[LoveMeMyself]

I bought the DVD after it first came out but I haven't watched it.  I saw a few of the "trailers" online and cried.  When my ex H broke down and told me he was unhappy (BD) and I had no idea what was wrong (MLC) with him I suggested that we watch the movie together.  His remark was, "why to make me feel even worse than I already do.....make me feel terrible?"  So, needless to say, we didn't see the movie.  I haven't thought about watching it since going through all this.  Oh, well, it is what it is......MLC.

On another note........I understand another good movie just released is "Courageous".  Not exactly MLC based but from what I've gathered (haven't seen it)........it's about several different families with men in public service positions (police, firefighters) who go through something that makes them all decide they want to become better men........husbands and fathers.  I'd like to know if any of you have seen it and if so, what's your thoughts?

[Stillpraying]

My H gave the movie 'The railway children' to the kids.  I remembered watching the TV series so was keen to watch it with them.  They said  "Daddy used to watch this'  Well he gave them the movie version and at the end S5 looks at me and says "the dad came back".  I felt so bad he noticed it.  Wonder if H realised what movie he was getting them.

[Glimmer]

Hi

I watched Crazy Stupid Love a couple of weeks ago.

H invited me to watch it at the cinema with our 2Ds.  He obviously hadn't done his research or I am sure he would have chosen another film for us to watch LOL.  We had a few uncomfortable cringeworthy moments, but all in all we settled down and really enjoyed the film.

It is so obviously the wife in MLC, and the husband doing what he can to try to make a new life for himself dating lots of women, but also not wanting to give up on his marriage, sneaking around in the middle of the night to cut the grass and tidy the garden etc.

Enjoyable film and I'm sure many of us here can relate to situation.
 

[L&S]

A friend got me the book Eat, Pray, Love thinking it would be a good guide for what I was going through.  All I could think was, 'this is the most self-centered, shallow woman I could never imagine being friends with.'

What the author did to her H was atrocious.  I read it thinking, WOW, this woman is such a low-quality human being...no amount of meditation can cure narcissism.

If the book was an autobiography of a man who did the same things, he would be laughed at and the subject of much cultural derision.  Instead, this selfish woman is celebrated for her 'growth'.  Yikes!  Major double standard.

The writing was pretty mediocre - not bad, just not that good. 

[Tigger]

   Never knew what that movie was about, Eat, Pray, Love, but my wife loved it, and I have meant to watch it, now not so much.
 
 I hate the way that people "celebrate" people who follow selfish, narssisitic ways of life like they are some type of hero.

   Sorry but have no reason to see my life in ruins as a type of entertainment.

[Wed2Him?Whatever.]

All I could think was, 'this is the most self-centered, shallow woman I could never imagine being friends with.'

What the author did to her H was atrocious.  I read it thinking, WOW, this woman is such a low-quality human being...no amount of meditation can cure narcissism.

If the book was an autobiography of a man who did the same things, he would be laughed at and the subject of much cultural derision.  Instead, this selfish woman is celebrated for her 'growth'.  Yikes!  Major double standard.

I hate the way that people "celebrate" people who follow selfish, narssisitic ways of life like they are some type of hero.

Sorry but have no reason to see my life in ruins as a type of entertainment.

Couldn't agree more!!

[WarriorPriestess]

How about The First Wives Club?   

[Anjae]

Gotta watch Eat.Prey.Love and see what all the media fuzz about the movie is for. I think sometimes selfish behaviour is taken for living ones life regardless of social constrains. If it is a woman rather than a man she is seen as powerful because she broke the rules.

Can't remember if I've already saw first wifes club...

[Tigger]

The First wives club was good, funny thing is both my wife and I liked it, because it was women, but could apply just as easily to men now, that got revenge against their husbands for leaving their wives when they got older for younger women, something we both detested, apparently me more than her lol

[Anjae]

Saw, Eat.Pray.Love. don’t think she is a such a narcissist or shallow as some of you do. Find the behaviours of the MLCer characters in Solitary Man and Crazy Stupid Love much more destructive and self-centered than the behaviour of the woman in Eat.Pray.Love.

Of course she is thinking of herself, she does not feel well in her present circumstance, she feels empty inside. It is also obvious her marriage is dead and stale. She goes on the big discovery journey but the movie has a happy ending for everybody, herself, her husband, her boyfriend.

It is more an introspective movie than the speed up Solitary Man or the comical Crazy Stupid Love.