Oakley: I just think men and women are always bound to be unfaithful. I really think that.
Anna: You’re probably right. That doesn’t mean to say–
Oakley: So why get married?
Anna: It’s more, it’s about more than mere sexual fidelity. It’s about making a bond with somebody and. . .Your mum and dad, maybe they’re not getting on that well now, but perhaps in 20 years’ time, if they’re still together, then they might, there’s still something going between them, they still have friendship. It might suddenly come good.
Oakley: And that’s what you’re working on with your husband, is it? 20 years’ time, dressing gown and slippers. Anna and Alex.
Anna: I find it difficult. I can’t see that far ahead.
Oakley: Charlie and Verena seem happy, though, I think.
Anna: They’ve only been together six years, haven’t they?
Oakley: Six years is a fucking long time.
Anna: Anyway, it’s not about who’s sleeping together. It’s about living together.
Oakley: That has to be part of it. When you meet someone, that’s the first thing you think. If the sex isn’t there, you’re dead in the water.
Anna: True…
Oakley: Doesn’t matter if you like them, if you…if they make you feel good or you like their personality or if they make you laugh. If the sex isn’t good, it’s, it’s for shit. What are you in it for? It dies. Surely.
Anna: Yeah, no, I agree with you. I agree with you.