Discussion Response #3

Do you think the girls will ever recover from the emotional scars that were caused by their past lovers?

          Ellen, Diane, Karen, and Laurie have all had bad relationships in the past, but, has that affected their lives now and have they recovered from the pain? They have all stuck with each other till the end. They have listened to each other and have comforted each other in times of need. College has had a big impact on their love life and most of them got married to their boyfriends but ended up getting divorces. But has that affected their marriages now? They have to let go and look back on what they did wrong and try to find the reason for their problems and to solve them. “Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has finally come together. What you have always wished for has finally come to be. We will look back and laugh at what has passed and we will ask ourselves... 'How did I get through all of that?” (876) Diane is saying this because after Ellen passes away, the girls come together and have a funeral and reminisce about their times in college with Ellen. And all of the mistakes they made and that they wish they can go back and relive those special memories.