My wife and I watched Brokeback Mountain the other day. No, she didn’t twist my arm to watch. No, I wasn’t silently signaling something secret about my relationship with her. The movie won awards and had Anne Hathaway and Linda Cardellini. I don’t think I needed more of a reason to watch it, and those two last reasons are enough to overcome any uncomfortable/awkward love scenes.
After the movie, we watched the entire run of special features in which someone presented the idea that Jack and Ellis represented different sides to a romantic pair, or something like that. One is romantic and impetuous (Jack). The other is secretive and sullen (Ellis).
My wife turns to me and we have a conversation:
“So…”
“So.”
“Which one am I, and which one are you?”
“You mean, which gay cowboy am I?”
“Yeah.”
“Um, you’re probably Jack. And I’m more like Ellis.”
“Hehe, I guess you’re right.”
Which one’s which? Only the wife and I will know!