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Look at you.

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You like my uniform?

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I'm a working woman now.

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If you want,
   you can join my writers group.

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Text me the information
       when you get a chance.

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Do you not want
         to be seen with me?

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Of course, I do.
             I love you.

8
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Well, you've just been acting
      really weird on socials.

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This could totally
         blow up in my face.

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-It really could.
      -But what if it doesn't?

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This is Chance. He was forced
     to live with me in college.

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You should be honest
              with Marie.

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That's scary.

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Why?

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'Cause I don't want
              to lose her.

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hip-hop music

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Babe, at some point,
       we need to pick a date.

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-Why the rush?
       -Because we have to do

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at least six months
      of premarital counseling.

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-Six months?
               -Yeah.

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Marriage is not for the weak.

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That's what I keep hearing.

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We'll be fine.

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Why did you come in
         so late last night?

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Me and Chance
       were just catching up.

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It was good to see him.

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Yeah.

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It's been a minute.

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He won't let you go

30
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And I know why

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He wouldn't show

32
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So I'ma make you mine

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I don't mind

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- Being alone

35
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gentle music

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Damn!

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Don't say shit, a'ight?

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I miss you.

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I miss you too.

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Oh, oh, ooh

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Oh, my goodness!
          Oh, my goodness!

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Everyone!

43
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Sorry to disturb your process,

44
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but I just got verified!

45
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I hope that doesn't mean

46
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you're gonna start
          charging us more.

47
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-Do people really do that?
         -Oh, all the time.

48
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Okay.
    Well, I will be a good person

49
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and keep my prices the same.

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all: Namaste.

51
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But also, as a Black woman,
   I do need you to know my worth.

52
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And my time and my gifts
         are very valuable.

53
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So if my prices do go up,

54
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don't talk shit in my comments.

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Let us begin.

56
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I am so sorry
      to keep you all waiting.

57
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I'm Reverend Ty Harmon.

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All right, um...

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I am so sorry to hear
   of the passing of your mother.

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But she lived a long life,
        she loved the Lord--

61
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Uh, that's not us.

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Yeah, both of our mothers
        are very much alive.

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Oh, um--oh!

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Right, you're the couple
        who can only have sex

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while listening to K-pop.

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-No.
     -No, that's not us either.

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-Um...
        -Big BTS fans though.

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Here you are.
          Chuck and Marie?

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-Yes.
               -Okay.

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All right,
     so what are your pronouns?

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-She/her.
              -He/him.

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Okay, cool.
         Mine are they/them.

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All right, so, no date set
        for the ceremony yet?

74
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Not yet,
    but we're narrowing it down.

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No rush. You'll have the rest
       of your lives together.

76
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And that means we have more
   time to get to know each other.

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First things first,

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I need you two
         to finish this form

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before our next session.

80
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Here you go.

81
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No need to be alarmed.

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There are no right
          or wrong answers.

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It's a questionnaire

84
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that requires you all to look
    very honestly at yourselves,

85
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at your partner,
       and your relationship.

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Now, it's important

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that you all have some
      private time to do this.

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Do not share or discuss
    your answers with each other.

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This is going to help us to
    determine where the strengths

90
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and, dare I say, weaknesses
      are in your relationship

91
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so we know where
     to start our conversations

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in the weeks to come.

93
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It sounds stressful.

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Not as stressful as divorce.

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Have a great day.

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So, thank you all for
   letting Hattie read your work,

97
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and thank you for reading hers.

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Hattie, we'll start with you.

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What did you think
        of Jackson's script?

100
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Jackson?

101
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Uh, come back to me.

102
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I want to see
       how y'all do it first.

103
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Please tell me
    you read everybody's script.

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I did--I didn't.
         I--look, I'm sorry.

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Things got crazy.
   I'm trying to get this new job.

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Nia been getting
         on my last nerve--

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We also don't believe
      in excuses in this group.

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My bad.

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Look, I--I promise,
       next week, I got y'all.

