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My faithful wife ( HD )
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00:00:00I remember it like it was yesterday.
00:00:10Her beauty took my breath away,
00:00:13and her love consumed every part of me.
00:00:18I, Amber,
00:00:20take you, Doug,
00:00:22to be my husband,
00:00:24my partner,
00:00:27and my one true love.
00:00:28I promise to cherish our union
00:00:31and love you every day
00:00:35more than I did the day before.
00:00:39I promise to trust and respect you
00:00:43and laugh and cry with you
00:00:47and love you faithfully
00:00:52through the bad and the good.
00:00:58No matter what obstacles we may face,
00:01:01I give you my hand,
00:01:05my heart,
00:01:06and my love
00:01:08from this day forward
00:01:11as long as we both shall live.
00:01:14I, Doug,
00:01:18take you, Amber,
00:01:20to be my wife,
00:01:22my friend,
00:01:24and my love from this day forward.
00:01:27In the presence of our family and our friends,
00:01:30I offer you this solemn vow
00:01:32to be your faithful partner
00:01:35in sickness and in health,
00:01:39for richer or for poorer,
00:01:42in good times and in bad,
00:01:45and enjoy as well as sorrow.
00:01:50I promise to love you unconditionally,
00:01:53I promise to laugh with you,
00:01:55I promise to cry with you,
00:01:57and cherish you for as long as we both shall live.
00:02:02You may exchange rings.
00:02:10By the power of Dustin in me,
00:02:14I now pronounce you husband and wife
00:02:17and I kiss the bro.
00:02:34Our world felt like a storybook.
00:02:37We were unstoppable.
00:02:39Eternity was ours
00:02:40just for the taking.
00:02:42That was the beginning
00:02:59of something beautiful
00:03:00and in retrospect,
00:03:03the end of our innocence.
00:03:04That was
00:03:13a magical day.
00:03:19Like a fairy tale come true.
00:03:24It's something I
00:03:25have always dreamed about
00:03:28ever since I was a little girl.
00:03:30to have my
00:03:33knight in shining armor
00:03:35carry me from
00:03:37the church
00:03:39to the waiting horse
00:03:40and carriage.
00:03:42She never wavered
00:03:43from the vow she made to me
00:03:44on our wedding day.
00:03:47I wish I could say the same.
00:03:51I took her for granted.
00:03:52I was blinded
00:03:54by lust
00:03:55and greed.
00:03:57But it's all a mirage.
00:04:03The grass is
00:04:04never greener
00:04:06on the other side.
00:04:08It's only greener
00:04:09where you water it.
00:04:13That's what she used
00:04:13to say to me.
00:04:17But I never listened.
00:04:21But I hear it now.
00:04:23Loud and clear.
00:04:27Don't go.
00:04:32No.
00:04:35I've got to get back
00:04:35to work.
00:04:36Take the day out.
00:04:42I can't.
00:04:45Somebody's got to pay
00:04:45for this place.
00:04:47Love doesn't come cheap.
00:04:49No, but I'm worth it.
00:04:51Yeah, you are.
00:04:59Why don't I
00:05:00take an entire month off
00:05:02and go to Paris?
00:05:06You're so good to me.
00:05:09Tired of waiting, though.
00:05:12When are you going to tell her?
00:05:14Tonight.
00:05:18Tonight.
00:05:18Tonight.
00:05:18It's about time.
00:05:23I kind of feel sorry for her.
00:05:25She doesn't even know
00:05:26what's coming.
00:05:27I don't feel sorry for her.
00:05:32Well, you should.
00:05:34You won.
00:05:40It wasn't a competition.
00:05:41She didn't stand a chance
00:05:46once I met you.
00:05:47I saved you
00:05:48from your boring life.
00:05:51True.
00:05:53Very true, and thank you.
00:05:58Same time tomorrow?
00:06:04Can't come soon enough.
00:06:07We'll celebrate.
00:06:08I gotta get back to work.
00:06:27Hey, Mom.
00:06:28Hey, sweetheart.
00:06:31Is Dad coming home for dinner?
00:06:32He just called.
00:06:33He's on his way.
00:06:35Do you want to help me
00:06:35set the table?
00:06:36Sure.
00:06:37Great.
00:06:37Oh, and use the good china.
00:06:39Is it a special night?
00:06:40Oh, just want it
00:06:41to be nice for your dad.
00:06:45Seems he's been
00:06:45working late every night.
00:06:49Do you think you can come
00:06:50to my karate tournament
00:06:51this weekend?
00:06:52Oh, I sure hope so.
00:06:54I know how much
00:06:54it means to you.
00:06:55It's the state championships.
00:06:57I know.
00:06:59We're so proud of you.
00:07:01Thanks, Mom.
00:07:01I absolutely dreaded
00:07:10going home.
00:07:12I know it sounds terrible,
00:07:14but it's true.
00:07:17I let myself get to a place
00:07:19where the only truthful things
00:07:20in my life felt like lies.
00:07:22It's strange how that works
00:07:24when what you're doing
00:07:26is so wrong.
00:07:26even seeing my daughter
00:07:28was hard.
00:07:30I adored her,
00:07:33but it riddled me
00:07:35with guilt
00:07:35just seeing her face.
00:07:39Dad.
00:07:42Hey, Munchkin.
00:07:43How was your day?
00:07:45Better now.
00:07:45Mine too.
00:07:48Sorry.
00:07:49I should have called.
00:07:50Leg up.
00:07:50Tight up.
00:07:53Hey, you.
00:07:54It's a school night
00:07:55off to bed.
