i know. it is an election year.
he's not?
after all that shit you put me through, now he's not even coming.
what?
when did you decide this?
what did he say?
i want to know.
of course he was. he's still in love with you.
thank-you.
hey.
what time is it?
it is late. what happened?
what?
okay. why now?
what's the matter?
you're forgetting something.
don't you think.
if you're ready, so am i.
what?
you don't have to do this, dad.
thank-you.
why are you sharing this?
or warning me.
what's this?
i can't accept this.
do i have a choice?
then, i'm ready.
why am i stopping?. there's a hot girl waiting on the other side of the door. why worry? everyone cuts you slack for this kind of thing. this is supposed to happen. it's a tradition, a time-honored ritual. losing your tooth, losing your virginity, losing the championship. if i walk through this door, what am i losing? nothing. my father was here, and his father was here, and his father's father was here, hand on the door. what am i waiting for.
did they also tell you i don't usually do this kind of thing.
yes, i am.
yes. tomorrow, i take the vows.
how's that?
you sound like my lawyer.
i got it.
i don't know if i should be doing this.
now you sound like my priest.
priests?
who are the best tippers?
and the worst?
politicians?
stop it. i can't do it.
i can't. i'm sorry.
no, you don't understand. i can't fucking go through with it!
jesus!
yeah.
i don't know.
she wants to have a baby. that's the way it's supposed to be, right?
my parents approve of her. her parents approve of me. everybody approves.
that's my whole life. my whole goddam carrot-and-stick-life. ever since i can remember, i've been chasing after this person or that person's approval. playing one role, then another. then another! the good student. the good son. the industrious boy. good grades. high ambitions. pats on the back. handshakes from people who matter! the good boyfriend, getting on his knees and proposing to the good girlfriend. the dutiful bachelor, receiving the traditional blow-job from a.
i've lost count of all the roles, there's so many of them.
and you want to do that your entire life? you can't. you.
well, i can't live somebody else's version of my life anymore. do you understand?
what?
i'm going to do it.
i do.