110
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If everybody's cool with
   giving Hattie a second chance,

111
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I'm willing
     to let her slide this time.

112
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Fine.

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All right, look,
       it won't happen again.

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All right?
             I promise.

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All right. So I guess I will
    start with Jackson's script.

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A crystal meth lab
       in an old folk's home.

117
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Man, I was dying.
      You had me rolling, man.

118
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What made you
         come up with this?

119
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Listen, I have
     some crazy family members,

120
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and when I can tell you,
       I can write for days...

121
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Well, she's fallen

122
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Looks sweet, yeah,
         she is one of a kind

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Yo, sorry, again,
            about today.

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You just had to embarrass me,
             didn't you?

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Yo, my bad.
        Yo, Jackson was mad.

126
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-Yes, he was.

127
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But that's the whole point
    of being in a group, though.

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You got folks that's going
      to hold you accountable.

129
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Yeah, I definitely
      need more accountability,

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in all areas of my life.

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Normally, I would give you
      one of my good Ted Talks,

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but I can't be late
            for work, so.

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It's all good.

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Well, I guess
      I'll catch you next time?

135
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Yo, thanks again
          for inviting me.

136
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This is--it's dope.

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Of course.

138
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Just come prepared next time.

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I got you.

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-Hello?
              -Hattie?

141
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I got good news,
         and I got bad news.

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Hit me with
        the good news first.

143
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Your job training is complete

144
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and you're now eligible
    to earn money at the company.

145
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Amazing!
        What's the bad news?

146
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-I'm not gonna hire you.
              -Why not?

147
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You can't do this job.

148
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You don't have
      any upper body strength.

149
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You talk too much.

150
00:08:01,357 --> 00:08:02,983
And you're always
           on your phone.

151
00:08:03,025 --> 00:08:04,777
-Maurice?

152
00:08:04,818 --> 00:08:06,403
Hold on.
   Can I call you back real quick?

153
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No, you can't
      call me back real quick.

154
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The second I hang up,
          I'm blocking you.

155
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Damn!

156
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All right.
     Let's see what we got here.

157
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Okay.

158
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Okay. Wow!

159
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Well, first of all,

160
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you two are highly compatible
          in several areas.

161
00:09:00,749 --> 00:09:05,296
For example, you both rate
     family as "very important."

162
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-Yes, definitely.
         -It's so important.

163
00:09:06,714 --> 00:09:08,716
And also, you all are one
    of the only couples I've seen

164
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to score so highly in
    communication about finances.

165
00:09:12,177 --> 00:09:13,345
Well, we know
         that money troubles

166
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are a leading cause of divorce.

167
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Right. Communication is key.
          It's everything.

168
00:09:18,976 --> 00:09:22,271
Wow. Well, this is
          very impressive.

169
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All right, so let's talk
        about the weaknesses.

170
00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,486
Okay, in the section about sex,

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00:09:29,528 --> 00:09:33,991
Marie, I noticed that
     you marked sexual intimacy

172
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as "low importance"
         in a relationship,

173
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and, Chuck, you marked it
       as "highly important."

174
00:09:45,669 --> 00:09:48,922
I'll remind you all that
        this is a safe space.

175
00:09:51,300 --> 00:09:52,968
I don't dislike sex.

176
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I just don't think that

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it's the most important thing
         in a relationship.

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00:09:57,306 --> 00:10:00,142
And, just for the record,
         I'm no sex maniac.

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00:10:00,184 --> 00:10:01,393
And it would be fine
            if you were,

180
00:10:01,435 --> 00:10:03,604
as long as everybody
      you're getting wild with

181
00:10:03,646 --> 00:10:05,606
and wilding out with
       is a consenting adult.

182
00:10:05,648 --> 00:10:09,193
Well, I only want to wild out
             with Marie.

183
00:10:10,527 --> 00:10:14,448
And I also noticed that,
     on the following question,

184
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you marked one thing,

185
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and then you erased it
   and you marked something else.