00:07:56Okay.
00:07:56Dad, can you come
00:07:57to my karate tournament
00:07:58this weekend?
00:07:59I wouldn't miss it
00:08:00for the world.
00:08:01Yes.
00:08:02Love you.
00:08:03Love you too, honey.
00:08:04Night, night.
00:08:07I'm glad you're home.
00:08:13Let me go, um,
00:08:15warm up dinner.
00:08:17Okay.
00:08:20Thanks for dinner.
00:08:28It's my pleasure.
00:08:31But you're not eating much.
00:08:32You want me to get you
00:08:33something else?
00:08:36No, it's fine.
00:08:40I don't know about
00:08:41these green beans.
00:08:43Last week,
00:08:44they just seemed,
00:08:45I don't know,
00:08:45sweeter.
00:08:48Are you okay?
00:08:50Look, Amber,
00:08:52I can't do this anymore.
00:08:57What on earth
00:08:57are you talking about?
00:08:58Us.
00:09:02Our marriage.
00:09:08Where on earth
00:09:09is this coming from?
00:09:12Amber,
00:09:12you're a good person.
00:09:17I'm just not happy.
00:09:19I feel like we've been
00:09:20growing apart, like,
00:09:21like we want different
00:09:23things out of life.
00:09:25I want out.
00:09:30You want out?
00:09:31There's more to it than that.
00:09:34But yeah.
00:09:35I see.
00:09:39Isn't this just a little bit
00:09:40cliche?
00:09:42What?
00:09:43Come on, Doug.
00:09:46I'm not stupid.
00:09:48The new clothes.
00:09:50The flashy car.
00:09:54Late nights.
00:09:56Working.
00:09:57Working.
00:09:57I can't believe this.
00:10:07This is hard for me
00:10:08to say, Amber,
00:10:09but
00:10:09I don't love you anymore.
00:10:16I'm sorry.
00:10:19You're sorry?
00:10:20Really?
00:10:23Really?
00:10:25Have you stopped
00:10:26to think for a moment
00:10:28what this is going
00:10:30to do to Izzy?
00:10:31Of course I have.
00:10:33Izzy's my daughter.
00:10:36I love Izzy.
00:10:38Right.
00:10:41It's just me
00:10:42you don't love anymore.
00:10:43I love Izzy.
00:10:50I can't get her look
00:11:01of disappointment
00:11:02out of my head.
00:11:04That's what
00:11:05hell is.
00:11:07I think.
00:11:09Remembering the face
00:11:10of someone you love
00:11:11and
00:11:11the pain you caused them.
00:11:16I wasn't always like this.
00:11:17I had character.
00:11:21You should have seen her
00:11:22on our first date.
00:11:24She was beautiful.
00:11:28I loved her
00:11:28the moment
00:11:29I laid eyes on her.
00:11:41Can I help you?
00:11:42I'm here to pick up
00:11:43Amber for the
00:11:44dent.
00:11:47And you are?
00:11:51Your name's M?
00:11:57Doug.
00:11:58Doug, that's my name.
00:12:00And?
00:12:03And
00:12:04I'm here to
00:12:06pick her up
00:12:08for the prom.
00:12:12Girls ask guys.
00:12:14I thought she would
00:12:15have mentioned something.
00:12:16She did.
00:12:17I was just expecting
00:12:20someone different.
00:12:22No, it's
00:12:23just
00:12:24just me.
00:12:25Daddy,
00:12:26be nice.
00:12:29This is nice.
00:12:31Wow, you look beautiful.
00:12:34you have her home by 11.
00:12:39Or I'll come looking for you.
00:12:42You don't want that.
00:12:44Yeah, 11 o'clock sharp.
00:12:46You have my word.
00:12:48We'll see.
00:12:51Look at this.
00:12:52This is a gorgeous couple.
00:12:53Don't you think?
00:12:54They're not a couple.
00:12:55It's a date.
00:12:56It's a date.
00:12:59It's all it is.
00:13:00It's a first date.
00:13:01And it's probably her last one.
00:13:04With him anyway.
00:13:05And don't even think about first base.
00:13:07Robert,
00:13:08I don't even know what that is,
00:13:11but I promise you don't even think about it, sir.
00:13:15You're good.
00:13:17You have all the right things to say,
00:13:19don't you?
00:13:19You can't outsmart her, Fox.
00:13:22I've been in the hen house, pal.
00:13:25I don't even know what that is,
00:13:27but I promise you I don't think about it, sir.
00:13:30It means keep your hands to yourself.
00:13:36Time's ticking.
00:13:39The big ones,
00:13:40eight by tens.
00:13:49Nice guy.
00:13:51He's really a huge teddy bear
00:13:53once you get to know him.
00:13:55I can tell.
00:13:57I don't like him.
00:14:00Robert,
00:14:01you don't even know him.
00:14:03Look,
00:14:03he looks like a really nice boy.
00:14:05Look,
00:14:06he's a gentleman.
00:14:08He's opening the door for her.
00:14:10Okay,
00:14:11let's try and put this on
00:14:13without stabbing you.
00:14:14Okay.
00:14:17Ow!
00:14:19I, um,
00:14:33I actually made this for you.
00:14:36It's, uh,
00:14:37it's not that great,
00:14:39is it?
00:14:41I think it's beautiful.
00:14:49I've never actually worn
00:14:59one of these before.
00:15:01Well,
00:15:02you look very handsome.
00:15:09Parents are totally watching us right now.
00:15:15Should we go?
00:15:15Yeah,
00:15:16let's go.
00:15:17Let's go.
