Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Journey
Since presumably Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are busy moving into their new South of France home, we haven’t seen anything from them in a few days. Allegedly there’s a video showing a ton of paparazzi hanging around outside the chateau, but I haven’t actually seen that video myself. I’m hoping it’s true that they won’t be able to get any photos of them while they’re on their actual property because it would be nice to know they’re getting some privacy out in the yard.
A video I did find was this one showing Brad and Angelina’s journey towards each other. It’s very nicely done, check it out!
I’ve always believed that every failed relationship is just practice for the one that works. It looks like that’s the case for Brad and Angelina too.
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74 opinions for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Journey
angela
May 28, 2008 at 9:10 pm
aww…nice one.
i couldn’t agree more with your last two sentences. experiences are the best life mentors.
thanks for the vid. sherry.
angela
May 28, 2008 at 9:25 pm
btw, the guy on the BBT’s right side on 0:34 looks a-lot like brad. lol.
the compilation of the video and the background song is really perfect and intense. great work.
Susan
May 28, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Anyone remember an interview with Brad just before he left Jen when he said he had family on his mind, and I think even brushed away a tear? At the time people said it showed that he was happy with Jen and getting ready for kids, but I think in fact he was already thinking about Angie and family with her but knew that it was going to be a painful process to get there.
Rach
May 28, 2008 at 11:00 pm
These two are really perfect together. I really do hope and pray they’ll stay together always…i remember the interview you were talking about Susan (it made me feel like crying!) and also i think Brad was sad because he knew that Jen didn’t want to have children and wouldn’t give him a child etc. aswell as having met this amazing woman who made it clear she adored children. It must’ve been a difficult stage of his life but i’m glad that’s old old news now. I always thought it was weird that Jen and Brad were married for 4 years and they never had children and after he left her she was all like “oh yeah i do want children now” etc. I mean come on who wouldn’t have Brad’s babies? lol and she had 4 years…well if she had things might’ve turned out different so i’m glad things turned out like this. If they didn’t we wouldn’t have the beautiful Shiloh and the two lovely babies on the way..wow, i’m still so excited about that! I’m wanting them to get married so bad though haha i guess the rest of the world is too! I got nothing but love for this perfect and intriguing family…
Lucy
May 28, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Angela, it is Brad sitting one chair away from BB.
That was one of the most interesting photo I’ve seen too. I don’t know what they were watching. It seems like Brad was alone and I don’t know what event it was.
BTW, gret video Sherry. Thanks.
Pat
May 29, 2008 at 12:49 am
Thanks for sharing–this was really great to watch!!! I admire Angelina and Brad and think they complement each other so well. I wish them all the love and happiness for their lifetime.
fan
May 29, 2008 at 3:50 am
thanks sherry,brad and angie are a perfect match, love their new house,so beautiful.
Victoria
May 29, 2008 at 6:08 am
This is indeed BP sitting next to AJ and Billy Bob Thornton.I´ve seen this picture before somewhere. I almost imagine seeing Jennifer Aniston next to BP as well on that pic; she might be cut off here.
The excerpts from the Oprah interview still puzzle me. I remember him saying in this interview that he liked being married, that he esp. liked being married to Jen, and that lots of little “hers” would be his dream. Yet, a few months later those two split. I know some might probably think that he meant Angie already at that point, but I don´t think he´d do that. If he´d think like that, he wouldn´t say it, it would be mean, and that´s not Brad. So it continues to puzzle me.
This is just an observation, not wanting to start any heated anti Jen arguments here. I am just a fan who wants to express her not being able to make sense of that. And discuss it with you and hear what you have to say!
Sherry
May 29, 2008 at 6:11 am
Victoria - he may have been trying to work things out still at that point, or maybe he was meaning that’s what he had wanted once, little “hers”.
Christy
May 29, 2008 at 6:36 am
That was beautiful.
