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My faithful wife ( HD )
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00:00:04I 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,
00:00:21take you, Doug,
00:00:23to be my husband,
00:00:25my partner,
00:00:26and my one true love.
00:00:28I promise to cherish our union
00:00:32and love you every day
00:00:35more than I did the day before.
00:00:40I promise to trust and respect you
00:00:45and laugh and cry with you
00:00:50and love you faithfully
00:00:52through the bad and the good.
00:00:58No matter what obstacles we may face,
00:01:02I give you my hand,
00:01:05my heart,
00:01:07and my love
00:01:10from this day forward
00:01:13as long as we both shall live.
00:01:17I, 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
00:01:34to be your faithful partner
00:01:36and sickness and health,
00:01:40for richer or for poorer
00:01:42and 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,
00:01:58and 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,
00:02:13I now pronounce you husband and wife
00:02:18and I kiss the bride.
00:02:34Our world felt like a storybook.
00:02:37We were unstoppable.
00:02:39Eternity was ours
00:02:40just for the taking.
00:02:58That was the beginning of something beautiful
00:03:00and in retrospect,
00:03:03the end of our innocence.
00:03:12That was
00:03:16a magical day.
00:03:19Like a fairy tale come true.
00:03:23It's something I
00:03:26I've always dreamed about
00:03:28ever since I was a little girl.
00:03:31to have my
00:03:33knight in shining armor
00:03:36carry me from
00:03:38the 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
00:03:53blinded by lust
00:03:56and greed.
00:03:59But it's all a mirage.
00:04:03The grass is
00:04:05never 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 to say to me.
00:04:17But I never listened.
00:04:21But I hear it now.
00:04:23Loud and clear.
00:04:26Don't go.
00:04:32No.
00:04:34I've got to get back to work.
00:04:36Take the dam.
00:04:42I can't.
00:04:45Somebody's got to pay for this place.
00:04:47Your love doesn't come cheap.
00:04:49No, but I'm worth it.
00:04:54Yeah, 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.
00:05:21It's that time.
00:05:23Can you 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.
00:05:45She 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.
00:06:13I've got to 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.
00:06:39A little special night.
00:06:40Oh, I just want it to be
00:06:42nice for your dad.
00:06:45Seems he's been working
00:06:46late every night.
00:06:50Do you think you can come
00:06:51to my karate tournament
00:06:51this weekend?
00:06:52Oh, I sure hope so.
00:06:53I know how much it 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.
00:07:09I absolutely dreaded going 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.
00:07:27Even seeing my daughter
00:07:28was hard.
00:07:30I adored her,
00:07:33but it riddled me with 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.
00:07:50I got tied up.
00:07:52Hey, 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.
00:08:04Good night.
00:08:07I'm glad you're home.
00:08:13Let me go warm up dinner.
00:08:24Thanks for dinner.
00:08:28It's my pleasure.
00:08:31But you're not eating much.
00:08:33You 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?
00:08:51Look, Amber,
00:08:52I can't do this anymore.
00:08:57What on earth
00:08:57are you talking about?
00:08:58Us.
00:09:01Our marriage.
00:09:08Where on earth
00:09:09is this coming from?
00:09:12Amber,
00:09:14you are a good person.
00:09:17I'm just not happy.
00:09:19I feel like we've been
00:09:20growing apart, like,
00:09:22like 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.
00:09:36I see.
00:09:38I see.
00:09:39Isn't this just a little bit cliche?
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.
00:10:02I can't believe this.
00:10:07This is hard for me to say, Amber,
00:10:09but I don't love you anymore.
00:10:16I'm sorry.
00:10:19You're sorry.
00:10:23Really.
00:10:25Have you stopped to think
00:10:27for a moment
00:10:28what this is going to 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 you don't love anymore.
00:11:00I can't get her look of 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
00:11:12the pain you caused them.
00:11:16I wasn't always like this.
00:11:19I 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
00:11:29the moment
00:11:29I laid eyes on her.
