their relationship was heading. His
reluctance indicated to her that he didn't think she was THE
ONE, or else he would have reacted positively.
But it’s probably a good thing for her to have asked
him this, so she could find out what he wants out of the relationship. It’s
important to know whether your partner is on the same wavelength and wants the
same thing out of the relationship, because if not, you’ll need to decide if
you can wait around for when they are ready to make that commitment, or that
you’ll just have to let go and find somebody else who wants the same thing as
you. Letting go might be hard but it’s inevitable when the relationship is no
longer working ,and if one party, or both, are not content with it anymore.
And when people decide to go their separate ways, they then become strangers again...
And when people decide to go their separate ways, they then become strangers again...
