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I know there have been threads about movies that can be triggery, but I can't seem to find one when I look for them.

Every time I'm trying to choose a movie to watch, I always attempt to gauge how likely a movie is to involve infidelity of any kind, but there are always surprises. For instance:

I was unpleasantly surprised when I watched "Talladega Nights".

I've never watched "You, Me, and Dupree" because the movie sounds like it might be a trigger, based on the back of the movie case.

"When Harry Met Sally" is one of my favorite movies of all time, but Carrie Fisher's character is an OW for years, and is constantly upset that OM won't leave his wife. I had forgotten all about that, until the first time I saw it after d-day.

Does a permanent, running list of movies that may be a trigger sound like a good idea? Maybe even include all new releases that aren't a trigger...maybe "You, Me, and Dupree" isn't so bad, after all?


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I'm almost positive there is no A in You Me and Dupree. As for When Harry Met Sally, I thought Fisher's character didn't actually have an affair with the guy, she was just infactuated with him. However, it doesn't matter because Billy Crystal's character was cheated on during his first marriage, by a guy named Sheldon.


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Many movies about infidelity, but the one thing that surprised me...and triggered me...was an episode of Family Guy. I love that show...it always makes me laugh, but one episode Lois had an affair with Bill Clinton...triggered me.

After that episode, I was reminded about a day (2 days after d-day) when I spent the night at a friends house (for support), and we watched multiple Family Guy episodes.....WW decided to make that night her final night of disgusting sex with OM....while she knew I was on meds and was depressed.

Hate that show now.


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"Sally" and her friends are always telling Carrie Fisher's character that "he's not going to leave his wife".

Her response every time, for years on end, is "You're right, you're right, I know you're right". sick


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Originally Posted by introvert
Many movies about infidelity, but the one thing that surprised me...and triggered me...was an episode of Family Guy. I love that show...it always makes me laugh, but one episode Lois had an affair with Bill Clinton...triggered me.

After that episode, I was reminded about a day (2 days after d-day) when I spent the night at a friends house (for support), and we watched multiple Family Guy episodes.....WW decided to make that night her final night of disgusting sex with OM....while she knew I was on meds and was depressed.

Hate that show now.

I still like the show...saw that episode and turned it off immediately.

My W likes "Reba", but we both agree that Reba's relationship with OW is about as realistic as "Revenge of the Sith".

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You Me and Dupree is completely safe, no affair

Avoid The Heartbreak Kid though, it's pretty frikin disgusting, even if it is a stupid comedy.

and I'm a Ben Stiller fan

Talledaga nights was so rediculous and histerical that it didn't trigger me in the least

For the record, there is a HUGE difference between Telledaga and Heartbreak, IMHO

2 years post D Day and very much recovered I STILL can't sit through Unfaithful, except for the part where Richard Gere visits the OM. We've all wanted to do that, it was very theraputic to watch it happen.

other than that, Grey's anatomy was something me and EXWW was following when D Day happened, haven't watched it since

Scrubs has been a nice replacment though grin





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Originally Posted by Krazy71
"Sally" and her friends are always telling Carrie Fisher's character that "he's not going to leave his wife".

Her response every time, for years on end, is "You're right, you're right, I know you're right". sick

We'll she definitely aims to be a homewrecker.

I was going to quote the Harry's lines when he's refering to Sheldon, but I don't think some would find it funny.


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My W likes "Reba", but we both agree that Reba's relationship with OW is about as realistic as "Revenge of the Sith".

I LOVE "Reba". I'm really glad they cast the OW as a ditzy nutjob. Some of the zingers Reba says about OW and to OW really make me laugh (especially when they go right over her head). Then again, there are really touching scenes where Brock (her WH) and Reba talk seriously about what went wrong. He even admits on one episode that he was responsible for destroying their family.


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