00:11:40Can I help you?
00:11:42I'm here to pick up Amber
00:11:43for the
00:11:47dance.
00:11:48And you are?
00:11:51Your name's Um?
00:11:56Doug.
00:11:58Doug, that's my name.
00:12:00And?
00:12:03And
00:12:04I'm
00:12:05here to
00:12:07pick her up
00:12:08for the prom.
00:12:09I
00:12:09I
00:12:12girls ask
00:12:13guys I
00:12:13I thought she would have
00:12:15mentioned something.
00:12:16She did.
00:12:18I was just expecting
00:12:20someone different.
00:12:22Uh
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.
00:12:37You have her home by 11
00:12:39or I'll come looking for you.
00:12:42You don't want that.
00:12:44Yeah
00:12:4411 o'clock sharp
00:12:46you
00:12:47you 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.
00:12:56It'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
00:13:06first base.
00:13:07Robert
00:13:08I
00:13:09I
00:13:10I don't even know what that is
00:13:11but
00:13:11I
00:13:13promise you won'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?
00:13:20You can't outsmart a fox.
00:13:22I've been in the hen house pal.
00:13:25I
00:13:25I don't
00:13:26I don't even know what that is
00:13:27but I
00:13:28I
00:13:28I promise you I won'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 he 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 without stabbing you.
00:14:14Okay.
00:14:17Ow!
00:14:20Don't.
00:14:27Okay.
00:14:30I
00:14:31I
00:14:34actually made this for you.
00:14:36It's
00:14:38it's not that great is it?
00:14:41I think it's beautiful.
00:14:55Perfect.
00:14:58I've never actually worn one of these before.
00:15:01Well you look very handsome.
00:15:09Parents are truly watching us right now.
00:15:14Should we go?
00:15:16Yeah let's go.
00:15:41What I wouldn't give to go
00:15:43back in time
00:15:45and share that
00:15:45moment with you again.
00:15:51we were
00:15:52we were so innocent
00:15:54and you
00:15:58you were
00:16:00so cute
00:16:01so charming.
00:16:05I
00:16:06think it's safe to say I was
00:16:08smitten with you from the very beginning.
00:16:12Did you tell her?
00:16:16Yeah.
00:16:18What'd she say?
00:16:31What'd she say?
00:16:36Are you okay?
00:16:42I've just never
00:16:44heard her cry like that before.
00:16:48It'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 with my daughter there.
00:16:58I'll grab my things over the next few days.
00:17:05You'd stay with me
00:17:07until we get a place of our own.
00:17:15Did 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
00:17:30I could hardly give her
00:17:31a satisfactory answer.
00:17:34She had lost my heart
00:17:36to another woman.
00:17:37I
00:17:38I didn't love her anymore.
00:17:41I just pitied her.
00:17:45Or so I thought at the time.
00:17:47Give her me a ton.
00:17:50Give her me a human.
00:17:51I'm sorry.
00:18:14Give her me a human.
00:18:18How is Izzy?
00:18:21She waited up for you again.
00:18:28I'll go talk to her in a minute.
00:18:36I'm sorry this has to be done right now, but it'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 the house, your car, half the money we have in the bank.
00:18:52You and Izzy will be well taken care of.
00:18:55I promise.
00:19:11It's your family.
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.
00:19:24Okay.
00:19:26So did you, uh, look 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.
00:19:34Oh, um, I haven't gotten around to that yet.
00:19:39What do you mean, good?
00:19:41What do you mean, good?
00:19:45Never mind.
00:19:47You're acting really strange.
00:19:49What's going on?
00:19:54I think that we might be a little bit too young to be thinking about marriage.
00:20:04That's all you've been talking about for the last year, Amber.
00:20:08I know.
00:20:09I just, I feel like we need more time to think about it, you know?
00:20:16And then we'll, we'll meet back up after, after college.
00:20:22Wait.
00:20:27Are you breaking up with me?