00:15:17What I wouldn't give to go back in time
00:15:45and share that moment
00:15:46with you again.
00:15:51We were,
00:15:53we were so innocent.
00:15:55And you,
00:15:56you were
00:15:59so cute,
00:16:01so charming.
00:16:02I think it's safe to say
00:16:07I was
00:16:08smitten with you
00:16:10from the very beginning.
00:16:13Did you tell her?
00:16:17Yeah.
00:16:18What'd she say?
00:16:19Are you okay?
00:16:22Are you okay?
00:16:38Are you okay?
00:16:42I've just never
00:16:43heard her cry like that before.
00:16:45It's hard to be around.
00:16:51Why didn't you just pack your bags and leave?
00:16:53Because I didn't want to make a big scene
00:16:55with my daughter there.
00:16:58I'll grab my things over the next few days.
00:17:05You'd stay with me
00:17:06until we get a place of our own.
00:17:08Did you hear me?
00:17:20Yeah.
00:17:25I knew she wanted to find out
00:17:27what happened to our marriage,
00:17:28but
00:17:29I could hardly give her
00:17:31a satisfactory answer.
00:17:34She had lost my heart
00:17:36to another woman.
00:17:37I...
00:17:37I didn't love her anymore.
00:17:41I just pitied her.
00:17:45Or so I thought at the time.
00:17:47I...
00:18:06How is Izzy?
00:18:21She waited up for you again.
00:18:28I'll go talk to her in a minute.
00:18:29I'm sorry this has to be done right now,
00:18:37but
00:18:38it's just got to get done.
00:18:41I need you to sign the divorce papers.
00:18:43They're more than fair.
00:18:44You get...
00:18:45You get the house,
00:18:47your car,
00:18:48half the money we have in the bank.
00:18:52You and Izzy will be
00:18:53well taken care of.
00:18:56I promise.
00:18:56I promise.
00:18:59I'm sorry I'm late.
00:19:12It's okay.
00:19:16Are you all right?
00:19:18Yeah.
00:19:19Okay.
00:19:20Did you order yet?
00:19:22No, I was waiting for you.
00:19:23Okay.
00:19:26So did you, uh,
00:19:27look into that?
00:19:28Yeah.
00:19:29Yeah, it seems like it's a pretty good junior college.
00:19:32I meant the marriage license.
00:19:35Oh, um,
00:19:36I haven't gotten around to that yet.
00:19:39Good.
00:19:41What do you mean good?
00:19:45Never mind.
00:19:48You're acting really strange.
00:19:49What's going on?
00:19:49I think
00:19:55that
00:19:57we might be a little bit too young
00:20:00to be thinking about marriage.
00:20:04That's all you've been talking about
00:20:05for the last year, Amber.
00:20:08I know.
00:20:09I just,
00:20:10I feel like we need more time
00:20:13to think about it, you know?
00:20:14And then we'll,
00:20:17we'll meet back up after,
00:20:18after college.
00:20:22Wait.
00:20:27Are you breaking up with me?
00:20:31That's not what I said.
00:20:32Then what are you saying?
00:20:33That maybe, um,
00:20:37we should see other people.
00:20:42Look, Doug,
00:20:43forever is a really, really long time, Doug.
00:20:46I can't believe this.
00:20:47I just wanted a hamburger.
00:20:52Look,
00:20:53this,
00:20:53this isn't
00:20:54some permanent,
00:20:56this isn't some permanent thing, Doug.
00:20:58I just need
00:21:01to be sure.
00:21:02I know what I want.
00:21:03I thought you did too.
00:21:06You're the last person
00:21:07I'd ever want to hurt.
00:21:10I'm sorry.
00:21:12This is coming from your dad,
00:21:13isn't it?
00:21:15No.
00:21:17Yeah, it is.
00:21:18He's never liked me
00:21:19since day one.
00:21:21He's just overprotective.
00:21:23I'm his only daughter.
00:21:28He thinks I'm never going to amount to anything
00:21:30because he's loaded
00:21:31and I'm poor.
00:21:32No, he,
00:21:33he just thinks.
00:21:35What?
00:21:36Thinks that what?
00:21:40He thinks that I'm way below
00:21:41his precious daughter.
00:21:44Because I grew up in foster care.
00:21:47Because I don't know
00:21:48my real parents
00:21:48and I've never had a real family.
00:21:51So what?
00:21:54It's not my fault
00:21:55I wasn't born
00:21:56with a silver spoon in my mouth.
00:21:58Yeah, life's hard
00:22:02but you know what?
00:22:03I'm going to prove him wrong.
00:22:06I'm going to be really successful.
00:22:08I'm going to be a great husband
00:22:09to you someday.
00:22:10So go do whatever you want to do.
00:22:11Go on a hundred dates.
00:22:15Nobody's ever going to love you
00:22:15as much as I love you.
00:22:17I'm going to be here for you,
00:22:18number,
00:22:19however long it takes.
00:22:22Because I know
00:22:23that you're supposed to be my wife.
00:22:28I think that must have been
00:22:34so hard for you.
00:22:38What are you talking about?
00:22:40When we were young
00:22:41and
00:22:42in that diner
00:22:44and
00:22:44I said I wanted to see other people.
00:22:49You were right.
00:22:54It wasn't what I wanted.
00:22:59My father was
00:23:00pressuring me.
00:23:04I'm
00:23:04really sorry
00:23:07I put you through that.
00:23:09None of that matters anymore.
00:23:12It matters to me.
00:23:14Amber,
00:23:17don't make this harder
00:23:20than it has to be.
