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...also argue that affairs can be good for a marriage. What do you mean? They're a wake-up call. They tell you there's something seriously wrong here [and] you can't go on with business as usual. And if you really listen and you take that seriously and act on it, then you have an opportunity to make something wonderful happen...
Speaking of working on a marriage, you write that there are only two stages in a relationship: ignorance and rehab. That sounds pretty cynical. What do you mean? At the beginning everyone is on their best behavior, so you're really ignorant of the ways [the relationship is] not going to work. You take care of the problems that can be solved easily at the beginning. [Later on in the marriage] you have to keep making sure that you're paying attention to your most important needs and make sure you're getting them met. (Read about the science...
...saying marriage is miserable? Not at all. I've been married for a really, really long time. And just because people have problems doesn't mean they can't solve their problems. I work with so many couples who have gone through all the stages of dealing with this stuff and they come out the other end in a much better place than they ever were. I guess what I want to leave people with is the hope that you will take love seriously. It's the best thing in life. Why would you say it's too hard...
...savvy that modern Hollywood artisans are so very good at. In other words, an action film like The Dark Knight. In other words, a Pixar feature like WALL-E. If today's announcement did anything concrete, it certified a Big Picture nomination for Pixar's Up and maybe - I mean, why not? - Star Trek. Wouldn't it be nice to wake up on Oscar-nomination morning and hear, for once, "And the nominees for Best Picture are ... movies you've seen"? (See the top 10 movies...
...doing our best not to cut back, but it will certainly mean we're going to have to be more efficient," he said. "We can't do everything we've done in the past...