00:20:30That's not what I said.
00:20:32Then what are you saying?
00:20:35That maybe, um, we should see other people.
00:20:42Look, Doug, forever is a really, really long time, Doug.
00:20:46I can't believe this.
00:20:47I just wanted a hamburger.
00:20:52Look, this, this isn't some permanent, this isn't some permanent thing, Doug.
00:21:00I just need to be sure.
00:21:02I know what I want.
00:21:03I thought you did too.
00:21:06You're the last person I'd ever want to hurt.
00:21:10I'm sorry.
00:21:12This is coming from your dad, isn't it?
00:21:15No.
00:21:17Yeah, it is.
00:21:18He's never liked me since 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 because he's loaded and I'm poor.
00:21:32No, he, he just thinks.
00:21:35What?
00:21:36Thinks that what?
00:21:40He thinks that I'm way below his precious daughter.
00:21:44Because I grew up in foster care.
00:21:47Because I don't know my real parents and I've never had a real family.
00:21:52So what?
00:21:54It's not my fault I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
00:22:01Yeah, life's hard, but you know what?
00:22:04I'm going to prove him wrong.
00:22:06I'm going to be really successful.
00:22:08I'm going to make a great husband to 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 as much as I love you.
00:22:17I'm going to be here for you, Amber.
00:22:19However long it takes.
00:22:22Because I know that you're supposed to be my wife.
00:22:32I think that must have been so hard for you.
00:22:38What are you talking about?
00:22:40When we were young, in that diner, and I said I wanted to see other people.
00:22:53You were right.
00:22:54It wasn't what I wanted.
00:22:59My father was pressuring me.
00:23:03I'm really sorry I put you through that.
00:23:09None of that matters anymore.
00:23:12It matters to me.
00:23:16Amber.
00:23:19Don't make this harder than it has to be.
00:23:23Just sign the papers.
00:23:26Just sign the papers.
00:24:07I'm sorry if I woke you.
00:24:09I was already awake.
00:24:11I was waiting for you to come.
00:24:14Had to work late.
00:24:17You always work late.
00:24:21You're never home anymore.
00:24:25How's school?
00:24:27Keeping those grades up?
00:24:33Always.
00:24:34That's my girl.
00:24:39Well, early day tomorrow.
00:24:43Get some rest.
00:24:48Dad.
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 seem like they're getting divorced lately.
00:25:19I don't want that to ever happen to you and mom.
00:25:28All that matters is that you know that both your mom and I love you very much.
00:25:35And that will never change.
00:25:37And that will never change.
00:25:39Okay?
00:25:42All right.
00:25:44Good night.
00:25:46Kids just sense things.
00:25:48They're more intuitive than we give them credit for.
00:25:52I have to live with it.
00:25:53All the guilt.
00:25:56All the shame.
00:26:00I'm haunted.
00:26:02So 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, of course she is.
00:26:24She's planning something, I know it.
00:26:26She's just trying to cope.
00:26:27I shadowed her whole world.
00:26:29That woman is no saint.
00:26:31She 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?
00:26:54No, 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.
00:27:21If you think that I've been insensitive.
00:27:25But I have feelings too.
00:27:30It's just a bad situation all around.
00:27:35Sit down.
00:27:38This is going to be over soon.
00:27:41And 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.
00:28:07Sometimes people come into our lives and they appear to be something that they're not.
00:28:18Like a wolf in sheep's clothing.
00:28:23Like 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.
00:28:38It seems family is being targeted for destruction more now than ever.
00:28:51And without God in our lives, we have nothing.
00:28:56We need to turn to Him often.
00:29:02And 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, will you please just wait a minute?
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.
00:29:48He 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 or beg for food on the street.
00:30:15Back when we were in high school, I had...
00:30:17There were nights when I slept on the street with the bums.
00:30:21Why didn't you ever...
00:30:23Say 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.
00:30:44I'm not good enough for daddy's little girl.
00:30:46That is not true.
00:30:48You'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.
