eocene said this scene is not consistent with behavior we see from the couple. It doesn’t reflect the way we them behave, but they know and believe it. They are best friends. How often in the “heat of battle” raising young children, running from work to school event to home disaster, does a married couple have the chance to look and act like a married couple as seen by anyone outside the couple? They spend more time apart than together. More important than how they behave for us as observers is what this statement tells us about how they see each other.
eocene said this scene is not consistent with behavior we see from the couple. It doesn’t reflect the way we them behave, but they know and believe it. They are best friends. How often in the “heat of battle” raising young children, running from work to school event to home disaster, does a married couple have the chance to look and act like a married couple as seen by anyone outside the couple? They spend more time apart than together. More important than how they behave for us as observers is what this statement tells us about how they see each other.