Susan Grebe answers “I am just making sure I didn't miss...”

Elysse asked this question about 28 Summers:

I am just making sure I didn't miss anything, as I am not familiar with "Same Time Next Year" - but why did Mallory and Jake make this arrangement as opposed to just dating? Why not just be together?

Susan Grebe I don't think Mallory wanted to be married or in a more committed relationship. I think the once a year with Jake, and her belief that he was her grea…moreI don't think Mallory wanted to be married or in a more committed relationship. I think the once a year with Jake, and her belief that he was her great love, was exactly what she wanted. I started thinking this when she was in a relationship with Scott - a relationship where they got along well, the sex was good, and everything else seemed to be good. Her rationale was that she "wasn't in love with him". But I have to think that a woman who really wanted to be in a committed relationship would not have dismissed him so quickly. Many times, in an affair, you don't have to deal with all the complications of married life - finances, raising children, getting along with in-laws and friends of your spouse that you may not like etc etc . I'm not judging but an affair does create a "fairy-tale". Mallory's brother Cooper also had problems with marriage so maybe there was something they experienced as kids that made them resist marriage. Again - I think it's fine if people don't want to get married but I don't buy the idea that a very limited relationship is a "great love".(less)

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