D
May 29, 2008 at 6:41 am
reports out by brad and angie’s nanny saying they are bad parents. — rumor i heard!
any updates on that one?
thx sherry for all the good work.
mélodie
May 29, 2008 at 7:01 am
wow: i think their journey is one of the beautifullest journey i’ve ever seen.
to brad and angie: your nannies said the babies were born, that you are not good parents,… so change your nannies and take me as the best nannie you’ve ever had!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
about jen: i think brad was really, really in love with her: it makes no doubts when you see the pics of them: they were really in love. but i think his need about having children came over this great love. i think their divorce was a great moment of sadness in their life, but now he is with angie and the kids and jen is with john and everybody is fine. so i’m happy for all these loving couples!
angela
May 29, 2008 at 7:05 am
lucy and victoria, really? wow. i’m amaze. i’ve never seen that photo before. i feel odd looking at the photo. it’s just weird. i mean, who could’ve thought that they’ll end up together and have kids. :)
irma
May 29, 2008 at 7:11 am
“I have a lot to be happy about” that’s coming from Angie’s mouth. I really like hearing her voice, she is one smart woman.Brad & his family are having a good time somewhere. Good for them Maybe, when I come back from vacation there will be plenty of new pictures. I will be off the computer starting tomorrow, my husband & I are going to Biloxi, Mississippi. See you when I come back on Sunday. God bless the Jolie-Pitt’s.
irma
May 29, 2008 at 7:11 am
angela that’s Brad.
angela
May 29, 2008 at 7:12 am
melodie, can i be your substitute on being the nanny if you’re busy? i’d love to look after those adorable kids!!! lol.
angela
May 29, 2008 at 7:14 am
irma, thanks. i still can’t believe it though. lol. do you have any idea what event was that? i’m just really curious.
irma
May 29, 2008 at 7:22 am
Rach, I totaly agree with you. It’s fate that Brad & Angie met & have a family together.I’m still hoping they will get married, I do believe they will in the future when the right time comes. Hope, it comes sooner, before the babies are born.God bless.
mélodie
May 29, 2008 at 7:33 am
yeah angela, with 6kids i ‘ll need a substitute: i choose you!
i want too to know what event it was?
good holiday irma: enjoy your time with your husband
Rob
May 29, 2008 at 7:59 am
They were nice pics but I suddenly felt so sad for Jennifer Anniston she looked so in love with her husband and ended up gettting so hurt, I can’t get past that, sorry.
Mary Ann
May 29, 2008 at 8:00 am
I hope that Angelina has found the calm she was looking for with Brad. Now she can stop searching. I have wondered for a long time when we would start hearing stories by the nanny’s putting them down. Well I guess that time is here. Because we will see less of them we will see more bad stories about them. No wonder they have to find a place to hide out. I hope their love for each other and their children will overcome all the other bulls___.
BAMPZS fan
May 29, 2008 at 8:01 am
I agree with Rach & Irma. I think Brad met with Jen and basically told her “fish or cut bait” I think brad fell in love with her (Angie) kids, he met someone who wanted the same things in life as him, he had an opportunity to be happy and if she (Jen) had no intentions of giving him a family, so be it. Angie on the other hand met a man who would be an excellent father. The reason I say that, being a daughter of a less than perfect dad, men who are good fathers is very appealing.
I think Brad put the ball in Jen’s court and she passed.
Angie had no intention of putting men in Maddox,s life unless they were really going to stay. They agreed to parent together, they were attracted to one another and violla!!! LOVE.
I just know, whatever the reason, It’s working for them!!!! Love that family.
I only wish for a couple of things, marriage
and the NUMBER ONE THING I WISHED THEY WOULD DO
drum roll !!!!
I adopted an available foster child from here. (USA) I have a little boy we took in and adopted 6 yrs ago this month. I am 57 yrs old and sometimes it kicks my butt !!! but to see how far he has come and to know he had no chance at a life, melts my heart. It is a beautiful thing for both of us.
Children go thru so much abuse before they ever terminate the parents rights but once they do, the adoption is safe. If more people did this, more people will know the abuse and that would mean more people would work to get the kids taken away sooner. These parents who loose children, too bad. Trust me they always have more. I think they should be spayed.