00:23:23Just sign the papers.
00:23:24Just sign the papers.
00:23:44Is he?
00:24:03Yeah.
00:24:08I'm sorry if I woke you.
00:24:10I was already awake.
00:24:11I was waiting for you to come.
00:24:14I had to work late.
00:24:18You always work late.
00:24:21You're never home anymore.
00:24:26How's school?
00:24:28Keeping those grades up?
00:24:32Always.
00:24:34That's my girl.
00:24:39Well,
00:24:41early day tomorrow.
00:24:43Get some rest.
00:24:44Dad.
00:24:55Why has mom been crying all day?
00:24:58I don't know, Izzy.
00:25:01But I don't want to discuss this right now.
00:25:04You hurt her, didn't you?
00:25:09Has your mom told you anything?
00:25:11No.
00:25:15But all my friends' parents
00:25:16seem like they're getting divorced lately.
00:25:19I don't want that to ever happen to you and mom.
00:25:21All that matters is that you know that both your mom and I love you very much.
00:25:34And that will never change.
00:25:36And that will never change.
00:25:39Okay?
00:25:40Okay.
00:25:42All right.
00:25:44Good night.
00:25:45Kids just sense things.
00:25:48They're more intuitive than we give them credit for.
00:25:51I have to live with it.
00:25:52I have to live with it.
00:25:53All the guilt.
00:25:56All the shame.
00:26:00I'm haunted.
00:26:00So she just ripped it in half.
00:26:05Yeah.
00:26:05She can't do that, can she?
00:26:08She can and she did.
00:26:09Well, what are you going to do about it?
00:26:12Print another one tomorrow and give it to her.
00:26:15She's going to take you for everything you're worth.
00:26:17Look, I don't get the feeling she's in it for the money or the possessions anymore.
00:26:21Don't be so naive.
00:26:22Of course she is.
00:26:24She's planning something.
00:26:25I know it.
00:26:26She's just trying to cope.
00:26:27I shadowed her whole world.
00:26:29That woman is no saint.
00:26:30She wants your money.
00:26:32She wants her family.
00:26:33Why are you defending her?
00:26:34That's not what I'm doing.
00:26:35Yes, it is.
00:26:39Are you having second thoughts?
00:26:40No.
00:26:42No, we've been through this before.
00:26:45Do you still have feelings for her?
00:26:49No.
00:26:51But you think I'm some kind of a monster?
00:26:53No, I didn't say that.
00:26:57You're not the one that had to look his daughter in the eye last night and try to explain all
00:27:00this to her.
00:27:00Okay.
00:27:04I know this is hard on you because of your daughter.
00:27:09Listen to me.
00:27:11But even she wouldn't want you to be in a miserable marriage.
00:27:17And she's going to understand someday.
00:27:20I'm sorry if you think that I've been insensitive.
00:27:23But I have feelings too.
00:27:30It's just a bad situation all around.
00:27:35Sit down.
00:27:36This is going to be over soon.
00:27:42And it's just going to be me and you.
00:27:47Your daughter can come over anytime she wants.
00:27:52Everyone is going to be happier in the end.
00:27:54Sometimes people come into our lives and they appear to be something that they're not.
00:28:16Like a wolf in sheep's clothing.
00:28:26And these people can harm you.
00:28:30And more importantly, they can harm the people you love.
00:28:34It seems family is being targeted for destruction more now than ever.
00:28:48And without God in our lives, we have nothing.
00:28:56We need to turn to him often.
00:28:59And we need to protect each other.
00:29:08If we hold on to what we believe in.
00:29:13And if we hold on to each other, nothing can ever tear us apart.
00:29:18Doug!
00:29:20Will you please just wait?
00:29:22I knew this was a bad idea.
00:29:23I trusted you!
00:29:25Please just calm down.
00:29:26Come back inside.
00:29:28Why?
00:29:28So I can listen to your father to grade me even more?
00:29:30No.
00:29:31It's not like that.
00:29:32It's exactly like that.
00:29:33You knew what I was walking into.
00:29:35Listen, he didn't mean any of that, okay?
00:29:38Rich people just...
00:29:40They say strange things sometimes and...
00:29:43Just keep justifying him trying to make me feel like a loser.
00:29:46No.
00:29:47He was wrong to have asked you all of those questions.
00:29:52What I'm saying is none of those questions should matter to you.
00:29:56There's a lot you don't know about me, Amber.
00:30:02You don't know what it's like to be kicked out of every foster care by one abusive jerk after another.
00:30:09What it's like to eat out of garbage cans and beg for food on the street.
00:30:13Back when we were in high school, there were nights when I slept on the street with the bums.
00:30:21Why didn't you ever say something?
00:30:25It doesn't matter anymore.
00:30:28I'm not going to be a victim.
00:30:30I'm a survivor.
00:30:36Under the circumstances, junior college is the best I could afford.
00:30:41But I get it.
00:30:43I'm not going to never die as a little girl.
00:30:46That is not true.
00:30:49You've treated me better than anybody ever has, Doug.
00:30:54You're the only person who's ever fought for me.
00:31:01Please don't stop.
00:31:02I don't want to lose you just because my dad is close-minded.
00:31:07I would live in a cardboard box with you.
00:31:17Let me in.
00:31:20I'm not going to hurt you.
00:31:21I can't.
00:31:30Look.
00:31:33You can trust me.
00:31:37Listen to me.
00:31:39I'm never, ever going anywhere.
00:31:42Okay?
00:31:45We can start our own life together.
