It's a slightly… not cynical, but I think realistic view of relationships.
It can be used to start a lesson on the church's view of relationships, love and sainthood.
As Rand and Sarah's relationship develops, they spend a lot of time discussing his protective but pragmatic view of relationships versus her intensely romantic convictions.
It's a numbing bore of a movie, and I can't even work up much righteous indignation over its retrograde view of relationships.
Dakota Johnson's incredibly nuanced performance anchors an often rambling ensemble piece that offers up a glossy yet surprisingly sharp view of relationships.
Her best friend, Nate (Tyler Ross), a puppyish film student who has never been kissed, refuses to be soured by Margaret's jaundiced view of relationships.
We're not saying that to spend all your days with this young woman would be a trial, but we are talking here about someone with a rather jaundiced view of relationships.
"With a male-centric show, the women are usually very two-dimensional," says Balfe. "Whereas here, not only do you have a female character at the centre, but a balanced view of relationships because they're equals.
So it will not be surprising — or much of a spoiler — to say that the film, in the end, takes a grim, if not entirely apocalyptic, view of relationships.
"All the men are misogynists, and all the women hysterics," an audience member says of Banks's play, and Banks replies, "I think it's a fairly accurate view of relationships".
The late Paula L. Ettelbrick, a leading lesbian and gay rights figure, was among the vocal opponents of same-sex marriage, and held a more expansive view of relationships and family.