00:31:06I would live in a cardboard box with you.
00:31:16Let me in.
00:31:20I'm not going to hurt you.
00:31:29I can't.
00:31:33Doug, you 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.
00:31:51Okay?
00:31:59You had such character, even at a young age.
00:32:05And 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.
00:32:19And that night changed everything.
00:32:25Because I was able to stand up for someone I loved.
00:32:33I 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.
00:32:41I couldn't have done any of it without her.
00:32:44What I wouldn't do to have those moments back again with her.
00:32:47I don't need a net to save me or parachute to raise me if I'm crashing into you.
00:33:05Hey.
00:33:06Hey.
00:33:07I missed you.
00:33:13What's the special occasion?
00:33:16I just want to let you know how thankful I am for helping me.
00:33:19I mean, helping us get through college.
00:33:25We're almost there.
00:33:26We're a team.
00:33:28Yeah.
00:33:29Are you hungry?
00:33:30Starving.
00:33:37Would you like some of this very rare generic brand 1993 Uber?
00:33:43I would love some.
00:33:45Okay.
00:33:56For you.
00:33:58And for me.
00:34:12And a test.
00:34:18To...
00:34:19Forever.
00:34:24To forever.
00:34:35And dinner is served.
00:34:40Ramen noodles with sliced hot dogs du jour.
00:34:43My favorite.
00:34:45I thought that filet mignon with asparagus and hollandaise sauce was your favorite.
00:34:53It doesn't matter what we eat.
00:34:56As long as I'm with you.
00:34:58Let's dig in.
00:35:10You're welcome.
00:35:12I don't know what to do without you.
00:35:15You'll never have to find out.
00:35:21One second.
00:35:31May I have this dance?
00:35:34You may.
00:35:35We can live our whole lives.
00:35:55Sometimes we...
00:35:58We take our love for granted.
00:36:01And we stop doing the little things that kindled that spark in the first place.
00:36:11And just like a plant needs sunlight and water to live,
00:36:18A relationship needs constant love and nurturing.
00:36:23So it doesn't die.
00:36:27Okay.
00:36:28Chi-Man.
00:36:43I don't know what to do.
00:36:44I don't know what to do.
00:36:45We don't know what to do.
00:36:47So...
00:36:47So...
00:36:48So...
00:36:48So...
00:38:55I don't want anything from you, Doug.
00:39:01But I do have a few requests.
00:39:08What do you mean?
00:39:13It's all right here.
00:39:20Those are my stipulations.
00:39:25And I'm not asking for very much.
00:39:27So that money, this house, the car, it's all yours.
00:39:42This is absurd.
00:39:46You have to survive.
00:39:49Sign the papers.
00:39:53In 30 days.
00:39:55No.
00:39:58No.
00:40:14After Izzy's birthday.
00:40:1830 days.
00:40:20I think you and I need to carry on like everything's as normal as possible for her's sake.
00:40:30It's not asking very much.
00:40:33You are just prolonging the inevitable.
00:40:35It's not going to change my mind.
00:40:37Just sign the papers.
00:40:39We owe her that much, Doug.
00:41:00We owe her that much, Doug.
00:41:08It 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.
00:41:21What?
00:41:24Do 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.
00:41:48Every day.
00:41:51For the next 30 days.
00:41:56Be 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.
00:42:11That's just stupid.
00:42:17Amber.
00:42:19It's not stupid to me.
00:42:21Amber.
00:42:23I need you to hear me.
00:42:30Our marriage is over.
00:42:35This...
00:42:37This...
00:42:37This stunt...
00:42:39There's nothing you can do that's going to change my mind.
00:42:45I will stay here in this marriage for 30 days.
00:42:50But...
00:42:52That'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.
00:43:06I 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.
00:43:37Okay.
00:43:41I will carry you to the door.
00:43:46But then...
00:43:47You're going to sign those papers.
00:43:50And that will be it, right?
00:43:53Nothing more. Nothing else.
