Love, Repeat

Subtitles by explosiveskull 𝕄_𝕀_𝕊𝔽𝕠𝕣𝔼𝕧𝕖𝕣

You heard that singing?

That was me, singing my favorite song, "Yes, I Know."

It's the song my wife and I fell in love to.

And these are some of the places where we fell in love.

New York is such a magical place.

You feel like anything can happen.

We fell in love in winter,

so it's my favorite time of the year.

I fell for the most beautiful woman I ever met, Barbara.

I'm the luckiest guy in the world.

Here's the place I sometimes work.

This is where I live.

And these are my best friends.

As you can see, they're glamorous.

These are my parents.

You know what those are like.

These are the people I care about.

They're special, just like New York.

This is my son Chris.

I'm proud of him.

And this is Barbara.

Isn't she something?

I'm James.

Oh, I forgot to say, we got divorced.

But I'm still in love with her, and I want her back.

I want her back bad.

Love, repeat.

Get it?

With dating, the main thing

you have to do is criticize her slightly

and compliment her immediately.

It confuses them, then they can't resist you.

And remember, we're both geeks, but with a sexy edge.

That's my boy.

Ho ho ho.

It really puts me in the holiday mood.

This place is fancy.

I've never been to a rare book room before.

You're in publishing?

And you work for a bank.

Yeah, I could never get a loan myself, though.

Bad credit.

Shh, I won't tell "Money Magazine."

Do you have children?

One. Leandra.

She's just like me.

She tells the truth, even when she shouldn't.

Oh, I wish she'd go into politics.

James, I hope you'll excuse me.

My sister tells me I have a lot of opinions.

She tells me you shouldn't judge people right away.

You should get to know them a few minutes.

And I have to tell you,

I don't find you attractive.

Physically.

Oh, that's okay.

I get that a lot.

Really?

Yeah.

It's okay.

Okay.

Whew.

- Yeah. - Sorry.

Yeah.

Yeah, you don't have to...

You can relax now.

- Okay. - We can just-

Well, yeah.

Like read a book or something,

- if you feel like reading. - I don't really, like, read.

Aced that one.

But it's hard to compare anyone to Barbara.

She's sort of like Helen of Troy to me.

See what I mean?

It explains the Trojan War.

All right, sweet one,

Daddy will get you to school despite his existential angst.

Last minute rehearsal.

Love you.

Thanks, James.

I can always count on you.

How are you doing?

Dad, I don't know how much longer

I can take this amicable divorce thing.

No, just no.

I'm sorry, Chad, I've let you down again.

You cannot be in love with your ex-wife.

That's got to stop now.

You're gonna take the Chad's Ladies Challenge.

Seven ladies in seven days.

You've already been on the first one.

Yeah, but will I survive the next six?

Look at you.

James, just so handsome after all these years.

You were always just such a lovely, nice guy.

- Thank you, thank you. - Yeah.

And you were always a lovely lady.

Well, I'm kicking myself a little bit,

you know, that I didn't scoop you up back then.

We live and we learn.

Well, very nice of you to say.

And how is your business?

You have that...

No longer.

- No longer. - Oh.

It's okay. There was just a bit of an embezzlement issue.

Somebody embezzled in your company?

I did, and I was just, you know,

sorta stuck in the apartment for a bit,

but that is the past and we're here now.

You and I are here now.

So what's your schedule like these days?

Um.

Barbara's dating Frank?

- Check. - And I've passed on

seven names to James.

Now, they can both move on.

How did we get so smart and sexy?

My ex-wife is dating another man.

Well, I always like a challenge.

I don't know, Chad, maybe I'm no good at dating.

Ugh! All you need is confidence, like me.

What do you do?

I write a blog, on relationships.

- Oh, wow. - Mm.

I'm an editor of literary fiction.

Oh, wow.

Tell me about your work.

Oh, well, my latest post was about

how men often expect women

to do all the work in a relationship.

They think, you know, women are just gonna make it happen.

But if they don't step up to the plate,

they could wind up losing the love of their life.

Have you ever experienced that?

Oh, and this isn't happening.

Sometimes, when life gets too complicated,

I take long walks.

Do you ever do that?

I go back to places Barbara and I went together,

the top of the Empire State Building,

a boat ride around Manhattan,

that little French restaurant in the village we both love.

But remembering isn't gonna bring her back.

My question is, what will?

Oh, thank goodness you've come.

- What's wrong? - Where is my suitcase?

It's on the top shelf

- behind the blankets. - What happened?

Your father is moving out.

- What? - Are you sure you didn't

- throw it out? - I'm not demented, yet!

Your father has decided

that he isn't getting what he needs with me,

that maybe there's another woman out there

that's better for him.

- Well, good luck to him. - What are you talking about?

Nothing.

Nothing. It's time you found another woman.

Well, go!

Oh, you've got it.

I was only flirting with that sales girl.

Why did I ever marry you?

I must have lost my mind!

Because I make life interesting for you, Lavanya.

You wouldn't want me to be like James, would you?

Who wants reliable?

I would.

You're having an affair!

Lavanya, I could never cheat on you.

Besides, that sales girl had slightly crooked teeth.

I'm like Barbara.

I want a divorce.

My parents are separating,

my best friends are breaking up.

Nice of them to remind me.

It all makes me remember my own divorce.

"Go to the library if you want more"?

More.

A scavenger hunt.

This is fun!

Wait, okay.

J.

Yeah.

K.

Getting it.

- L. - Uh-huh.

Oh!

"Great Literary Editors of the 19th Century Volume Two."

And it's signed by the author.

It's a first edition.

It completes our collection.

This is it?

Uh-huh.

For our 10th wedding anniversary?

Yeah.

Can't believe this, James,

this is what I've been talking about.

What have I done wrong now?