We Agree With The Title

When we watched the movie "When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story" that portrayed the apparent unconditional love of Lois Wilson for her husband Bill Wilson, our initial reaction was that we agree with the title that love is not enough..

"... during the course of their years together, Lois puts up with about 110% more garbage than a modern woman would today. Bill's drinking and recovery costs her everything, including the family home, but it's always clear that this couple is devoted to each other ... 'Love' is a pleasant, burnished look at two intertwined lives. A second layer to their relationship goes ignored -- nary a hint of Bill's real-life philandering emerges, for example -- but it's a biopic, not a miniseries, after all."
Source: Reuters. "Cheers! AA Founder's Wife Gets hallmark Treatment." NYTimes.com. 4/21/2010.

While the Hallmark commercials had me getting teary eyed, the movie didn't have an emotional impact on us. Perhaps it is because we researched Bill and Lois Wilson's marriage before seeing the movie, so there were no surprises.

We Agree With The Title originally appeared on About.com Marriage on Monday, April 26th, 2010 at 06:02:09.

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