00:31:48you had such character even at a young age and you've been through so much more than most
00:32:11and i know my father eventually came to have a great respect for you
00:32:17and that night changed everything because i was able to stand up for someone i loved
00:32:28you i don't know if you knew this or not but she all put me through college
00:32:38she worked two jobs and never complained i couldn't have done any of it without her
00:32:43what i wouldn't do to have those moments back again with her
00:32:47hey hey i missed you
00:33:08what's the special occasion
00:33:15i just want to let you know how thankful i am for helping me
00:33:19i mean helping us get through college we're almost there we're a team yeah
00:33:28are you hungry starving
00:33:31would you like some of this very rare generic brand 1993 uber
00:33:42i would love some
00:33:44for you
00:33:57and for me
00:34:00and a test
00:34:14to
00:34:17forever
00:34:21to forever
00:34:25and
00:34:35dinner
00:34:37is served
00:34:39ramen noodles with sliced hot dogs du jour
00:34:43my favorite
00:34:44i thought that
00:34:47filet mignon with asparagus and hollandaise sauce was your favorite
00:34:52food
00:34:54it doesn't matter what we eat
00:34:56as long as i'm with you
00:34:58let's dig in
00:35:08thank you
00:35:10you're welcome
00:35:12i don't know what i'd do without you
00:35:14you'll never have to find out
00:35:16you'll never have to find out
00:35:20one second
00:35:26may i have this dance
00:35:32you may
00:35:34you may
00:35:58sometimes we we take our love for granted
00:36:03stop doing the little things that kindled that spark in the first place.
00:36:11Just like a plant needs sunlight and water to live,
00:36:19a relationship needs constant love and nurturing so it doesn't die.
00:36:33I'm sorry.
00:39:03I have a few requests.
00:39:08What do you mean?
00:39:12It's all right here.
00:39:14Those are my stipulations.
00:39:22And I'm not asking for very much.
00:39:29So the money, this house, the car, it's all yours.
00:39:41This is absurd.
00:39:46You have to survive.
00:39:49Sign the papers.
00:39:53In 30 days.
00:39:55No.
00:39:57No.
00:39:57No.
00:39:59After Izzy's birthday.
00:40:1630 days.
00:40:1730 days.
00:40:19And in the meantime, you and I need to carry on like everything's as normal as possible for her sake.
00:40:30It's not asking very much.
00:40:32You were just prolonging the inevitable.
00:40:35It's not going to change my mind.
00:40:37Just sign the papers.
00:40:39We all heard that much, Doug.
00:40:41Okay.
00:40:48Okay.
00:40:5330 days.
00:40:54But after that, you are signing those papers.
00:41:00You have my word.
00:41:01I could understand that part of it.
00:41:08A month didn't seem unreasonable, but the words that came out of her mouth next, I thought she'd lost her mind.
00:41:17There is one other thing.
00:41:22What?
00:41:22Do you remember on our wedding day, you carried me from the church to the limousine?
00:41:35Yeah.
00:41:37Yeah, of course I do.
00:41:40I want that again.
00:41:44You're not making any sense.
00:41:46Every day, for the next 30 days, it would be just like our wedding day.
00:41:58You carry me from this room to the front door when you go to work.
00:42:09Amber, that's just stupid.
00:42:16Amber, it's not stupid to me.
00:42:22Amber, I need you to hear me.
00:42:30Our marriage is over.
00:42:35This stunt, there's nothing you can do that's going to change my mind.
00:42:41I will stay here in this marriage for 30 days, but that's it.
00:42:56I'm just not going to carry you to the door.
00:43:01I've given you the best years of my life.
00:43:03I kept my vows to you and to God.
00:43:09I have served your every need, and I have loved you with all my heart.
00:43:16You can't do this one thing.
00:43:26Don't make me beg.
00:43:28Don't make me beg.
00:43:28Don't make me beg.
00:43:33I will carry you to the door.
00:43:46But then, you're going to sign those papers, and that will be it, right?
00:43:53Nothing more, nothing else.
00:43:59That's all I want.
00:44:00I'm late for work.
00:44:15So come on, let's do this.
00:44:17Come on, come on, let's do this.
00:44:19It starts today.
00:44:22Yeah.
00:44:22Yeah.
00:44:30I felt like it was a cruel waste of time.
00:44:53One of the most awkward moments of my life.
00:44:56my wife
00:45:00had become a stranger in my arms.
00:45:19Intimacy and touch.
00:45:22I think those are the things people long for.
00:45:29It's what people need.
00:45:33And, and it's what separates the other relationships in our lives.
00:45:44What's going on?
00:45:47Mom and I are just having a little fun.
00:45:49Don't tell her about the door, please.
00:46:00I've got to go to work.
00:46:00Yeah.
00:46:01Bye, Munchkin.
00:46:02Bye.
00:46:04Love you.
00:46:05I'll see you tonight.
00:46:06I like it when Dad carries you.
00:46:19I like it too.
00:46:26Do you know how much I love you?
00:46:29Yeah.
00:46:29Do you?
00:46:33Yeah.
00:46:35Don't ever forget that.
00:46:37I won't.
00:46:38Okay.
00:46:40I'll go.
00:46:42Why are you crying?
00:46:43Oh.
00:46:45These are happy tears.
00:46:46It's all good.
00:46:50Love you.
00:46:51Love you, baby.
00:46:52I'll see you later.
00:46:54Bye-bye.
00:46:54Bye-bye.
00:46:54Bye-bye.
00:46:54Bye-bye.
00:46:56Bye-bye.
00:46:58Bye-bye.
00:46:58Bye-bye.
00:46:59Bye-bye.