186
00:10:18,410 --> 00:10:20,162
-You don't have to--
          -The question is,

187
00:10:20,204 --> 00:10:22,039
"How comfortable
        are you communicating

188
00:10:22,081 --> 00:10:24,333
your sexual desires
          to your partner?"

189
00:10:24,375 --> 00:10:26,877
Originally, you wrote
         "very comfortable."

190
00:10:26,919 --> 00:10:27,920
But then, you scratched it out

191
00:10:27,961 --> 00:10:30,798
and you wrote
        "fairly comfortable."

192
00:10:30,839 --> 00:10:34,802
And, Marie, it looks like you
   left that one blank altogether.

193
00:10:38,639 --> 00:10:40,265
I don't remember
            the question.

194
00:10:40,307 --> 00:10:42,309
Do you feel comfortable

195
00:10:42,351 --> 00:10:45,646
communicating
    your sexual desires to Chuck?

196
00:10:49,024 --> 00:10:52,986
Sexual pleasure is
          a gift from God.

197
00:10:53,028 --> 00:10:55,364
There's nothing
          to be ashamed of.

198
00:10:55,406 --> 00:10:58,283
And a marriage is
          the perfect union

199
00:10:58,325 --> 00:11:00,536
for you to explore, enjoy,
             and embrace

200
00:11:00,577 --> 00:11:03,664
all of your sexual desires
         with your partner.

201
00:11:08,627 --> 00:11:11,714
Marie, maybe
      we shouldn't get married.

202
00:11:15,926 --> 00:11:17,594
Why not?

203
00:11:21,890 --> 00:11:23,726
Because I'm bisexual.

204
00:11:28,981 --> 00:11:30,524
I know.

205
00:11:34,820 --> 00:11:36,739
You do?

206
00:11:39,408 --> 00:11:42,911
I...

207
00:11:42,953 --> 00:11:45,539
I always thought you were.

208
00:11:45,581 --> 00:11:47,958
I just didn't know what to say.

209
00:11:51,670 --> 00:11:53,088
Just because you're bisexual

210
00:11:53,130 --> 00:11:55,591
doesn't mean
       you can't get married.

211
00:11:56,717 --> 00:11:58,594
I've spent my whole life
       trying to be straight.

212
00:11:58,635 --> 00:12:00,804
I don't know
      how to be any other way.

213
00:12:02,681 --> 00:12:05,225
This is all very new to me.

214
00:12:05,267 --> 00:12:08,312
Sexuality is rarely
        ever black and white.

215
00:12:08,353 --> 00:12:10,439
And it's okay

216
00:12:10,481 --> 00:12:13,942
that you are still
           on the journey.

217
00:12:13,984 --> 00:12:15,152
It is?

218
00:12:15,194 --> 00:12:17,488
Of course.

219
00:12:17,529 --> 00:12:22,785
It took me so long to be
     comfortable in my own body.

220
00:12:23,660 --> 00:12:26,914
Everybody's journey
            is different.

221
00:12:26,955 --> 00:12:29,583
Don't let anybody rush you.

222
00:12:34,755 --> 00:12:39,343
If you two don't show up
          to this marriage

223
00:12:39,384 --> 00:12:42,429
as your complete

224
00:12:42,471 --> 00:12:45,098
and authentic selves,

225
00:12:45,140 --> 00:12:47,100
it will fail.

226
00:12:50,521 --> 00:12:55,150
So, are we still on track
       to get you two hitched?

227
00:12:58,904 --> 00:13:01,907
gentle music

228
00:13:11,041 --> 00:13:13,293
-What's up?
                -Hey.

229
00:13:13,335 --> 00:13:15,796
-Need a ride?
       -No, I hate golf carts.

230
00:13:15,838 --> 00:13:17,381
When I was a kid,
           I fell off one,

231
00:13:17,422 --> 00:13:19,550
cracked my head open,
    and I had to get 24 stitches.

232
00:13:19,591 --> 00:13:21,677
-I still have the scars.
          -Off a golf cart?

