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She didn't waste anytime finding someone else.

posted 8 years ago by roses888
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The "Love of his Life" waited only a few months before she moved on and found some one else.
Makes me wonder if she was involved with the new guy prior to loosing Chuck.

[–] ncdwbmk6 8 years ago

The plane went down in the middle of the Pacific ocean. They spent weeks searching for wreckage and survivors without success. There was no reasonable chance that Chuck was still alive. Why shoudn't she move on?

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[–] movies789 8 years ago

But without missing a beat? I agree with Roses888.

[–] kya1 8 years ago

It's a really sad situation. I wouldn't expect somebody to never move on, but I agree that it seemed a bit soon.

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[–] roman2886 8 years ago

The ships were searching for Chuck for four years i wonder why they didn't find him sooner.

[–] ncdwbmk6 8 years ago

The search probably only lasted days or weeks

Because of the storm, the plane deviated from its planned route and could not use its radio to inform any ground stations of its location.

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[–] angie_taranto 8 years ago

That part always made me so sad. I always thought she felt like everyone else expected her to move on, especially once he was declared dead. I don't think she wanted to move on. I don't think she ever really did. She would have left with him if he'd asked. She was still in love with him, never fell out. Personally, I don't think I would have ever moved on. But each person is different.

[–] !!!deleted!!! (9347176) 8 years ago

The "Love of his Life" waited only a few months before she moved on and found some one else.

Is this specifically stated in the picture? The amount of time between when Chuck's plane crashed and when Kelly got together with Jerry? I don't think so, it's all speculative. How much time would be enough, in your opinion?

As I mentioned in another thread, it was pretty obvious to me that Chuck and Kelly were in a stagnant relationship based on their interatctions at the beginning of the film. The half-smiles, tired looks, and also the fact that Kelly knew what was in the box Chuck gave her at the airport and seemed very apprehensive about opening it.

Hardly "love of his life" type stuff.

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[–] jzak2392 8 years ago

I noticed that when Chuck came to see her at the house she kept saying little negatives about her "new" life.
"Nice house" is followed by "with a nice mortgage."
"Cute kid" gets the response "she's a handful."
Neither of these two things are really a big deal or even unexpected, but I found it interesting that those are the things she decides to bring up.

[–] Amry0217 8 years ago

In that case, I wonder if she's sorry she married the guy and had waited a little while longer until she was ready to move on. Or if it was a rebound romance. Or maybe they were having trouble in the marriage. Or maybe she was trying to make Tom Hanks feel better. Idunno

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[–] dodgethat 8 years ago

He was on the island for 1500 days figure another month at sea and another four weeks when he's on the plane. Heck just round it up 5 years. The kid looked to be two maybe three years old. So she waited about 2 years

[–] ericn2274 8 years ago

She did what any typical, Starbucks drinking woman would have done. Most women would have "moved-on" sooner.

[–] mrj4us 8 years ago

Yes it was pretty quick. When I met my future wife we dated 3 years and married after 5 years of being together. I know everyone is different but that did seem to quick for her.

[–] LadyDi4476 8 years ago

Four years is long enough. She probably grieved for a year or two. Met the other guy, dated six months, married, had a baby. OR maybe she had to marry him because she got pregnant. Who knows.

-Di

[–] CoreyHaimFan (1031) 5 years ago

She should've divorced her husband and got bank with Chuck. Life is complicated. The love of her life DIDN'T die, so she would have had every right to go back to him. Unlikely Chuck would've been interested in being a stepdad to her kid, but I think that would have been a great ending.