00:47:22You should have seen the look on my daughter's face.
00:47:26It's like we're living in some fairy tale.
00:47:2930 days.
00:47:34Yeah.
00:47:36And you agreed?
00:47:39What was I supposed to do?
00:47:41She laid a huge guilt trip on me.
00:47:43You're supposed to say no.
00:47:45That woman's crazy.
00:47:47She needs to be institutionalized.
00:47:49I hate her for this.
00:47:50I hate her for this.
00:47:56This is going to crush my daughter even more when she finds out the truth about the divorce.
00:47:59I couldn't face the truth.
00:48:02When you're doing something that you know is wrong, deep down inside, you have to have someone to blame beside yourself.
00:48:14"'Cause listen to me."
00:48:15I had more than the truth about it.
00:48:16Oh, my God.
00:48:17I
00:48:44All right.
00:49:01Let's do this.
00:49:02Okay.
00:49:11I could smell the fragrance of her blouse.
00:49:14I realized that I hadn't looked at her in a really long time.
00:49:21I looked at her carefully.
00:49:25She wasn't young anymore.
00:49:28There were these fine wrinkles on her face.
00:49:36Our marriage had taken a toll on her.
00:49:38For a minute, I wondered what had I done to her.
00:49:55Doug.
00:49:57Doug.
00:49:57Doug, is something wrong?
00:50:03No, I...
00:50:04You what?
00:50:09I've got to go to work.
00:50:11Yeah.
00:50:11Wow.
00:50:23Two days in a row.
00:50:26This is the way I carried your mother to the car after we got married, so...
00:50:30I thought that...
00:50:34Thought what?
00:50:35We just thought it'd be fun to celebrate the whole month.
00:50:40Your birthday's coming up, and our 25th wedding anniversary's right around the corner.
00:50:45I want a marriage just like yours when I'm older.
00:50:54We want that for you too, sweetie.
00:51:00I hate to run off, but I've got to get to work.
00:51:03Love you.
00:51:04What's wrong with you?
00:51:32You're acting different.
00:51:34Carrying my wife to the front door every day is really beginning to bother me.
00:51:41You should have seen our daughter.
00:51:42She was waiting there like she was expecting it.
00:51:46You're going to put a stop to it.
00:51:48I can't.
00:51:49I promised her.
00:51:50You're going to break your promise.
00:51:52It's hard on your daughter, and I don't like it.
00:51:55It's only for 30 days.
00:51:57So you're telling me that you're going to pick her up with her body close to yours, and carry her from your room to the front door like she's some little princess for 28 more days?
00:52:10You're making it sound like it's romantic or something.
00:52:13It's not.
00:52:14It's a chore.
00:52:17You've got nothing to worry about.
00:52:19Somewhere along the line, I quit trying to make things between my wife and I special.
00:52:27The effort was gone.
00:52:30I was the problem.
00:52:35Not her.
00:52:36In only a few days, I felt myself changing back again, and at the same time, I didn't even realize why.
00:52:56Thanks for breakfast.
00:52:58You're welcome, honey.
00:53:01I made your bacon extra crispy the way you like it.
00:53:04It was perfect.
00:53:04Good.
00:53:05And I made this for your mom.
00:53:08I'm going to go see where she is.
00:53:22Amber?
00:53:23I'll be right out.
00:53:25I made you some breakfast.
00:53:29I'm not hungry right now, but I'll eat it later.
00:53:31Thanks.
00:53:33All right.
00:53:33Well, I'll just be waiting out here.
00:53:38I've got to be getting off to work soon.
00:53:39I'll be right back.
00:54:09Good morning.
00:54:22Morning.
00:54:24Who were those kids?
00:54:33Were we ever that young?
00:54:39Are you okay?
00:54:48Yeah, I'm good. I just didn't sleep very well. I was kind of tired today.
00:54:54Be good. It's all good.
00:54:57All right.
00:55:00Well, ready?
00:55:02Okay.
00:55:09You smell good.
00:55:11Thanks.
00:55:14And thanks for doing this.
00:55:17You don't have to thank me.
00:55:20I want to.
00:55:23I know you're doing this for Izzy.
00:55:26Right.
00:55:28For Izzy.
00:55:29I realized in that moment that I had let her down in the most cruel way I could.
00:55:44I had allowed a gulf to come between us.
00:55:46But on the third and the fourth days, when I lifted her up,
00:56:03I started to feel things that I hadn't felt in a long time.
00:56:12And that gulf began to narrow.
00:56:20High.
00:56:24Need you lunch?
00:56:25Oh.
00:56:27Wow.
00:56:29It's peanut butter and jelly with crushed potato chips.
00:56:31Mmm.
00:56:33That's my favorite.
00:56:35I know. You taught me how to make it.
00:56:36My favorite now, too.
00:56:39It's been a long time since I made one for you.
00:56:42It's okay.
00:56:43It's my turn now.
00:56:47You okay, Dad?
00:56:50Yeah.
00:56:52Yeah, I'm fine.
00:56:55I'll see you girls tonight, I hear.
00:57:00Love you.
00:57:07I'll be home for dinner.
00:57:08Okay.
00:57:10See you then.
00:57:12The greatest gift a father can give his children
00:57:20is to love their mother.
00:57:26And I believe that's true.
00:57:27As the days turned into weeks, I could feel myself changing inside.
00:57:33Not just emotionally, but physically.
00:57:41Spiritually, and even mentally as well.
00:57:44I even started praying and going back to church.
00:57:52Everybody was praising him the first week.
00:57:55An important part of my life that I had somehow just gotten away from.