233
00:13:21,718 --> 00:13:23,595
It was a big golf cart.

234
00:13:23,637 --> 00:13:26,056
Okay, then, you mind
         if I walk with you?

235
00:13:26,098 --> 00:13:27,558
Sure.

236
00:13:29,601 --> 00:13:32,437
So, you enjoying
    your new life as an actress?

237
00:13:32,479 --> 00:13:35,440
Well, I still have
    to teach yoga part-time, so.

238
00:13:35,482 --> 00:13:37,651
-Why?
           -I have bills.

239
00:13:37,693 --> 00:13:40,404
Okay, then. Right.

240
00:13:40,445 --> 00:13:44,533
Yeah, not everybody has
     a title and a fancy salary.

241
00:13:44,575 --> 00:13:47,703
I apologize for not
    being aware of my privilege.

242
00:13:47,744 --> 00:13:50,539
-I was just messing with you.
           -Oh, all right.

243
00:13:50,581 --> 00:13:51,957
I mean, no wonder
           Black audiences

244
00:13:51,999 --> 00:13:53,500
don't want to see struggle
           on the screen.

245
00:13:53,542 --> 00:13:55,460
They see it every day
           in their lives.

246
00:13:55,502 --> 00:13:57,546
Well, not all Black people
           are struggling.

247
00:13:57,588 --> 00:13:59,590
True, but our ancestors
     had struggles in the past,

248
00:13:59,631 --> 00:14:01,800
and it still haunts us
            every night.

249
00:14:01,842 --> 00:14:03,677
What kind of roles
       are you interested in?

250
00:14:03,719 --> 00:14:05,762
All kinds.
           I want to play

251
00:14:05,804 --> 00:14:08,432
many different characters
      with all kinds of layers.

252
00:14:08,473 --> 00:14:10,392
Yeah, but not too many.

253
00:14:10,434 --> 00:14:12,728
Yeah, I want to play
       complicated characters.

254
00:14:12,769 --> 00:14:15,397
I think simpler ones
        might go over better.

255
00:14:15,439 --> 00:14:16,648
I want to be challenged.

256
00:14:16,690 --> 00:14:18,233
Yeah. But what if audiences
    don't want to be challenged?

257
00:14:18,275 --> 00:14:19,860
Then I don't get to grow.

258
00:14:19,902 --> 00:14:23,238
Oh. I never thought
         about it like that.

259
00:14:25,449 --> 00:14:28,785
I'll chew on it
       and circle back to you.

260
00:14:28,827 --> 00:14:32,039
Hey, you want
      to grab drinks sometime?

261
00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,166
What kind of drinks?

262
00:14:34,207 --> 00:14:37,252
It will be a "getting to know
     each other" kind of drinks.

263
00:14:42,507 --> 00:14:44,718
-Okay, I'm down.
               -Great.

264
00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,721
I'll have my assistant
   get something in books for us.

265
00:14:47,763 --> 00:14:50,974
-Okay.
       -Okay. See you around.

266
00:14:52,059 --> 00:14:53,268
Mm-kay.

267
00:14:59,358 --> 00:15:01,234
What are you thinking?

268
00:15:02,486 --> 00:15:05,072
I'm thinking
          a lot of things.

269
00:15:06,615 --> 00:15:08,450
Like what?

270
00:15:08,492 --> 00:15:11,787
I think that
      somewhere along the way,

271
00:15:11,828 --> 00:15:13,705
we started treating
          our relationship

272
00:15:13,747 --> 00:15:16,667
like we treat our careers--

273
00:15:16,708 --> 00:15:20,087
just checking things
            off the list.

274
00:15:21,797 --> 00:15:26,301
Get a college degree. Check.

275
00:15:26,343 --> 00:15:30,681
Find an amazing partner.
               Check.

276
00:15:31,890 --> 00:15:36,186
Find a great house
         to live in. Check.

277
00:15:38,146 --> 00:15:40,023
Get engaged.

