We all enjoy a story of enduring love, even those of us – no, particularly those of us – who did not achieve it ourselves.
, and I was crushed. Jackman seemed to be that rarest of beasts: a Hollywood star unaffected by fame, incontrovertibly nice, and completely in love with his wife. Furness seemed warm and authentic and funny. I was genuinely hoping they would last the distance.those of us – who did not achieve it ourselves. That doesn’t mean that love is only valid or valuable if it lasts forever, or that divorce is a terrible failure. The Jackmans were together for 27 years.
Is it fair to expect an Australian celebrity couple to embody such lofty hopes? Absolutely not. But did they welcome – even court – our investment in their love? Yes. I suspect they did. But the Jackmans – particularly Hugh – were extremely public about their relationship. I know the story of how they met on the set of, and of how they confessed their mutual crushes years later in a kitchen at a dinner party. Jackman spoke about his wife in interviews gushingly and often, and posted about her on the socials, under the hashtag #mydebs.It drew me in. Who doesn’t want to be adored like Hugh Jackman adored his wife? They were an aspirational, if improbable, couple.
I loved watching the Jackmans prove the old trope wrong for nearly 30 years. It made my bruised and cynical heart just a little more optimistic. I wanted them to prove it wrong forever. I wanted them to remain the exception to the rule.
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