Sorry off subject. I just know if they did it, it would make it cool and lots of stars and the public would do it too.
thus happy, safe kids
mélodie
May 29, 2008 at 8:07 am
yeah mary ann, good analysis, it’s so true. i thik ridiculous those story (my previous comment was ironic): they don’t take anybody to take care of their children, they choose reliable people who don’t call the media to say bad things about them. i couldn’t be their nanny: i couldn’t stop coming here to share my experience with you lol!!!!
mélodie
May 29, 2008 at 8:32 am
did you see “A mighty heart”? i’ll see it after my exams. is it a good movie? i read the book last summer: great.
heaven
May 29, 2008 at 8:48 am
oh wow, intense alright. this was really beautifully made. Just like everyone says, I think subconsciously, he was thinking of someone he thinks highly of. you can tell in his face that he was a little sad. well, from the clips on the vid during his interview with Oprah. Brad has always been serious, but knowing what happened few months after the interview, you kinda can see that maybe, just maybe he knew it was going to end up the way it should be. We can’t really fight Destiny.
I am sure Jen is a great person, but she is not for him. He needs someone strong- who knows what she wants- and tries her hardest to get it. Angie - needs someone who shares her passion… to tell her it’s okay to stop… I’m sure Brad and Jen tried to work things out. He has always wanted a family. he was vocal about it and he’s been ready. Jen, though she may have not been vocal about it, may have wanted a family too, but she wasnt ready.. i dont know…we will never know. It takes two to tango, we all have issues we want to keep private because of respect. and they both are doing that.
Some women are bitter, divulging private statements such as Brad having a small weewee :) or he wasnt good in bed. I just want to say…. I think perhaps they are wrong. Being Angelina Jolie… do you really think she would settle for a small weewee or him not being good in bed??!!!! COME ON!!! i dont need to explain it, but … she gotz to get some really good lovin… and plus, she gets knocked up all the time. hahaha. i really do hope Jen is finally over Brad only because it would be painful to know that he is happy because he has found himself with Ange and their children.
Becca
May 29, 2008 at 8:49 am
Melodie, I’ve seen A Mighty Heart. It is such an amazing and powerful film. It was probably my favourite film
Becca
May 29, 2008 at 8:50 am
My bad. I accidentally hit submit.
I meant, It was my favourite film of 2007.
Pamela Hinds
May 29, 2008 at 8:59 am
Beautiful video. Made me cry. I pray they stay together always.
Rach
May 29, 2008 at 9:43 am
To Victoria..i think Brad did like being married to Jen i just think he knew in his heart that she didn’t want kids and that’s probably why he was looking upset there i’m sure after 4 years of marriage they would’ve had talked about having children and Jen must’ve said she wasn’t ready. I don’t particularly think he was on about Ange either but i think he was just making it clear that that was his dream. To have kids. Irma, it would be good if Ange and Brad got married before the babies were born, she’d look amazing in a wedding dress now! But i’m sure it’d be amazig either way…A Mighty Heart is a very powerful film, very thought provoking and quite sad but it just shows what a wonderful actress Ange is. I love it when she plays these powerful roles like in Girl, Interupted and Gia. I agree with Heaven when she says Brad and Ange are much better suited than Brad and Jen. And i’m sure Brad is perfectly adequate in most if not all aspects of their relationship ;)
le
May 29, 2008 at 12:06 pm
I agree with you Rach. I think when he met Angelina, a young beautiful actress, who puts her son (Maddox) her first priority, then he realized what his first priority in his life.
And then, he could not make any compromise anymore on this priority.
That’s my observation.
Mary Ann
May 29, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Heaven, you made me laugh to myself. You came right out and addressed some comments that Jen was suppose to have said about Brad. I agree with your thinking. I am going to stick my neck out and hope I don’t make to many people upset. I notice that a few of our commenters are hoping that Brad and Angelina will stay together forever. Well maybe that explains why we all live for pictures of them and the children. By seeing pictures it makes us feel better. We all know that relationships in Hollywood are iffy. We love them so much that we want them to be a couple that will be together forever. I am also someone that thinks that Jen just wasn’t ready to start a family. And Brad was ready. I agree with Sherry what she said about first mistakes. Don’t we all learn from our mistakes. About Jen, I hope she will find happiness also. I hope that John doesn’t break her heart. After 50 years with the same man, there are more important things in life than sex. When you become our age you want to be happy and comfortable with your partner. This is where the ” in sickness and health” part comes in. Brad and Angelina seem more content with their lives as they are now.
mary
May 29, 2008 at 12:09 pm
thank you so much, sherry, for all that you do –
this is my favorite of your blogs — tears are flowing –
blessings on you and your family — love, mary
Elsa
May 29, 2008 at 12:23 pm
I loved this video and pictures. I think although at sometime he loved Jen, it was more of a friendship than anything else. He never looked happy to me when he was was Jen. (nothing against her). When I see pictures or videos of Brad and Angelina, there is so much chemistry and love there. The way they look at each other is so real and they seem to just to be made for each other.
kim
May 29, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I wonder… a lot of people who can’t have children say they don’t want children. I did that before I lucked out with the one I got, and it was pure luck.
