Of Entanglements et al

Saw this episode of Red Table Talk last night. And like everyone on the Internet, I had thoughts.

Immediate thoughts were: 

1. Not to hold them to any type of pedestal as far as marriage goals #Couplegoals. No one should hold any married person to a pedestal. We are all NOT infallible. Marriage (and money and power) further highlights this. 
2. To me, this version of events seemed like a good PR story. Concocted as a result of the creative minds of some highly paid crisis and image counselors. Open marriage story would have seemed too salacious so they put a different spin on it to save face, save their brand. They decided to make August seem innocent ("Oh he broke things off"), make them seem like bad guys, who had a whoopsie moment in time. If this was all true, why did Will seem like he'd been crying for days? 
3. 3. Most importantly. For me. 

   A tweet said: 

   "I really do admire Will + Jada's transparency. That said, I will be totally, completely okay if I never get married." 

   In response, I said: 

   "Having a "Partner" has always been my goal/dream. With marriage there's too much responsibility, too many standards, too many people to impress. Who can live up to these expectations when all you want to do is be in love?"

    
   If this was Europe and they were in one of those throes of passion partnerships where you are drawn to your partner by love, art and inspiration, having a "whoopsie" moment or even an "entanglement" wouldn't seem so rudimentary that you would need to call a meeting to explain yourself to your adoring fans with flowery language that speaks to your "journey". Those French love affairs must be watching this wondering who are these primitive Americans? 
4. Regardless, I commend Jada. Her coy use of the word "entanglement" to describe what might have been a passionate affair. I consider myself a wordsmith even at work I try to spin words around to disguise the literal meaning, but her...she dug deep, and found one I haven't ever used to describe my love affairs. Thank you kindly, Ma'am. The rest of us are lusting after your husband and you're dipping out on him. 

It only goes to show you...as the saying goes, "Show me someone beautiful and I'll show you someone who's tired of sleeping with them." 

Guess, it's true.