Abby, you and Harper have a perfect relationship! Why do you want to ruin that by engaging...
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John:
Abby, you and Harper have a perfect relationship! Why do you want to ruin that by engaging in one of the most archaic institutions in the history of the human race?
Abby:
Because I want to marry her.
John:
Okay, you say that, but what you're actually doing is tricking the woman you claim to love by trapping her into a box of hetero-normativity and trying to make her your property. She is not a rice cooker, or a cake plate! She's a human being.
Abby:
It's not about owning her! It's about building a life with her. She is my person and I really want everyone to know that.
John:
I suppose that's one way of looking at it. So when are you going to ask her?
Abby:
I was thinking of doing it on New Years, but now that I'm going home with her...
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Abby:
I understand that this is really old-fashioned, but I want to ask her dad for his blessing and propose on Christmas morning.
John:
I'm sorry, ask her dad for his blessing? Way to stick it to the patriarchy! Really well done.
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Abby, you and Harper have
a perfect relationship.
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Why do you want to ruin that
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by engaging in one of
the most archaic institutions
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in the history of the human race?
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‐ Because I want to marry her.
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‐ Okay, you say that,
but what you're actually doing
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is tricking the woman you claim to love
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by trapping her in a box
of heteronormativity
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and trying to make her your property.
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She is not a rice cooker or a cake plate.
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She's a human being.
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‐ No, it's not about owning her.
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It's about building a life with her.
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She is my person,
and I really want everyone to know that.
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‐ I suppose that's one way
of looking at it.
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So, when are you gonna ask her?
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‐ I was thinking of doing it
on New Year's,
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but now that I'm going home with her...
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I understand this is very old‐fashioned,
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but I'm probably gonna ask
her dad for his blessing
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and propose on Christmas morning.
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‐ I'm sorry, ask her dad for his blessing?
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Way to stick it to the patriarchy.
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Really well done.
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God, I'm so excited.
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I can't believe I'm finally
gonna meet everyone.
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I mean, I haven't had
a family Christmas in ten years.
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Also, a fact you don't know about me:
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I am actually very good with parents.
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‐ Okay, there's something
that we should talk about
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before we get to my parents' house.
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‐ What is it?
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‐ Do you remember this summer
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when I came out to my parents
and told them we were together
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and they took it really well?
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‐ Yeah.
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‐ Okay, well, that wasn't
entirely accurate.
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‐ They didn't take it well?
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‐ No. No, no.
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Um...
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I didn't tell them.
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I was going to, and then Dad told us
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that he was running for mayor,
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and it just didn't feel
like the right time,
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and then now he's trying to get
the support of this donor,
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and our whole Christmas is
about impressing this person,
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which is stressing my mom out
even more than usual, and I just‐‐
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I know that if I tell them now,
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their reaction is gonna be colored
by all this other stress,
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and I‐I'm sorry,
I don't think that's fair.
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To you or to us.
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‐ Then why did you invite me?
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‐ Because we were just having
such a special night, and...
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and, fine, I got carried away,
but it's because I love you
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and‐and I want to give you
such a great Christmas.
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‐ You're off to a really great start.
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‐ I'm so sorry.
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‐ So, who do they think I am?
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‐ My roommate.
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‐ They don't think it's weird
that you're bringing
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your roommate home for Christmas?
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‐ No, because I told them that
you had nowhere else to go
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because your parents
are no longer with us.
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‐ I'm not going.
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‐ Look, this is actually
a really good opportunity
Clip duration: 184 seconds
Views: 377
Timestamp in movie: 00h 09m 14s
Uploaded: 29 October, 2021
Genres: comedy, drama, romance
Summary: A holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family's acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas.
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