BlessBrangelina
May 29, 2008 at 12:45 pm
@Angela
Yes that’s Brad and the person on his left is not Jen, but his longtime friend Catherine K. They were at a premiere of an Indie film.
I know it’s been discussed already, but on Oprah Brad was referring to his dream of having a family…little girls. I think he was sad because at that point he realised that he’s marriage was collapsing. There didn’t seem to be any compromise in his marriage. Jen had stated over the years that her schedule precluded them having children.
However she told Oprah and D Sawyer that after Friends finished they would have kids. But before it finished she signed up to do 4 films in the year she said she would have kids. She wasn’t ready and always moved the goal post.
Relationships are about compromise and respect for each other’s needs. It’s okay that she wanted to secure her career, am not damning her but 6mths or year out like Julia, Angie, Kate wouldn’t have hurt.
I think that sometimes love just isn’t enough. And I trully believe he loved Jen but you can’t live on that alone. Plus their marriage had major cracks in it before he ever met Angie.
susie
May 29, 2008 at 1:05 pm
One major difference between Brad/Jen and Brad/Angie is that Brad/Jen had projects going on simultaneously that kept them away from each other for long periods of time. Brad/Angie on the other hand, are always together, scheduling films and projects so the other is always free to travel along with the other and of course help take care of the kids. They are in sync and their goals and priorities seem to be on the same page. That’s what teamwork is about, they are both supportive of each other, and that’s why they are so much in love!
Natasha
May 29, 2008 at 1:24 pm
That was the most amazing video I have seen of them. I love the way the sound bites come in. The song is absolutely beautiful. I wonderful to see the growth the’ve made. And anytime I see an old video of brad saying he wants kids and girls, I think, “you have it baby” and all your dreams came true. What a great family, I hope I find someone like that in my life someday.
Audra
May 29, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Thanks so much, Sherry, for sharing this beautifully made video. It’s touching… even if you aren’t as fascinated with Brad and Angie like we all are! They’re an amazing union - one I hope is never broken. They are both so much happier as a couple than they were with other people, or alone, and they make fabulous parents!
Ellyria
May 29, 2008 at 2:49 pm
The video would have been much better had the background music not been so loud. It drowned out the speech and I found that really annoying.
ValentineBride
May 29, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Click on the link in my name… could this story be true??? Hope so.
janine
May 29, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Victoria: I think often in relationships you hit a point of no return. Like someone suddenly throwing on a light switch illuminating a view of your dreams about the future of your life and your relationship. You can see clearly that this other person is either unable or unwilling to join you in your life and relationship goals. I think Brad was really feeling the grief and love one feels when questioning a long term relationship. He chose and hopefully one will have to strength to do, to leave the relationship and get what you truly want out of yourself, life and a relationship.
Victoria
May 29, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Kim, it´s funny that you mentioned that. I have always had the feeling that for some reason Jen couldn´t have children. I remember the last two years the two of them were together both of them stated in various interviews that they were trying for children, and during the last year she mentioned “trying more harder”, so my guess has always been that she just couldn´t get pregnant. I also remember that at some point during 2004 Doug Pitt said that they had plans to adopt - which also hints at them not being able to get pregnant. I think it´s a total tabloid fabrication that she didn´t want children. Some people - in fact a lot of them - can´t get pregnant.
Of course I have no idea whether I am right. But if I am right, then this makes me very sad for Jennifer.
And Susie, you are totally right - Brad and Jen spent too much time apart. I think he learned from this mistake - as Sherry also said. You learn from your past relationships and try to avoid the same downfalls in the next one.
