Relationships

Last weekend, I watched the movie "Russian Dolls". The French guy from "Spanish Apartment" was the main character, five years after the experience in Barcelona. The main theme now is relationships, and how we always look for something else (the smaller doll) when we already have somebody great to whom we don't commit.

Talking about relationships in Australia, it seems to me that people are lighter and less complicated around here. Some things I've noticed:

- It's not a big deal to move in with a boyfriend / girlfriend. Differently from Brazil, it doesn't necessarily mean a great commitment, almost a marriage;
- Family doesn't pressurise as much for a "conventional life": get married young, have children, stay with the same person for the rest of one's life;
- As I mentioned before, people travel overseas quite a lot. So, it's also not a big deal to travel and leave the boyfriend / girlfriend. Nobody interprets that as a "I don't care about us" decision.

Other observations, maybe related to the facts above:
- People don't kiss as easily. But once they do, sex is not a very far away step;
- People are not as romantic and dedicated when they are in love. As well, they don't show much affection in public
- Sometimes a group of people go out and I don't even notice there are couples in it.

Interesting, isn't it? Lots of reflections going on here…