00:58:01I didn't realize until now how all the little things add up to make a huge difference in our lives.
00:58:10And embarrass him.
00:58:11He's above embarrassment.
00:58:13He's above your fear.
00:58:14He's above your lust.
00:58:15He's above your cheating.
00:58:17You're lying.
00:58:18You're stealing.
00:58:19Is anybody here hearing what I'm saying?
00:58:21I found myself coming home from work early just to be with my family.
00:58:27My head started to clear.
00:58:29My thoughts seemed to be in line with what was truly important in my life.
00:58:38God and family.
00:58:40I started to look forward to each morning with my wife.
00:58:45Not my time with the other woman.
00:58:49Though I didn't tell her about this.
00:58:51I also noticed that it became easier to carry her out as the month went by.
00:58:57Perhaps my everyday workouts were making me stronger.
00:59:06What are you doing?
00:59:10I'm eating this sandwich my daughter made.
00:59:14Is there a problem with that?
00:59:17Nope.
00:59:19Here.
00:59:21You should try something.
00:59:22It's really good.
00:59:23No, thank you.
00:59:26Alright.
00:59:28Suit yourself.
00:59:29But you don't know what you're missing.
00:59:30What is wrong with you?
00:59:34Nothing is wrong with me.
00:59:36I'm just enjoying a sandwich is all.
00:59:38You can't keep your hands off me usually.
00:59:40And you haven't touched me in weeks.
00:59:52I'm just tired.
00:59:55Can't sleep at night?
00:59:58No, not really.
00:59:59Is she keeping you up?
01:00:08No.
01:00:11What are you two doing?
01:00:15I want to know.
01:00:19Answer me!
01:00:20We are not doing anything.
01:00:22I'm just not sleeping is all.
01:00:24I'm not stupid, Doug.
01:00:25I can smell her perfume all over you.
01:00:27Okay.
01:00:29Alright, maybe she's putting on her perfume a little heavily in the morning and it's getting
01:00:32all over my suit as I carry her to the door.
01:00:34Please, she's trying to seduce you.
01:00:38Is there more going on here than you're telling me?
01:00:40No, there is nothing more going on.
01:00:43I don't believe you.
01:00:45Nothing is happening.
01:00:50It's her that I don't trust.
01:00:55Look, she is just trying to keep her family together.
01:01:00That is the same thing that any decent human being would be trying to do.
01:01:03Then let's call the whole damn thing off and you can go back to your boring little life
01:01:07with your boring little wife.
01:01:08That's not what I want.
01:01:10You better figure things out really fast because I'm not going to play second fiddle to her.
01:01:16Where are you going?
01:01:17I am going to work.
01:01:19Since when?
01:01:20You never go in until noon.
01:01:21Since my business is falling apart.
01:01:26I'll call you later.
01:01:33This is nice.
01:01:40Yeah.
01:01:42You used to bring me here a lot during your lunch breaks.
01:01:46I used to come here all the time.
01:01:50Why did we stop?
01:01:53I don't know.
01:01:57Probably my fault.
01:02:03Are you okay?
01:02:07Yeah, I'm just...
01:02:09Just taking in the fresh air.
01:02:14All right.
01:02:15All right.
01:02:33Is she pretty?
01:02:55Does she make you happy?
01:03:06No.
01:03:08No, she doesn't make me happy.
01:03:10Then why?
01:03:14I've been asking myself that same question for these last three weeks and I don't have a good answer.
01:03:21I'm sorry.
01:03:23Don't say anything.
01:03:25Not until you're sure what it is you want to do.
01:03:37Thanks for bringing me here.
01:03:46I so wanted to pour my heart out to her right there and then.
01:03:50And somehow she knew I wasn't ready.
01:03:58It wasn't the right time.
01:04:00At that point, it was more for me and to relieve my own guilt than to tell her how much I wanted her back.
01:04:15And how sorry I was.
01:04:19How sorry I was.
01:04:28Here.
01:04:29Amber, let me help you with that.
01:04:32I realized that she had grown so thin that that was the reason I could carry her out more easily.
01:04:42I love you.
01:04:42I love you, Amber.
01:04:51I love you.
01:05:06Do you know what she days?
01:05:30Is it?
01:05:32Yes, I do.
01:05:37I've got something I need to take care of.
01:05:38And then I'll be back.
01:05:47Okay.
01:05:48I knew Isabelle loved seeing me hold her mother in my arms.
01:05:55Carrying her out each morning had become an essential part of her life.
01:06:00Our children are more aware of our lives through our actions than we think they are.
01:06:10Why couldn't I see that more clearly when it mattered the most?
01:06:13Look who's here.
01:06:21You ready?
01:06:22Yep.
01:06:23Uh, ready for what?
01:06:25He's taking me to school.
01:06:27Nice.
01:06:28Come on, let's go.
01:06:30See you later.
01:06:31Bye, Mom.
01:06:32Bye.
01:06:33Can we wrap it top down?
01:06:35But of course.
01:06:36Oh.
01:06:43I knew exactly what I had to do.
01:06:49What I wanted to do.
01:06:50You must be sick.
01:06:52No, I feel fine.
01:06:53Very clear-headed, actually.
01:06:55Oh, she's putting a guilt trip on you.
01:06:58She's using your daughter to fix a dead marriage.
01:07:00This isn't about our daughter.
01:07:02Well, then what is it?
01:07:03This.
01:07:04All of this.
01:07:05It's wrong.
01:07:05It's been wrong from the start.
01:07:07Don't get all high and mighty with me.
