#dianeletters

Let's get one thing out of the way right now. If you're a man, you're not gonna get it. Some of you think you get it. You want to get it. You listen, nod, and say all the right things when we tell you our stories. But you still can't actually know what it feels like to constantly have your guard up. In parking garages, walking the street, even at work. I'm tired of trying to help men understand how it feels to be a woman. Starting now, I'm doing what it takes to put the power in my own hands. That's why I own a gun.

I should. I know I should.

I wish I could just go home right now and crawl into bed and not have to talk about anything or explain anything.

He would just say, "How was your day?" And then he would say, "Hey, did you know the monorail was invented by George Monorail?" And I would say, "I don't think that's true." And he would say, "Well, if he didn't invent it, he certainly perfected it."

And I wouldn't have to say, "I'm sorry I left. I'm sorry I made things so difficult. I'm sorry I'm not the person I thought I was." I would just say, "My day was good." And he would say, "I love you."

Bojack: You know the longer you keep lying to him, the harder it's gonna get?

BOJACK: Do I know his story? If I recall correctly, he was bringing up three boys of his own.

DIANE: Right, but-

BOJACK: They were four men living all together, but they were all alone. That is profoundly sad.

DIANE: No, the story is that the guy who played the dad hated being on The Brady Bunch because he was a real actor, and he considered it beneath him. Sound familiar?

BOJACK: That's not all that was beneath him. Gay joke. Sorry, I'm better than that.

DIANE: Most people don't even get to do The Brady Bunch version of the thing they want to do with their lives. You're actually in a really good position now, because you can pretty much do anything you want. You're responsible for your own happiness, you know?

It really hurts you know?

The not knowing of when I'll ever be able to feel that "in love" feeling more than I did with you?

I know one day I'll crave the commitment again

Not now though, being single is totally cool and all, because, for once, I'm the master of my own destiny.

But one day, I'm going want to be in love again, and so far, no man has made my heart feel secure and warm like you used to make it feel in the earlier days. And I remember that feeling, it felt so great, will it ever be possible for someone to match and/or preferably exceed how you made me feel?

I'm scared they wont, I'm scared I'll never feel great again. Scared I'll never feel loved or whole again.

I still come to roadblocks in my head, wondering, how did me and you end up like this?

We were diane and mr.penubutter!

We were married!

and I guess I must not cross your mind as much anymore... not as much as you cross mine...