Are we really like that?
This week’s season finale of The L Word really bothered me. The two worst
parts were Nicki/Shane and Alice/Tasha. I knew that Nicki was capable of acting
callously to Jenny, but I really thought that Shane valued her friendship with
Jenny enough to refrain from acting so stupidly! Unbelievable. Shane has always
been distant (and hurtful) to the women she has loved (or just f*cked), but she
has always been a loyal, caring friend....it was one of the character traits on
the show we could count on. Until this episode. And then Alice....contemplating
breaking up with Tasha in part at least because Tasha makes less money and is
not famous like the Australian designer. Again....unbelievable. She is acting
just like her mother–the one from season two who was so wrapped up in the
desire for money and fame that she had to pretend she still had both. Earlier
in the show Alice was talking with Shane about her feelings and made a comment
about lesbians giving up on a relationship when the first temptation came along.
But even her stated belief that we should work harder on relationships seems to
be thrown out the window.
But I wonder....do lesbians give up too easily on relationships? Is the temptation
too strong, or is it too easy to walk away without the legal entanglements of
marriage? Or is this just the other side of the U-haul phenomena–that
couples that jump into a serious relationship too early do not have the foundation
needed to build a long-lasting relationship?
We all know women who seem to move continuously from one relationship to another,
as well as couples that seem to be reshuffled every year or so.....but I think
most of us feel like we work harder on our own relationships. At least I do!
Of course that may be just an illusion....am I really any better than Alice or Shane?
What do you think....what about you?
8:39:41 PM 
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