01:07:09No, I take full responsibility.
01:07:10You blame me.
01:07:11I blame myself.
01:07:12Your marriage is dead, boring, uneventful.
01:07:15It got boring and uneventful because I didn't value the details of our lives anymore.
01:07:19Not because we don't love each other.
01:07:25What are you saying?
01:07:30I'm saying that I never loved you.
01:07:34This was a mistake.
01:07:37A sick addiction.
01:07:38I'm always going to have to live with the guilt of what I've done to my family and the shame of what I've put them through.
01:07:48And if you have any remorse whatsoever, you will get on your knees like I have and you will beg God for forgiveness.
01:07:53And if she'll take me back, I'm not divorcing her.
01:08:02You and I are through.
01:08:06Yeah, we are.
01:08:08And have a good life.
01:08:22Go to hell.
01:08:26I probably will.
01:08:28I could finally see her for who she was.
01:08:31It was like looking into the eyes of the devil.
01:08:36On the other hand,
01:08:37I could see the beauty
01:08:41and the
01:08:43tender nature of those sacred vows that I had taken out with my wife.
01:08:48My marriage was everything good that I'd ever had.
01:09:02How could I abuse the most precious gift that I had been given
01:09:05in this life?
01:09:08Why couldn't I see it sooner?
01:09:17I wish I could go back and change everything.
01:09:21But I can't.
01:09:31Hi.
01:09:32Hi.
01:09:32Um, I need a dozen of the most beautiful long stem roses you have.
01:09:40Something over there.
01:09:41Those are beautiful.
01:09:41Well, you came to the right place.
01:09:45Who's the lucky one?
01:09:47My wife.
01:09:48Oh, anniversary, I presume?
01:09:50No, I just wanted to tell her I love her.
01:09:54Um, do you want to write something on a card?
01:09:57Would you write it for me?
01:09:58My hands are shaking.
01:09:59Yeah.
01:09:59Yeah, sure.
01:10:00Sure.
01:10:02What do you want it to say?
01:10:06Um, my darling Amber, I know that I don't deserve it, but I hope, no, I pray that you
01:10:28can find it in your heart.
01:10:32To forgive me, I promise.
01:10:36Amber!
01:10:38That I will carry you to the front door.
01:10:41Honey!
01:10:42Every day for the rest of our lives.
01:10:45Amber!
01:10:46For eternity.
01:10:49If the heavens
01:10:49will allow.
01:10:55Amber!
01:10:58Love you forever.
01:11:00Doug.
01:11:02Amber!
01:11:11Sweetheart!
01:11:16Amber!
01:11:16Amber!
01:11:16Amber!
01:11:41Amber!
01:11:41Amber!
01:11:41Oh, my God.
01:12:11You see, I believe that we're put here to choose for ourselves.
01:12:29And I guess in the end, you can only hope that you've learned forgiveness.
01:12:35And hopefully, you leave the world a better place.
01:12:44My world has been blessed because of the two of you.
01:12:56I love you so much.
01:12:59I ache from it.
01:13:01And a love like that, it doesn't fade.
01:13:07It doesn't ever go away.
01:13:10So, let that be your anchor.
01:13:18When things seem tough.
01:13:23I love you both.
01:13:26Everything I am.
01:13:28I love you.
01:13:39There's nothing I can say or do to bring her back.
01:13:41I don't think there's anything I can do to be forgiven.
01:13:54Amber forgave you a long time ago, Doug.
01:13:59I know in my heart that the Lord is waiting with open arms to forgive you as well.
01:14:05You just need to learn to forgive yourself.
01:14:12Sometimes, that's the hardest part.
01:14:15Your broken heart and sorrow are evident.
01:14:20That's all the Savior Jesus Christ asks for.
01:14:23Amber came to me in confidence when she first found out she was terminal.
01:14:38And asked me to give you and your daughter these letters.
01:14:45I hope it has the answers you're looking for.
01:14:57I'll go and talk with Isabel for a few minutes and give you some time.
01:15:02My dearest Doug.
01:15:31Look, I wish you were reading this letter under different circumstances.
01:15:37But there are some things I need you to know.
01:15:43Life is short.
01:15:46So fragile.
01:15:48We never know when it's our time to be called home.
01:15:51I can only imagine how hard this is on you and our Isabel.
01:15:59I wanted to tell you of my illness, but it came suddenly.
01:16:04And I felt this was the right way.
01:16:08I want you to know that I completely and unconditionally forgive you.
01:16:15All that matters now is that you made the right choice, and you came home.
01:16:20Is my dad going to be okay?
01:16:35He's going to be just fine.
01:16:37And so are you.
01:16:40He just needs a little time to himself.
01:16:44He's discovering some things that are important to him.
01:16:47Your mom was a wonderful person.
01:16:54You remind me of her.
01:17:00She asked me to give this to you.
01:17:03I'm going to go for a little walk while you read that.
01:17:13You are the man of my dreams and the father of our child.
01:17:20Hold on to that.
01:17:21You are the man of my dreams and the father of our child.
01:17:23You are the man of my dreams and the father of our child.
01:17:24You are the man of my dreams and the father of our child.
01:17:25Don't be sad about me.
01:17:27Rather, look up at the sky and smile.
01:17:32Feel the sun on your face and know it's me warming you.
01:17:39Be happy, Izzy.
01:17:41May God be with you until we meet again.
01:17:44I love you with all of my heart.
01:17:48Mom.
01:17:48Mom.
01:18:14Mom.
01:18:18Oh
01:18:48Oh
01:18:52Oh
01:18:56Oh
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