Claire Danes Presents Her Expert Findings on Monogamy....Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 08-31-2009, 11:37 PM

http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/...-voltage/10186

While she’s had several serious relationships in the past—she dated Australian indie-pop star Ben Lee for six years and was with [Billy] Crudup for two, just prior to [fiancé Hugh] Dancy—marriage, she says, was never something for which she yearned. “I’ve always wanted to be in a partnership, I’ve always wanted to have that kind of intimacy and collaborate with someone in such a deep way. But I think that can be achieved in a lot of ways. I was talking to my friend recently about monogamy—is it feasible, is it realistic? I resolved that there isn’t really a better model. We just can’t shake monogamy. It definitely demands a kind of rigor and discipline and selflessness. But it’s also fun.”

If you haven’t been following Claire Danes’s love life over the past decade — and really, why would you — you might have missed the time Billy Crudup left then-7-months-pregnant Mary Louise Parker for her. That was most certainly a display of rigor and discipline and selflessness for the ages.

Then later, she hooked up with Hugh Dancy while she was still in a relationship with Crudup, which sort of serves Crudup right for ditching his pregnant partner of seven years.

This is some juicy stuff right here — I can’t wait until she gets hers in the third act.

catlover79 · 09-01-2009, 12:03 AM

Um, no comment.

Marvo301 · 09-01-2009, 12:13 AM

If I want a real expert opinion on monogamy I'll talk to my parents who today are celebrating their 59th wedding anniversary!

catlover79 · 09-01-2009, 12:37 AM

Congrats to your folks!! Mine are going to be celebrating their 35th in October!

Nighthawk76 · 09-01-2009, 12:43 AM

Claire was great as Angela Chase on My So Called Life, but I'm not a big fan of her film work. How come no good actors were born in the 70's?

catlover79 · 09-01-2009, 12:48 AM

I did like her in Little Women, but that's about it. One of my brother's friends saw that movie that starred her and Kate Beckinsale (the name of the movie escapes me) and said it was the worst movie he'd ever seen.

JamesG · 09-01-2009, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I did like her in Little Women, but that's about it. One of my brother's friends saw that movie that starred her and Kate Beckinsale (the name of the movie escapes me) and said it was the worst movie he'd ever seen.

Brokedown Palace (1999)

Marvo301 · 09-01-2009, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I did like her in Little Women, but that's about it. One of my brother's friends saw that movie that starred her and Kate Beckinsale (the name of the movie escapes me) and said it was the worst movie he'd ever seen.

I guess all that monogamy research ruined her performance!!

catlover79 · 09-01-2009, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

Brokedown Palace (1999)

Thank you! For the life of me I couldn't remember the title. I DO remember that Bill Pullman was also in it.

JamesG · 09-01-2009, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Thank you! For the life of me I couldn't remember the title. I DO remember that Bill Pullman was also in it.

No prob. Yeah him as well as Lou Diamond Phillips.

Interesting that the movie is banned in Thailand since its release.

catlover79 · 09-01-2009, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

No prob. Yeah him as well as Lou Diamond Phillips.

Interesting that the movie is banned in Thailand since its release.

I didn't know Lou Diamond Phillips was in it (but then, I never watched the movie). Why is it banned there?

JamesG · 09-01-2009, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I didn't know Lou Diamond Phillips was in it (but then, I never watched the movie). Why is it banned there?

It's banned in Thailand because of how it portrayed the country. The movie is about two American students (Danes and Beckinsale) who get arrested for smuggling heroin in Thailand.

catlover79 · 09-01-2009, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

It's banned in Thailand because of how it portrayed the country. The movie is about two American students (Danes and Beckinsale) who get arrested for smuggling heroin in Thailand.

Got it, thanks.

browneyes106 · 09-01-2009, 10:14 AM

I liked Claire in Brokedown Palace and in The Family Stone. It sucks what her and Billy did.

TJL · 09-01-2009, 11:00 AM

Good luck with her Hugh.

Lots of people practice monogamy Claire.

For some reason, you like to get in a lot more practice than others..

08-31-2009, 11:37 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Claire Danes Presents Her Expert Findings on Monogamy....Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/...-voltage/10186 While she’s had several serious relationships in the past—she dated Australian indie-pop star Ben Lee for six years and was with [Billy] Crudup for two, just prior to [fiancé Hugh] Dancy—marriage, she says, was never something for which she yearned. “I’ve always wanted to be in a partnership, I’ve always wanted to have that kind of intimacy and collaborate with someone in such a deep way. But I think that can be achieved in a lot of ways. I was talking to my friend recently about monogamy—is it feasible, is it realistic? I resolved that there isn’t really a better model. We just can’t shake monogamy. It definitely demands a kind of rigor and discipline and selflessness. But it’s also fun.” If you haven’t been following Claire Danes’s love life over the past decade — and really, why would you — you might have missed the time Billy Crudup left then-7-months-pregnant Mary Louise Parker for her. That was most certainly a display of rigor and discipline and selflessness for the ages. Then later, she hooked up with Hugh Dancy while she was still in a relationship with Crudup, which sort of serves Crudup right for ditching his pregnant partner of seven years. This is some juicy stuff right here — I can’t wait until she gets hers in the third act. Attached Images
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Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	Claire was great as Angela Chase on My So Called Life, but I'm not a big fan of her film work. How come no good actors were born in the 70's?

09-01-2009, 12:48 AM	#6
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	I did like her in Little Women, but that's about it. One of my brother's friends saw that movie that starred her and Kate Beckinsale (the name of the movie escapes me) and said it was the worst movie he'd ever seen.

09-01-2009, 10:14 AM	#14
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I liked Claire in Brokedown Palace and in The Family Stone. It sucks what her and Billy did.