278
00:15:44,027 --> 00:15:45,779
Check.

279
00:15:52,703 --> 00:15:57,791
I guess I never really stopped
   to think about who I was, or...

280
00:15:57,833 --> 00:16:00,502
who I wanted to be.

281
00:16:00,544 --> 00:16:01,670
Me too.

282
00:16:01,712 --> 00:16:03,547
Marie, I want to be
              with you.

283
00:16:03,588 --> 00:16:06,258
I just want
      to make that very clear.

284
00:16:06,299 --> 00:16:09,136
And I want to be with you.

285
00:16:09,177 --> 00:16:10,804
But not like this.

286
00:16:10,846 --> 00:16:15,475
I want you to have space to be
   yourself before we get married.

287
00:16:17,102 --> 00:16:18,895
What does that mean?

288
00:16:22,024 --> 00:16:25,152
It means,

289
00:16:25,193 --> 00:16:27,487
we should explore a bit.

290
00:16:29,698 --> 00:16:33,994
Do you want to explore too?

291
00:16:34,036 --> 00:16:34,995
Maybe.

292
00:16:35,037 --> 00:16:39,249
I mean, it's not like
       I have some black book

293
00:16:39,291 --> 00:16:41,418
I've been waiting to whip out.

294
00:16:45,756 --> 00:16:48,925
If I didn't admit
         to being bisexual,

295
00:16:48,967 --> 00:16:52,971
would we be having
         this conversation?

296
00:16:53,013 --> 00:16:55,432
Probably not.

297
00:16:55,474 --> 00:16:57,976
But I'm glad we're having it.

298
00:16:58,018 --> 00:17:02,230
We have to be honest with
    each other or we won't last.

299
00:17:05,358 --> 00:17:07,069
Okay, fine.

300
00:17:09,404 --> 00:17:13,909
If everybody is safe,
              I'm good.

301
00:17:22,167 --> 00:17:26,296
I like us being honest
           with each other

302
00:17:26,338 --> 00:17:29,299
and doing what works for us.

303
00:17:29,341 --> 00:17:30,801
Me too.

304
00:17:30,842 --> 00:17:33,845
hopeful music

305
00:17:48,944 --> 00:17:51,863
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na

306
00:17:51,905 --> 00:17:54,407
Gonna let me go

307
00:17:54,449 --> 00:17:58,161
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na

308
00:18:00,831 --> 00:18:03,416
-Well, look at you.
           -I know.

309
00:18:03,458 --> 00:18:05,585
I got to take credit
        for how great I look.

310
00:18:05,627 --> 00:18:07,504
Half of this outfit
           is Valentina's.

311
00:18:07,546 --> 00:18:09,214
I came straight from work.

312
00:18:09,256 --> 00:18:10,132
That's cool.

313
00:18:10,173 --> 00:18:13,718
-Now, what are you drinking?
         -Green tea on ice.

314
00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:15,178
Oh. All right.

315
00:18:15,220 --> 00:18:17,180
Can I get a vodka on the rocks
               for me,

316
00:18:17,222 --> 00:18:19,724
and a green tea on ice
            for the lady?

317
00:18:19,766 --> 00:18:22,018
-Uh-huh. Of course.
        -Yes, man, thank you.

318
00:18:25,730 --> 00:18:30,193
So, what's really going on
        with you and Lauren?

319
00:18:30,944 --> 00:18:32,821
All right.
      Well, let me explain. I--

320
00:18:32,863 --> 00:18:34,447
Please do.

321
00:18:36,700 --> 00:18:40,036
I think Lauren and I
   have gone as far as we can go.

322
00:18:40,078 --> 00:18:41,788
We're not growing together
              anymore.

323
00:18:41,830 --> 00:18:44,124
It feels like we're just
     going through the motions.

324
00:18:44,166 --> 00:18:48,044
It's...yeah.

325
00:18:48,086 --> 00:18:49,254
Are you really
          interested in me,

326
00:18:49,296 --> 00:18:51,756
or are you just trying
      to get some street cred?