00:43:54That's...
00:43:59That's all I want.
00:44:03Okay.
00:44:10I'm late for work.
00:44:15So come on. Let's do this.
00:44:17Come on. Come on. Let's do this.
00:44:19Let's...
00:44:19It starts today.
00:44:22Yeah.
00:44:45I felt like it was a cruel waste of time.
00:44:53One of the most awkward moments of my life.
00:45:00My wife...
00:45:02Had become a stranger in my arms.
00:45:19Intimacy and touch.
00:45:24I think those are the things people long for.
00:45:29It's what people need.
00:45:32It's what people need.
00:45:33And...
00:45:34And it's what...
00:45:36Separates the other relationships in our lives.
00:45:44What's going on?
00:45:47Mom and I are just having a little fun.
00:45:50Don't tell her about the door.
00:45:52Please.
00:45:59I've got to go to work.
00:46:00Yeah.
00:46:01Bye much, kid.
00:46:02Bye.
00:46:04Love you.
00:46:05I'll see you tonight.
00:46:17I like it when Dad carries you.
00:46:20So do I.
00:46:21I like it too.
00:46:26Do you know how much I love you?
00:46:29Yeah.
00:46:30Do you?
00:46:32Yeah.
00:46:35Don't ever forget that.
00:46:37I won't.
00:46:38Okay.
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.
00:47:00Bye.
00:47:22I should have seen the look on my daughter's face.
00:47:26It's like we're living in some...
00:47:28fairy tale.
00:47:3230 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.
00:47:46She needs to be institutionalized.
00:47:50I hate her for this.
00:47:56This is gonna crush my daughter even more when she finds out the truth about the divorce.
00:48:02I couldn't face the truth.
00:48:06When you're doing something that you know is wrong,
00:48:10deep down inside you have to have someone to blame beside yourself.
00:48:15No.
00:48:18No.
00:48:25No.
00:48:27No.
00:48:35I just wanted to take a walk on you.
00:48:36To the child myself.
00:48:37Oh, no.
00:48:59All right, let'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.
00:49:41For a minute I wondered, what had I done to her?
00:49:54Doug.
00:49:56Doug.
00:49:59Is something wrong?
00:50:02No, I...
00:50:04You what?
00:50:09I've got to go to work.
00:50:11Yeah.
00:50:22Wow, two days in a row.
00:50:26This is the way I carried your mother to the car after we got married, so I 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.
00:50:49I 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.
00:51:27What's wrong with you?
00:51:32You're acting different.
00:51:37Carrying 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.
00:51:46Then put a stop to it.
00:51:48I can't.
00:51:49I promised her.
00:51:50Then break your promise.
00:51:51It's hard on your daughter, and I don't like it.
00:51:55It's only for 30 days.
00:52:00So you're telling me that you're going to pick her up with her body close to yours
00:52:04and carry her from your room to the front door like she's some little princess for 28 more days?
00:52:11You're making it sound like it's romantic or something.
00:52:13It's not.
00:52:14It's a chore.
00:52:18You've got nothing to worry about.
00:52:22Somewhere along the line, I quit trying to make things between my wife and I special.
00:52:28The effort was gone.
00:52:31I was the problem.
00:52:35Not her.
00:52:39I felt no longer.
00:52:39In only a few days, I felt myself changing back again and at the same time, I didn't even realize
00:52:47why.
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.
00:53:05Good.
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.
00:53:34Well, I'll just be waiting out here.
00:53:38I've got to be getting off to work soon.
00:53:54I'll be right back.
00:54:21Good morning.
00:54:22Morning.
00:54:27Who were those kids?
00:54:33Were we ever that young?
00:54:45You okay?
00:54:48Yeah.
00:54:49All good.
00:54:50I just didn't sleep very well.
00:54:51I was kind of tired today.
00:54:54Be good.
00:54:55It's all good.
00:54:57All right.
00:54:59Well, 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.
00:55:21I want to.
