The Goddess and I sat down to watch some homegrown drama the other night and within two minutes my gut began to writhe, and it wasn’t from overindulging chocolate cake:<\/p>\n
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CARL and DI, both in their forties, married twenty years now, walk hand in hand along the sand, as they admire the beautiful sunset.<\/p>\n
DI<\/p>\n
Carl?<\/p>\n
CARL<\/p>\n
Yes, Di?<\/p>\n
DI<\/p>\n
Do you love me, Carl?<\/p>\n
CARL<\/p>\n
Why do you ask, Di?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Riddle me this: when you talk with your partner\/lover\/friend – acquaintance, even – who you’ve known for a minimum of six months, do you say their name with every sentence directed at them?<\/p>\n
Didn’t think so.<\/p>\n
Then why do I keep seeing it in homegrown drama?<\/p>\n
Why can’t exchanges just be:<\/p>\n
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DI<\/p>\n
Carl?<\/p>\n
CARL<\/p>\n
Mm?<\/p>\n
DI<\/p>\n
Do you love me?<\/p>\n
CARL<\/p>\n
What the hell kinda question is that?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Goddess and I sat down to watch some homegrown drama the other night and within two minutes my gut began to writhe, and it wasn’t from overindulging chocolate cake: EXT. BEACH – DAY CARL and DI, both in their forties, married twenty years now, walk hand in hand along the sand, as they admire … <\/p>\n
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