Inside this issue:
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I believe that friendship
among lovers is essential to unconditional love and is the primary ingredient
for a deep and lasting love relationship. I trust her with the deepest
murmurings of my soul. She knows the best and the worst of me and yet loves
me through and through; a friend as well as a lover. --unknown
Friendship and love. Where does one end
and the next begin or is it perhaps a mixture of both that is needed in
a true, lasting relationship. As we dive into the depths of interpersonal
relationships, the lines between friendship and love can become a bit hazy
in matters of the heart. This is truly the case in point with Chris
and Eve. These two have endured a great deal of things with one another,
yet the depths of their relationship have not been explored completely.
Love to most accompanies passion, adventure and excitement, but the kind
of soul mate kind of love that the writers at Port Charles would like us
to believe in expands beyond the depths of time, transforms our lives around
and makes our world a better place. The concepts and notions of a
soulmate though rarely explored in depth on television, leads one to believe
that a love so pure and true can withstand anything, can endure and prosper
regardless of the obstacles thrown at the lovers.
Of course being that this is daytime television
nothing is ever concrete. No soap couple ever truly remains blissfully
happy for long, but they do have their moments of bliss here and there.
Chris and Eve are no exception to this rule. Wait a second some might
say. Chris and Eve haven’t been lovers, never have they crossed that
line with one another to that next physical level, but spiritually these
two have been connected since day one. Now some might say back up
Ian Thornhart has been with her through the years. He’s the man who’s
truly been her soulmate, the one who life keeps bringing her to over and
over again. Ian is the one who constantly seeks her out in her previous
lifetimes beyond this one, so therefore he is the one she’s connected to
on a spiritual level. Of course while TPTB lead us to see this is
in fact the case in their Time in a Bottle excursion, there is one thing
they’ve also pointed out. Each and every lifetime they’ve shared
together ends in tragedy. One of them meets a horrific demise.
So what does that say? These star crossed lovers are destined to
make it through the sands of time in this lifetime? That perhaps
tragedy won’t follow and what is meant to be will be? Well ask yourself
this question folks. If you had a ‘soulmate’ and in each lifetime
you were in, something horrific happened, would you be so quick to jump
into the next life with them, to love them? Some might say yes, but
others (myself included) might have their hesitations. Either way
it goes, each individual is entitled to their belief, but in this week’s
Chris and Eve column, I’m going to discuss this lifetime and what the pros
and cons would be in Eve’s upcoming decision of should she marry Chris
or not.
There are a great many things over Eve’s head
right now, Chris’ proposal being one of them as we’ve obviously seen.
Eve has distanced herself from the situation by running away (a trait she
commonly does when things overwhelm her lately), but where will it lead
her to? Chris? Ian? A new sense of self? While
us Chris and Eve fans would like to see their roads converge once more,
this keeper of the dream won’t hold her breath just yet. There is
much going through Eve’s mind and it will be hard for her to think about
this objectively, but let’s weigh the options.
IAN
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CHRIS
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Ian and Eve share history with
one another (they had the Blue Dot Mystery, being locked up at Harris’
complex and they shared many lifetimes all ending in tragedy).
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Chris and Eve share a history
with one another. Time and time they have backed one another up when
things seemed at their bleakest (i.e. the General Homicide Murder
Mess, Eve’s endometeriosis, when Julie bricked Eve up in the wall,
when Kevin was stabbed Chris stood by her even though his wife was the
accused, when she was homeless time and time again, every time someone
broke up with her, he was there.)
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Ian and Eve are there for one
another having saved each other during very high stakes situations and
risking themselves for one another, but when it comes to communication
the lines are a bit blurry. Ian’s devotion to doing the right thing
keeps Eve guilt ridden and bound to hide her pregnancy from him in the
sake of doing what’s right. The communication ties seem to be a bit
hazy. |
Chris and Eve have been there
for one another through the rough patches and are able to open the lines
of communication with one another at all costs. They have no problem
being up front with the other and in an instance when they attempt to not
be, one sees through the other completely to the core seeking out the root
of the other’s problem. There may be attempts to withhold the truth
from one another, but those attempts are quickly bypassed by the bond they
share. |
Is willing to put his life on
hold with Eve to save Arianna. However when Eve was married to Kevin,
he couldn’t contain his overwhelming attraction to her and thus helped
bring about the end of the marriage because of their desires |
Is willing to put his life on
hold to ensure that Eve’s is the best it can be. When he had his
love for her and she was with Kevin, he backed off allowing her the happiness
she believed she’d find with Kevin while
his heart was breaking in the
shadows. |
Ian is a self-sacrificing, kind
hearted, noble hero who is ready to save the world and sacrifice the great
love of his life in order to do the right thing. His love for Eve
is ever present, but he pushes her aside due to his promise to Arianna. |
Is a self-serving, manipulative,
out for number one person.....most of the time unless there is another
person who ranks above him present: Eve Lambert. This greedy bad
boy would risk his life and his all for the affections of Eve even if it
means sacrificing his heart to ease her from her misery. |
Ian is the father of Eve’s baby
(as far as we know) and while Eve is his ‘soulmate’ he has to put their
dreams on hold to do what’s right because what hero would do contrary?
Ian may love Eve, but saving the world and making up for his mistakes must
also come into play otherwise the two may never find true bliss with one
another. |
Chris is not the father of Eve’s
baby, but he is Eve’s best friend and truly understands her inside and
out and he would do whatever it took to ensure she and her child were provided
for and had the best that life had to offer. He‘d work to make all
of her dreams come true no matter what the cost. |
After considering those options I’d mentioned
while I’d like to report that Chris and Eve will be wed by the end of this
book, my guess is that Ian and Eve will reunite. Why? Well
it’s quite simple. While Chris and Eve share a bond, a connection,
right now Eve’s love for Ian and this child of theirs will be the deciding
factor. While Eve may see herself settling into a life with Chris
(as we all say beautifully in living color this week I might add) unfortunately
right now she has to see this through with Ian. Once Arianna is saved,
it opens doorways for these two ‘star-crossed’ lovers to be together, but
what happens next? When the adventure dies down and the day to day
normal life begins Ian and Eve might find out something about one another
that they weren’t expecting. They might’ve shared lifetimes with
one another, but when it gets down to it, how much do they really know
one another? Will Ian and Eve reunite and last leaving Chris heartbroken,
or will Chris’s long time dream of spending a life with Eve finally become
a reality and they will be able to have their happily ever after?
In my opinion, if Eve married Chris she would have her happily ever after
as things between them could transform into a love deeper than any ocean,
but alas this is daytime, so before either Chris or Eve find their way
to bliss with one another, there is a long journey ahead of them filled
with twists and turns that will one day, hopefully lead them down the path
to one another.
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