00:55:23I know you're doing this for Izzy.
00:55:26Right.
00:55:28Really.
00:55:33I 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.
00:55:49But 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.
00:56:15And that gulf began to narrow.
00:56:20Hi.
00:56:24You need to lunch?
00:56:25Oh, wow.
00:56:29It's peanut butter and jelly with crushed potato chips.
00:56:33That's my favorite.
00:56:35I know.
00:56:35You 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.
00:57:16The greatest gift a father can give his children is 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, not just emotionally,
00:57:36but physically, spiritually, and even mentally as well.
00:57:47I 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.
00:58:02I didn't realize until now how all the little things add up to make a huge difference in our lives.
00:58:20I found myself coming home from work early just to be with my family.
00:58:27My head started to clear.
00:58:30My thoughts seemed to be in line with what was truly important in my life.
00:58:38God and family.
00:58:42I started to look forward to each morning with my wife, not 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.
00:59:04Hmm.
00:59:09What are you doing?
00:59:11I'm eating the sandwich my daughter made.
00:59:14Is there a problem with that?
00:59:17Nope.
00:59:19Here.
00:59:21You should try some.
00:59:22It's really good.
00:59:23No, thank you.
00:59:26All right.
00:59:28Suit yourself, but 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, and you haven't touched me in weeks.
00:59:52I'm just tired.
00:59:55You can't sleep at night.
00:59:58No, not really.
01:00:05Is she keeping you up?
01:00:08No.
01:00:11Then what 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.
01:00:29All right.
01:00:29Maybe she's putting on her perfume a little heavily in the morning, and it's getting all
01:00:33over my suit as I carry her to the door.
01:00:34Please.
01:00:35She's trying to seduce you.
01:00:38Is there more going on here than you're telling me?
01:00:40No.
01:00:41There is nothing more going on.
01:00:42I don't believe you.
01:00:45Nothing is happening.
01:00:50It's her that I don't trust.
01:00:56Look, 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
01:01:13to 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.
01:01:37This is nice.
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...
01:02:11Just taking in the fresh air.
01:02:14All right.
01:02:15I don't know.
01:02:16I don't know.
01:02:22I don't know.
01:02:23I don't know.
01:02:24I don't know.
01:02:26I don't know.
01:02:27I don't know.
01:02:28I don't know.
01:02:31I don't know.
01:02:32I don't know.
01:02:34I don't know.
01:02:37I don't know.
01:02:38I don't know.
01:02:38I don't know.
01:02:41I don't know.
01:02:42I don't know.
01:02:42I don't know.
01:02:43I don't know.
01:02:43I don't know.
01:02:44I don't know.
01:02:54Is she pretty?
01:03:01Does she make you happy?
01:03:05No.
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.
01:03:27Not 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, and somehow she knew I wasn't
01:03:56ready.
01:03:59It wasn't the right time.
01:04:04At that point, it was more for me and to relieve my own guilt than to tell her how much
01:04:14I wanted her back and how sorry I was.
01:04:28Here.
01:04:31Let 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.
01:04:50I love you, Amber.
01:04:53I love you, Amber.
01:05:05I love you.
01:05:29Do you know what she is?
01:05:32Yes, I do.
01:05:37I've got something I need to take care of.
01:05:41And then I'll be back.
01:05:48I knew Isabelle loved seeing me hold her mother in my arms.
01:05:54Carrying her out each morning had become an essential part of her life.
01:05:59Our 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?
01:06:15Look 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, Mom.
01:06:34Can we wrap this top down?
01:06:35But of course.
01:06:36Oh.
01:06:46I 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.
01:07:01Well, 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.
01:07:14Boring.
01:07:15Uneventful.
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, Dad, I never loved you.
01:07:34This was a mistake.
01:07:37A sick addiction.
01:07:41I'm always going to have to live with the guilt of what I've done to my family and the
01:07:44shame 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
01:07:52will beg God for forgiveness.
01:07:55I love my wife.