327
00:18:51,798 --> 00:18:54,551
Oh, I'm not going to get
    some street cred dating you.

328
00:18:54,593 --> 00:18:56,761
So, no.

329
00:18:56,803 --> 00:18:59,556
-That's true.
               -Yeah.

330
00:19:01,683 --> 00:19:03,768
Look.

331
00:19:03,810 --> 00:19:06,104
Hey, I like you.

332
00:19:06,146 --> 00:19:08,398
I like the way
     you move through the world.

333
00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,693
You're...calm.

334
00:19:11,735 --> 00:19:13,653
You're always looking
    at the bright side of things

335
00:19:13,695 --> 00:19:17,407
and you aren't afraid
       to follow your dreams.

336
00:19:19,784 --> 00:19:22,204
Thanks, Ben.

337
00:19:22,245 --> 00:19:24,039
I receive that.

338
00:19:26,416 --> 00:19:28,210
-Enjoy.
                -Ah.

339
00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:32,214
Here's to finding yourself.

340
00:19:32,255 --> 00:19:34,507
Even if it takes a while.

341
00:19:38,511 --> 00:19:41,514
romantic music

342
00:19:44,601 --> 00:19:47,604
Dang, this is nice!

343
00:19:50,357 --> 00:19:51,733
We got the place to ourselves?

344
00:19:51,775 --> 00:19:54,486
Yeah, and I hope
          you like seafood.

345
00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:57,405
Aw.

346
00:19:57,447 --> 00:19:58,531
Actually, I'm allergic.

347
00:19:58,573 --> 00:19:59,866
Oh, shit. Really?

348
00:19:59,908 --> 00:20:01,993
Nah, I'm just messing
              with you.

349
00:20:02,035 --> 00:20:03,078
But what if I was?

350
00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,705
That's true.
    I'll ask you first next time.

351
00:20:05,747 --> 00:20:07,540
Yeah, you should.

352
00:20:08,625 --> 00:20:11,586
-This is nice, though. Damn!
              -Mm-hmm.

353
00:20:16,258 --> 00:20:18,218
So we're really
        the only people here?

354
00:20:18,260 --> 00:20:20,553
Yeah, I rented the place out
           for the night.

355
00:20:20,595 --> 00:20:22,722
The owner and I
          are old friends.

356
00:20:26,810 --> 00:20:28,561
What? What's wrong?

357
00:20:31,064 --> 00:20:32,190
Did you rent this place out

358
00:20:32,232 --> 00:20:33,525
because you were trying
           to be romantic,

359
00:20:33,566 --> 00:20:36,653
or because you didn't want
    to be seen with me in public?

360
00:20:38,154 --> 00:20:40,949
I feel like every time
     I try to do something nice,

361
00:20:40,991 --> 00:20:43,118
you have an issue with me.

362
00:20:44,869 --> 00:20:45,954
I'm just asking a question.

363
00:20:45,996 --> 00:20:48,581
I like my privacy.

364
00:20:48,623 --> 00:20:51,001
No, you like your privilege,

365
00:20:51,042 --> 00:20:54,921
and this is just another way
       for you to protect it.

366
00:20:54,963 --> 00:20:58,300
You know what?
     I think I lost my appetite.

367
00:20:58,717 --> 00:21:00,176
Every day you walk out
           of your house,

368
00:21:00,218 --> 00:21:01,720
you get to be
         this light-skinned,

369
00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:03,263
straight-presenting,
         curly-haired woman

370
00:21:03,305 --> 00:21:05,473
that doesn't have to deal
      with half of the bullshit

371
00:21:05,515 --> 00:21:06,599
that the rest of us do.

372
00:21:06,641 --> 00:21:09,978
-Wow.
            -Yeah, "Wow."

373
00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:13,648
Hattie, have you ever broken
      through a glass ceiling?

374
00:21:13,690 --> 00:21:14,816
No, I haven't.

375
00:21:14,858 --> 00:21:17,652
You get scarred by it.

