5. How did the couple handle arguments or differences of opinion? Were they able to open up and tell each other how they
really felt, or did they tend to just snap at each other with anger? Did they try using humor to keep things from getting
nasty? Did it feel like they were really trying to understand each other?
In what way was this relationship similar to or different from your own relationship in this area?
6. If the couple got into arguments, did they tend to become heated? Did the couple ever start attacking each other, getting
increasingly mean and hostile? Did they end up saying things they didn’t really mean? Once this started happening, how did
the arguments tend to end?
In what way was this relationship similar to or different from your own relationship in this area?
7. When one of the partners brought up a problem, did he or she seem to do it in a constructive way (keeping things specific,
explaining his or her feelings without attacking), or did it seem more like an attack? Did it seem like bringing up a problem
became an assassination of the partner’s character?
In what way was this relationship similar to or different from your own relationship in this area?
8. How did the couple in the movie handle hurt feelings? Did they apologize to each other? Did the apologies seem sincere?
Did they tend to jump to negative conclusions when their feelings got hurt, or did they tend to give each other the benefit
of the doubt?
In what way was this relationship similar to or different from your own relationship in this area?
Movie Discussion Questions