somewhat jungian psychology thread

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I was watching this movie called "The Invisible Woman" (Brazilian comedy flick from 2009), about a dude that's happily married to a woman he loves. The wife, however, wasn't happy, even though the protagonist (Pedro) is a caring, loving husband. She then proceeds to divorce Pedro, much to his dismay, stating that Pedro, although caring and loving, didn't bring enough excitement to the relationship and that she was bored. She also says that Pedro is fixated with the idea of a peaceful life with a perfect marriage, which made her feel suffocated, like she didn't even exist, like she was invisible.

Pedro goes on to have meaningless sex with a bunch of strangers, becoming disheartened and disappointed with women. Depressed, he quits his job and promises not to speak to women ever again. He then spends the next 3 months alone in his apartment, drinking and writing poems about his ex-wife.

All this changes when Amanda (Pedro's "neighbor") knocks on his door in the middle of the night to ask for a cup of sugar. They immediately fall in love with each other, and Pedro begins to feel confident again, so he returns to his old job. Pedro is really happy, because Amanda, on top of being stunning, also likes the same stuff he likes, is smart, has a pleasant personality, cooks, cleans, and is the perfect submissive girlfriend (she even easily forgave him for cheating on her). Pedro realizes soon after that Amanda in fact does not exist, and she's a product of his own mind.

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