With this romantic comedy, much of our discussion was about romance: how much do we let ourselves become vulnerable to being in love, and when is it "too much"? We discovered that some of us are really reluctant to launch ourselves into a new romance because of hurts we've endured in the past, while others are thrilled about the idea, and that it didn't seem to have much to do with how recently we had been hurt or how deeply. The only thing that we seemed to agree on was that as we've matured, breakups haven't been quite as devastating as they used to be, because we now know that we can survive, whereas when we were young we thought it was the end of the world as we knew it.

We also talked about how sometimes people we've known have made choices in their lives that have led them in very different directions. Two people shared stories of people they've known who got divorced, and how the one who wanted to get divorced ended up in a very unpleasant situation, whereas the other one ended up extraordinarily happy. Very strange, we all agreed.
(This video was reviewed by Bob McGarey)

Feel free to come and share your own personal insights sometime; the Saturday Night Video and Discussions here in Austin, Texas are a lot of fun and fascinating. (They're free, too.) Here are the questions the group came up with, based on the personal growth themes in the movie:

1. How does Hollywood contribute positively/negatively to my self-image?
2. What does my REALITY consist of?
3. How did my early experiences as a child mold me into what I am now?
4. What were my greatest connections/passions/losses as a child?
5. Why have I held onto the feeling of romance (or) pushed the feeling of romance away?
6. What was it that pushed me hard enough to say "I'm not going to take it any more"?
7. At what point did I quit believing in "Happily Ever After"?
8. How is it that we can sometimes only see the good in others? (Love Is Blind.) At what point do I finally rebel?

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