#relationship analysis thing

nothing really happens at the start. they're talking, arguing, being hysterical (mainly just robert), stuff like that

when robert starts crying, cora responds by immediately rushing up to him, and she cups her hands around his face.

that's her way of showing affection, physical touch. she's being more physical to try and comfort him

robert doesn't show affection that way, though, so he's not very consoled, but he accepts the gesture and places his hands around her waist

which is probably my favorite part in the scene, after the kiss obvs because it's SO SWEET UGH

when she says "we're not sad people," the way she says it is probably the most american thing i've seen out of her. i don't know why.

and now both of them are crying and i'm definitely not crying shut up

so then he tells her that he loves her, not in those exact words, but as you can see he uses words instead of actions

i think up to this moment, cora knows that he doesn't understand that she's saying i love you, albeit not in his way

so i think her saying "i loved you from the start" was a sacrifice on her part

also fun fact it shows how expressing her feelings that way is so completely out of cora's comfort zone, because she's been living under the "i don't have much time left" mindset for the past few months

when she says that, though, he literally STOPS CRYING. ITS SO FUNNY BUT SO CUTE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

and then she says "we have been happy, haven't we?" i feel like happiness is very important to english people. i mean once in a while in a relationship it gets brought up.

they kiss.

the tension goes back down REALLY QUICK, though, thanks to cora, and i thought that was really interesting