In the beginning of Brad and Angie´s relationship I feared for her that one big motivation of his (for being with her) was the children. They never seemed as affectionate as Brad was with Jen. But I think they didn´t want to flaunt their love too much in the beginning. And by now I think he really is in love with her, too.
irma
May 29, 2008 at 4:23 pm
They truly deserves each other.
Sherry, this is the best topic so far, I really love the video.
God bless them.
happyforthem
May 29, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Congrats to all - the comments are respectful and thoughtful a pleasure to visit here after a day of being out and about. We have time on our side, and it shows us that every one ultimately got what they wanted!!! We can trust the universe to provide our deepest desires and dreams (no one said it was easy). I’ve always been a huge fan of AJ and with her finding BP she’s only become stronger, and he as well. Isn’t that what we all want in relationships? They got it, and have wonderful children to share it.
Randi
May 29, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Very nice video Sherry! Have you heard that Angelina is on bedrest?
angela
May 29, 2008 at 6:34 pm
BlessBrangelina, thanks. so that photo is taken before brad was married to jen right? :)
Randi, really? how did you know? what happened to her?
Susan
May 29, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Just have to share - I have seen Jesse James for the first time and was blown away but how good it is and how good Brad is. I have to admit I didn’t really rate him as a real actor before, more an incredibly charasmatic personality (like most stars) but he proved me wrong in this one! Of course I like to think this was at least partly the influence of Angie!!
Yvette
May 29, 2008 at 9:00 pm
You are so awesome, Sherry. Thanks for the video. I love Brad and Angelina. They are perfect for each other. As someone who loved Brad and Jen, I can tell you Brad and Angie are a 100 times better.
Also, if Jen really wanted kids with Brad, she would have had them already.
sunny
May 29, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Both of them are most passionate productive mode in everything than ever.
Brad had been doing only commertial films 1998–2004. He was not nominated for any awards and regarded as a pretty and sexy STAR during that time.. People didn’t see him as a serious actor. He must be frustrated with people’s perception of him. He was in a long slump. Pitt who ambitiously did Fight Club had been absent for long time.
Angie had been the same after her Oscar in 2000. She found more importance in UNHCR work and in being a mother. Her focus was not on acting.
Now they look more careful in picking up film projects.
Brad—–Babel, AOJJ, CCOBB, Tree of Life
Angie—–AMH, Changeling, (Atlas Shrugged)
Those films are proof of their ambition’s return to acting world. Their transformation as actors reflect their attitude toward life. They are more passionate and more challenging and more fruitful in every aspects of life.
allaboutme
May 29, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I hate it when you guys speculate about Jennifer Aniston’s lack of interest in having children. Really, no one knows the truth and it’s truly mean-spirited to say “who wouldn’t want to have Brad’s kids”–for all we know maybe she wanted to and couldn’t conceive. We will never know, but it’s always pissed me off when people write how foolish she was for not having Brad Pitt’s children. Maybe she know her marriage was shaky it’s the smartest move she made to not bring children into precarious relationship.
I am a neutral person–I happen to like both Jennifer *and* Angelina (more than I like Brad Pitt, really). I think both a gorgeous, talented women. It’s unfair for people to write about Jennifer Aniston being uninterested in having kids, though, when really no one knows how she felt/feels, and what really happened in her marriage with Brad Pitt.
It amazes me that people take having a child so lightly–it’s a HUGE commitment. I found it offensive when Brad and Jen split that women would wear “Brad I’ll Have Your Baby” shirts without regard for another woman’s feelings and no true knowledge of what really happened between them. Shame on any of you for putting JA down for choosing not to have children to hang on to a man.
KD Griffin
May 29, 2008 at 11:10 pm
This video is just lovely. The lose of any marriage is awful but I knew he was out the door during that Oprah interview and I wasn’t an Angelina or Brad fan at the time. I’m glad he found someone to make him happy and I hope the same happens for Jen.
Lou
May 30, 2008 at 12:18 am
I agree with everyone, Brad was saying even when he was promoting Ocean’s Eleven that he wanted to have kids.
I really think that Jen was not ready and really every woman should have a choice as to when she wants or does not want to have kids. When he met Angelina, she was alredy at a different stage in her life. She had a son and career and she seemed to be enjoying that type of lifestyle.
She had also insisted in all her interviews and maybe she also did so privately, that any man that she would have in her life, her son would have to approve of and like.