01:07:58And if she'll take me back, I'm not divorcing her.
01:08:05You and I are through.
01:08:07Yeah, we are.
01:08:20And 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, I could see the beauty and the tender nature of those sacred vows that
01:08:47that I had taken out with my wife.
01:08:54My marriage was everything good that I'd ever had.
01:09:02How could I abuse the most precious gift that I've been given?
01:09:07In this life.
01:09:12Why couldn't I see it sooner?
01:09:17I wish I could go back and change anything.
01:09:20I bet I can.
01:09:34I need a dozen of the most beautiful long stem roses you have.
01:09:40Something over there.
01:09:41Those are people.
01:09:41Well, you came to the right place.
01:09:45Who's the lucky one?
01:09:47My wife.
01:09:49Anniversary, 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, yeah, sure.
01:10:02What do you want it to say?
01:10:05Um, my darling Amber.
01:10:14I know that I don't deserve it.
01:10:21But I hope, no, I pray that you can find it in your heart
01:10:32to forgive me.
01:10:34I promise.
01:10:36Amber!
01:10:38That I will carry you to the front door.
01:10:41Honey!
01:10:42Every day.
01:10:43For the rest of our lives.
01:10:45Amber!
01:10:46For eternity.
01:10:48If the heavens
01:10:52will allow.
01:10:55Amber!
01:10:57Love you forever, Doug.
01:11:02Amber?
01:11:04Amber?
01:11:10Sweetheart?
01:11:15Amber?
01:11:32Amber.
01:11:48Oh, oh.
01:11:59Oh!
01:12:02Oh!
01:12:03Oh!
01:12:05Oh...
01:12:05Oh!
01:12:07Oh!
01:12:09Ha!
01:12:12Oh!
01:12:21you see i believe
01:12:24that we're put here to choose for ourselves and i guess in the end you can only hope that
01:12:34you've learned forgiveness
01:12:38and hopefully you leave the world a better place
01:12:44my world
01:12:48has been blessed
01:12:51because of the two of you
01:12:56i love you so much
01:12:59i ache from it
01:13:04and a love like that it doesn't fade it doesn't ever go away
01:13:12so let that be your anchor when things seem tough
01:13:23i love you both
01:13:26everything i am
01:13:29i love you
01:13:39there's nothing i can say or do to bring her back
01:13:51i 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
01:14:02that the lord is waiting with open arms to forgive you as well
01:14:08you just need to learn to forgive yourself
01:14:12sometimes that's the hardest part
01:14:14your broken heart and sorrow are evident
01:14:20that's all the savior jesus christ asks for
01:14:26you
01:14:26it's up to you to reach out to him
01:14:31amber came to me in confidence
01:14:34when she first found out she was terminal
01:14:38and asked me
01:14:41to give you and your daughter
01:14:44these letters
01:14:46i 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
01:15:28my dearest doug
01:15:32i wish you were reading this letter under different circumstances
01:15:36but 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
01:15:53i 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 and i felt this was the right way
01:16:08i want you to know that i completely and unconditionally forgive you
01:16:16all that matters now is that you made the right choice and you came home
01:16:32is my dad gonna be okay
01:16:35he's gonna 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
01:16:49your mom was a wonderful person
01:16:54you remind me of her
01:17:00she asked me to give this to you
01:17:05you
01:17:05i'm gonna go for a little walk
01:17:07while you read that
01:17:13you are
01:17:15the man of my dreams
01:17:17and the father of our child
01:17:20hold on to that
01:17:23you
01:17:24above all
01:17:24baby girl don't be sad about me
01:17:26rather
01:17:27look up at the sky
01:17:30and smile
01:17:32feel the sun on your face
01:17:34and know it's me
01:17:37warming you
01:17:39be happy Izzy
01:17:40may god be with you until we meet again
01:17:44i love you with all of my heart
01:17:48mom
01:18:20i love you
01:18:30you
01:18:55i love you
01:18:58you
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