Did You Hear About the Morgans? (Not Just a Movie Review)

Yesterday was our "we time" (that's how my husband and I call our time together, away from the kids). Watching movies is our favorite activity together. Last week, I wrote about the movie The Tooth Fairy . This time, we watched "Did You Hear About the Morgans?".

Good thing I haven't read about the awful movie reviews prior to watching it, or else, I could've missed writing valuable lessons about relationships, particularly that of a husband and wife. Since we consider February a "love month", allow me to share this to you, not just as another movie review 'though (there'd been plenty of reviews already and believe me, the movie received the worst critical comments. Yet, I enjoyed it!).

"Did You Hear About the Morgans?" is a romantic comedy movie which stars Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker. Grant is Paul Morgan, a lawyer, married to Meryl Morgan (Parker), a high-end real estate broker. The New Yorker couple, both successful in their own fields, separated due to Paul's infidelity. As Paul tries to win his wife back, he invited her for dinner and they witnessed a murder. Both were placed in a government Witness Protection Program and were forced to relocate in what they called "the most friendliest town in the world", Ray, Wyoming.

The tiny town of Wyoming's neighborhood somehow rekindled their love and passion as they spent time gazing on the stars at night, jogging the whole town in the morning and by just merely talking and laughing about simple things.

The movie reviews I've read focused mainly on the lead actors' appearances (Grant and SJP didn't have chemistry and they looked so old) and acting (monotones and stereotyped), soppy script, boring scenes, etc. While I agreed to some, I dwelt on the positive side of the movie - the moral lesson.

The movie talked about divorce and infidelity. Two things I have no right to talk about since I am not an expert on love and relationship. But I'm happy that the movie gave importance on communication and spending "quality" time. It's what the couple in the movie lacked in their marriage.

In my seven years of being married, talking things out played a very vital role. Whenever we have misunderstandings, we communicate. When we have burdens, we pray. Together. It also helped that we find "time" for each other, no matter how busy our lives get with work and the kids. Quality time for me is any time we do things together, just the two of us. Be it watching movie, eating out, sharing stories or just even walking hand in hand.

Every marriage has its own faults, flaws and failures. Ours is not even close to ideal. But what I think makes our marriage special? My husband and I found a common ground - our love for each other and to the One who wrote our love story - the Lord, our God. ("A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." - Ecclesiastes 4:12c, NIV)