I think he was really impressed by that. I would also have to say that they were in a similar place in their live, Angelina and Brad. Their lives were more than just about the fame thing. I am not a Jen Aniston fan, however I do not think that people should begrudge her for her decision not to have kids when she was not ready.
sunny
May 30, 2008 at 12:53 am
I hope Jen’s relationship with John Mayer last forever.
lurker
May 30, 2008 at 5:10 am
i really think that destiny brought them together. both of them share the same goals and passion. together they make a beautiful couple, they do good deeds, and they are blessed with adorable kids. they’ve never been happier and contented.
ValentineBride
May 30, 2008 at 8:27 am
Wonder why comments have been in moderation?
Simone
May 30, 2008 at 9:13 am
First, I like Angie & Brad together, b/c they truly seem to be in love and loving those little ones.
Unlike others in HW, Angie has always been (brutally!) honest about everything.
Based on soo many quotes of people who actually know her & PRAISE her as a person, an actress, a mom and a humanitarian and activist (how does she do it??!), she can be TRUSTED.
Brad, on the other hand (let’s be honest), has always had his PR-people who “manage” his public image.
If we look at the FACTS (the things we know happened) - very long separations (and Aniston saying she loved it!!), not that flattering words
(like that their “experimental merger” was not meant to last and that they had nothing in common - as Brad said it) - I DON’T think being
childless was their major problem!
BESIDES, Aniston said Brad wasn’t “the love of her life”, and that he even “wasn’t her type”! Yes, she signed for all those movies, BUT her career is STILL non-existing! And look at Angie’s - with EVERYTHING that she successfully does!
When Aniston first was on O’s show, after the
divorce was announced, she said that the “golden couple” image was fabricated by the tabloids and that “the things weren’t as it looked like”!
Knowing ALL that, that “experimental merger” was over before Brad even knew Angie. When he got to know her - well, “the rest is history” - no
wonder!
What I said are the things we know happend - in front of our noses.
Maybe we could and should discuss things the way they are.
Sherry
May 30, 2008 at 9:19 am
allaboutme - I agree, it’s definitely possible that maybe they did try and she wasn’t able to have children with him. Unfortunately I know far too many women who have had fertility problems, and you just never know, it could have happened to them.
From interviews though, it did sound like expanding the family was just something that was put off over and over, but we weren’t there, we’ll never know, only they will.
But what I agree with most that you said was that it’s not something light, having children. If she wasn’t ready to have kids at that time because she wanted to do other things first, I’m glad she didn’t go ahead and have them just to hang on to him because that’s unfair to the children, she may have resented them, and having kids to keep a man rarely if ever works.
If they were really meant to be together, children or not, they would have found a way.
Sherry
May 30, 2008 at 9:21 am
Oh, and by the way, thank you to everyone for working so hard to keep this thread civil. As we all know, some of the Brad and Angelina fans are also Jennifer fans (that includes me) and it makes me happy to see things being kept calm and friendly. I appreciate it - this is one more reason that PittWatch is one of the best Brad and Angelina sources out there!
Ana
May 30, 2008 at 11:09 am
BREAKING NEWS ON ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.. ANGIE AND BRAD HAVE THEIR TWIN GIRLS.. CONGRATS TO BRAD ANDF ANGIE..
THEY NAMED THEM ONE AFTER ANGIES MOM AND THE OTHER AFTER BRADS MOM..
GO TO THE ETONLINE.COM SIGHT..
IF THIS IS TRUE CONGRATS TO THE BEST FAMILY…
nate
May 31, 2008 at 10:46 am
Let’s not forget that “journey” included their affair…or at least Jolie’s efforts and Pitt’s actions to leave his marriage for another woman.
Call me ol’ fashioned but marriage is a commitment and anyone who drops a good thing just for something new, and anyone who aids that cause, are not very much to ooh and aah at.
I’m not “for” any of the standard 3+ persons involved in this triangle. But it sickens me to see our society revere people who don’t deserve to be. There are plenty of people out there who do humanitarian works, adopt children, etc. while maintaining their integrity.
