Reese's Pieces
Some things just go well together.
Peanut butter and jelly. Bread and butter. Ebony and ivory.
Then there are the famous duos of previous generations.
Lennon & McCartney. Sonny & Cher. Captain & Tenille.
Which brings us to the semi recently famous, but even more recently defunct, pairing of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe.
Thankfully, I first heard about the split while online, checking the daily news. FYI...this is not the sort of thing I should find out about unless I'm sitting down. At least I was in the comforts of my own home and was able to mourn the loss properly.
Rumors are of course, swirling as to what exactly broke up the couple. Reports have surfaced that Ryan was romancing one of his younger co-stars from an upcoming project but nothing has been confirmed, just speculated. The other, more deeply rooted reason for the demise seems much more plausible. To understand this theory you need to know what I have since dubbed "The Chad Lowe Syndrome".
It's quite simple. When Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe got married they were both B actors trying to catch their big breaks. But suddenly, Hilary's star zoomed past Chad, as witnessed at the infamous acceptance speech where Swank inadvertently thanked everyone except her husband. This was a telltale sign that things were amiss. In the end, the breakup was attributed to Chad having a problem, but it really didn't matter what they said the reason was. As we all know, money changes everything.
Now we have Ryan and Reese. When they got married they were both young stars on the rise. But after the success of movies like Legally Blonde and Sweet Home Alabama, Reese's star soared to new heights, making her one of the highest paid working actresses in Hollywood. Maybe men like Chad and Ryan truly are well adjusted and content with not being the breadwinners in the family. After all, it worked for Michael Keaton in Mr. Mom. But even the most secure of men might take issue with playing second fiddle. Even in the healthiest of relationships, the pressures that are placed on couples in Hollywood has to be overwhelming at times.
Still, everything about Ryan and Reese just screamed, "You complete me". As if looking alike wasn't enough, even their names sounded good together.
Reese and Ryan. Ryan and Reese.
For two seemingly perfect people their love story was equally sickening and sweet. As the story goes, Ryan and Reese met at her 21st birthday party. A drunken Reese allegedly slurred the words, "I think you're my birthday present." And the rest, as they say, was history.
They married in 1999 shortly after Reese announced her oops of a pregnancy. I can still remember the day she came on The View and talked about it. It was obvious that the pregnancy wasn't planned, but Ryan, standing in the wings, said some of the sweetest things about his not so "cruel intentions" towards their future together. Reese got teary eyed and the two got hitched. Granted they were young when they married, but I really, truly believed these two crazy kids might just make it.
And so the perfection continued in the form of good breeding. Their daughter, Ava, was born on September 9th, 1999 while son Deacon came into the world on October 23rd, 2003. With one boy and one girl, they continued to their unintentional quest to be the best looking family on the planet. If you don't believe me, just check out pictures of the matching set happy family.
It might sound like I am making fun of what Ryan and Reese had but to the contrary, I envied what they had. Ever since I was a teenager who watched a young Reese Witherspoon star in her first feature, Man In The Moon I have not so secretly wished I could be her. Once, once I was told I resembled her. I have clung to that comparison for about seven years now.
Ryan and Reese always seemed like a couple I'd know. Granted, they would have been the homecoming queen and king and probably I never would have conversed with them, but still. They had something special going for them, making them seem like they might rise above the typical pitfalls of Hollywood. Now I'm saddened thinking that with the breakup they seem a little less perfect, and a little more like everyone else.
In a few years most of us will probably look back and remember Ryan and Reese as another, all too common and unfortunate Hollywood casuality. But I will remember differently. I will remember the good times and the good genes.
After all, there's nothing like a little R&R to put things into perspective.
Peanut butter and jelly. Bread and butter. Ebony and ivory.
Then there are the famous duos of previous generations.
Lennon & McCartney. Sonny & Cher. Captain & Tenille.
Which brings us to the semi recently famous, but even more recently defunct, pairing of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe.
Thankfully, I first heard about the split while online, checking the daily news. FYI...this is not the sort of thing I should find out about unless I'm sitting down. At least I was in the comforts of my own home and was able to mourn the loss properly.
Rumors are of course, swirling as to what exactly broke up the couple. Reports have surfaced that Ryan was romancing one of his younger co-stars from an upcoming project but nothing has been confirmed, just speculated. The other, more deeply rooted reason for the demise seems much more plausible. To understand this theory you need to know what I have since dubbed "The Chad Lowe Syndrome".
It's quite simple. When Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe got married they were both B actors trying to catch their big breaks. But suddenly, Hilary's star zoomed past Chad, as witnessed at the infamous acceptance speech where Swank inadvertently thanked everyone except her husband. This was a telltale sign that things were amiss. In the end, the breakup was attributed to Chad having a problem, but it really didn't matter what they said the reason was. As we all know, money changes everything.
Now we have Ryan and Reese. When they got married they were both young stars on the rise. But after the success of movies like Legally Blonde and Sweet Home Alabama, Reese's star soared to new heights, making her one of the highest paid working actresses in Hollywood. Maybe men like Chad and Ryan truly are well adjusted and content with not being the breadwinners in the family. After all, it worked for Michael Keaton in Mr. Mom. But even the most secure of men might take issue with playing second fiddle. Even in the healthiest of relationships, the pressures that are placed on couples in Hollywood has to be overwhelming at times.
Still, everything about Ryan and Reese just screamed, "You complete me". As if looking alike wasn't enough, even their names sounded good together.
Reese and Ryan. Ryan and Reese.
For two seemingly perfect people their love story was equally sickening and sweet. As the story goes, Ryan and Reese met at her 21st birthday party. A drunken Reese allegedly slurred the words, "I think you're my birthday present." And the rest, as they say, was history.
They married in 1999 shortly after Reese announced her oops of a pregnancy. I can still remember the day she came on The View and talked about it. It was obvious that the pregnancy wasn't planned, but Ryan, standing in the wings, said some of the sweetest things about his not so "cruel intentions" towards their future together. Reese got teary eyed and the two got hitched. Granted they were young when they married, but I really, truly believed these two crazy kids might just make it.
And so the perfection continued in the form of good breeding. Their daughter, Ava, was born on September 9th, 1999 while son Deacon came into the world on October 23rd, 2003. With one boy and one girl, they continued to their unintentional quest to be the best looking family on the planet. If you don't believe me, just check out pictures of the
It might sound like I am making fun of what Ryan and Reese had but to the contrary, I envied what they had. Ever since I was a teenager who watched a young Reese Witherspoon star in her first feature, Man In The Moon I have not so secretly wished I could be her. Once, once I was told I resembled her. I have clung to that comparison for about seven years now.
Ryan and Reese always seemed like a couple I'd know. Granted, they would have been the homecoming queen and king and probably I never would have conversed with them, but still. They had something special going for them, making them seem like they might rise above the typical pitfalls of Hollywood. Now I'm saddened thinking that with the breakup they seem a little less perfect, and a little more like everyone else.
In a few years most of us will probably look back and remember Ryan and Reese as another, all too common and unfortunate Hollywood casuality. But I will remember differently. I will remember the good times and the good genes.
After all, there's nothing like a little R&R to put things into perspective.
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