While the sympathetic advice of relationship support expert Louise Sigouin remains the same, this season of If We Still Love Every Other doesn’t offer followers the same sentiment as If We Love Every Other. The viewing of If We Still Loved Each Other is often painful and punctuated by clear reflections on the life of a couple and the difficulties of thriving as a couple or as a family.
Anyone may be concerned about what is transpiring on screen in this first version, while the issues discussed are common to all couples: mental distress, sexuality, accumulated frustrations, communication and hurt. The past.
Thursday’s episode was particularly heartbreaking. Since the beginning of the season, Lee has been struggling with the demons of his childhood, neglected by his parents who scared him all his life. Often locked in negative emotions, he locks himself in his bachelor, walling in his resentment of his video games, creating an invisible and impenetrable wall between him and his wife Janie, however patient and well-meaning she may be.
On Thursday, Lee had a breakthrough when he read the letter to his parents, in which he explained all the anger living inside him. “I didn’t think I missed anything, but now I really see that it touched me,” he concluded after a touching meeting with Louise Sigouin, which, however, drew criticism from viewers. Many must have been viewers who, like us, felt a pang in their hearts to listen to him in this way.
Ditto for Gilles, whose relationship with his lover Alexandre is stormy due to a cell phone addiction and several other couple issues. While Louise’s support has been there for several weeks, Gilles had a revelation this week when he realized his relationship isn’t the cause of his uneasiness. “I’m sick of being tired,” the contestant exclaimed, filled with emotion, realizing he could have left his spouse for the wrong reasons. In this scenario, too, several people must have recognized each other. However, at the beginning I thought that the step was higher for Alexandre.
Luckily for some couples there are also small moments of happiness and improvements where we see the light at the end of the tunnel. Nathalie and Pierre meet quietly, surrounded by llamas, while Emmanuelle and Jérémie manage to talk Stuco without wanting to tear their faces off. All hopes are allowed! Also, they recently welcomed their youngest, an all pink doll!
Anyway, this season of If We Still Loved Each Other, despite the criticism it regularly draws (including this one lately), seems to be doing useful work by outfitting several couples for discussion from their living rooms. Reality is sometimes painful, but there are always solutions to improve your lot. The proof is here!