376
00:21:17,694 --> 00:21:21,865
You accumulate bruises
      that don't ever go away.

377
00:21:21,906 --> 00:21:24,075
My first five years,

378
00:21:24,117 --> 00:21:26,828
I cried myself to sleep
             every night

379
00:21:26,870 --> 00:21:30,790
because I didn't have
     any friends or any support.

380
00:21:30,832 --> 00:21:32,042
My family started
           giving up on me

381
00:21:32,083 --> 00:21:33,918
because my dream was
    taking too long to come true.

382
00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,047
So I'm sorry that you can't
       tell that I like women

383
00:21:37,088 --> 00:21:38,298
by looking at me,
         and I'm sorry that

384
00:21:38,340 --> 00:21:40,133
I have a white grandfather,
         but you know what?

385
00:21:40,175 --> 00:21:41,926
Those are things
         that I can't help.

386
00:21:41,968 --> 00:21:43,053
But you can acknowledge it.

387
00:21:43,094 --> 00:21:45,096
What do you want me to do?

388
00:21:45,138 --> 00:21:46,890
You want me to apologize
         every five minutes?

389
00:21:46,931 --> 00:21:49,267
I don't want your apology.
       I just want you to know

390
00:21:49,309 --> 00:21:51,186
that we're not fighting
           the same fight.

391
00:21:51,227 --> 00:21:53,521
-I know that.
              -Do you?

392
00:21:54,773 --> 00:21:57,901
Look, we don't walk
         through this world

393
00:21:57,942 --> 00:21:59,694
the same way.

394
00:21:59,736 --> 00:22:01,112
People take one look at me,
            and they know

395
00:22:01,154 --> 00:22:02,989
that I'm gay as hell
       and I'm Black as hell.

396
00:22:03,031 --> 00:22:06,326
And I can't hide from it.
              You can.

397
00:22:06,951 --> 00:22:08,453
I don't want to.

398
00:22:08,495 --> 00:22:10,497
I can't tell.

399
00:22:11,039 --> 00:22:14,250
I have shared a lot
     of my life with the world,

400
00:22:14,292 --> 00:22:15,919
and I was hoping
       that this was one thing

401
00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:18,338
that I could keep to myself.

402
00:22:18,380 --> 00:22:22,509
There's a way to be discreet
   without disowning who you are.

403
00:22:23,968 --> 00:22:25,845
I can work on that.

404
00:22:29,391 --> 00:22:33,061
And, look, I--I really
      appreciate the tough love

405
00:22:33,103 --> 00:22:37,399
and all the advice
     that you've been giving me.

406
00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,984
It really means a lot.

407
00:22:40,026 --> 00:22:42,946
But I also want you to know

408
00:22:42,987 --> 00:22:44,948
that we're experiencing

409
00:22:44,989 --> 00:22:47,617
two very different Hollywoods.

410
00:22:47,659 --> 00:22:51,454
The one that you walked into is
   not the one that I'm living in.

411
00:22:53,039 --> 00:22:55,625
I get that.

412
00:22:55,667 --> 00:22:58,044
And, you know,

413
00:22:58,086 --> 00:23:01,840
some shit I'ma have
      to figure out on my own.

414
00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:03,174
I guess there's
        just this part of me

415
00:23:03,216 --> 00:23:05,260
that wants to protect you.

416
00:23:05,677 --> 00:23:09,264
I want your love,
        not your protection.

417
00:23:22,902 --> 00:23:25,447
-You hungry?
             -Of course.

418
00:23:25,488 --> 00:23:27,991
I figured you were treating,
         so I skipped lunch.

419
00:23:28,032 --> 00:23:31,453
Oh, you just going to eat me
       out of house and home?

420
00:23:31,494 --> 00:23:34,164
See, I could have made
      a dirty joke right then,

421
00:23:34,205 --> 00:23:36,249
but I ain't gon' do it.

422
00:23:49,179 --> 00:23:52,223
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