What we talk about when we talk about love?

I really thought that I could relate to this short story because of what relationships mean to us nowadays. Relationships are, as I see it, made in a sort of artificial sense. For instance, maybe some relationships would seem like they would last forever, like a high school sweetheart relationship, but in reality they are fake. In the story, liquor dictates the relationship between Mel and Terri by revealing that their relationship is very poor, mainly focusing on abusive behavior, especially when Ed adds to their negative relationship. From what I can see, relationship cannot be made overnight; relationships have to be worked on constantly. Sometimes this would take many years of wisdom before a relationship is perfect. That is why the old couple's relationship is by far the strongest of the ones discussed in the story because they are true to themselves. Our generation has to relate to this story whenever we are in a relation with another person because those bonds are the most important connections we will ever have in life.