tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812573658651401984.post7454921630468711985..comments2024-01-28T11:55:37.577-06:00Comments on Jocelynn Drake: The Couple and the NewspaperJocelynn Drakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04401236833213251849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812573658651401984.post-36806194758800716252008-09-01T18:24:00.000-05:002008-09-01T18:24:00.000-05:00aw i hope they're 'floating together in a sea of n...aw i hope they're 'floating together in a sea of noise'. i think it would be easier to imagine an elderly couple doing this becuase they've spent their whole lives together and must know each other inside and out. but if a young couple could find that kind of lasting love, one that doesn't need talk and noise to fill the space or time, then good for them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812573658651401984.post-80125939419009422072008-08-30T10:48:00.000-05:002008-08-30T10:48:00.000-05:00Whenever I've seen that, I've thought "separated b...Whenever I've seen that, I've thought "separated by a chasm of empty space." But that's because I could never imagine doing that to someone, and I'd probably think it was rude if someone did it to me. I've never cared for idle chatter to fill silence, but there's still something to be said for being in relationship to the person you're with, even if it's in silence.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how they got to the point of reading newspapers with each other in public? Did one of them just start doing it? How did they other one react? Were they upset? Were they relieved?<BR/><BR/>Of course the truth is I have no idea how their relationship is. They could have an amazingly intimate relationship, and reading newspapers over pastries is just something they enjoy doing together.<BR/><BR/>But the writer in me imagines a gulf between them, and wonders how they got that way. Where did it go wrong? Let's throw some heavy conflict into their lives and see if they can wake up and realize what they've lost.FragileKittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12411508308810378066noreply@blogger.com