I don’t believe people are “meant to be together” or in “destiny”. I believe that life presents situations and it is our reactions to them that set us on a particular path. When my wife and I were married, we knew the “puppy love” would come and go, we would meet other people, and so on. But what has kept us faithful to each other for 10 years is the fact that everyday I honor my decision to be with her. Sure, we’ve had our “chances” to go our separate ways. But I saw those chances as only opportunities to strengthen our relationship in the face of a world that seems so quick to just give up.
I really wonder where our society’s morals and ethics have gone. It’s very sad and I hope my children look to their parents for an example instead of to the magazines and blogs and disappointing media coverage of non-newsworthy events and people. A student of mine follows this particular blog and thinks “it’s OK to leave your marriage for someone prettier.” So very sad and wrong.
naty
Jun 1, 2008 at 12:12 am
I think jen and brad are inlove to each other thats why they got married right? but getind divorce after four years together maybe they are not compatible to each other, I dont think that childless is the main reasons of their separation in fact they can adopt and besides if you really love each other no kids in not a problem. and if you really love a girl you married no mater what you still stay with her. even though angelina is pregnant at that time if jen is the love of brad whatever happens he will stay but for sure hes in love with angelina jolie and that is his choices. i read in the magazines that during his marriage to aniston according to courtney cox brad is really attracted to angelina jolie and hes honest to aniston! anyway a lot of actors and actresses are divorced although they have children right? not only brad and i dont think jen is so bitter about that and besides shes the one who divorced brad! and for sure shes happy right now and maybe she cannot be pregnant or some problem with her or she doesnt like children we never know. im just hoping brad and angelina will get married someday!
BlessBrangelina
Jun 1, 2008 at 1:42 am
@Angela
No it was taken whilst he was married to Jen!
Catherine and Jen became very good friends after the marriage, a lot of his friends liked Jen a lot! Like Sheryl Crow.
angela
Jun 1, 2008 at 4:07 am
BlessBrangelina, oh wow. thanks for clarifying. :)
winnie
Jun 1, 2008 at 2:51 pm
this really moved me to tears. beautiful. who does the song and/or name of the song? TIA!
silent_reader
Jun 3, 2008 at 4:13 am
i so loved the presentation!!! its so cooL!
Mary Ann
Jun 3, 2008 at 11:13 am
Nate, not sure if you will come back to this website to see our comments but I would like to comment. I am one year away from my 70th birthday, so big fancy words and correct grammer escape my mind sometimes, so please be aware of that. I respect and admire your devotion to your wife and she is very lucky to have someone that will remain with her no matter what. But let me tell you that sometimes marriages should breakup. My mother and father really destroyed my sister and brothers lives because they stayed together. My youngest brother died under the ice near our home, my mother was under the weather (drunk) as usual and didn’t really get it for a few days that her youngest son who had known nothing but fighting and violence between his parents was gone. I have another brother who has been retarded since birth can’t remember any good times in our home but remember all the bad things and talks to me about it all the time. My sister and I tried very hard too not duplicate their mistakes. But believe me it was an injustice they did to the four of us by staying together. None of us really know the truth about Brad, Angelina and Jennifer but they were not happy in their marriages and moved on and created better lives for themselves. I will agree that alot of couples do not try hard enough to make their marriages work, but there is nothing wrong with saying this is not working. Here at this site, most of the regular commenters are married and happy. My husband and I just celebrated our 50th. So I just wanted to tell you that we fan’s of the Jolie-Pitts, we don’t agree with everything, but we love discussing different points of view. Help me fellow Pittwatchers to explain to Nate that we are not corrupting the youth of the world.
Rach
Jun 3, 2008 at 11:18 pm
I agree with Mary-Ann. It’s fine for you to be “old-fashioned” but times have and still are changing. If it’s possible to stay with the person you marry for the rest of your life then obviously that is an amazing thing but it could destroy so many lives if two people who were married and in love at one point had lost that connection it could just be horribly detrimental to the people involved and maybe their children. What about women who are abused? What about partner’s who are unfaithful? What about if your partner changes once they were married to you? I’ve heard it all too many times before to say that divorce is wrong. Brad and Jen were so not meant to be together. Who Brad is now, with Angelina, is who he wants and how he should be. You can see him so much happier now. You can’t tell me it was wrong for him and Jen to divorce we’re not living in the 50’s anymore. And as for the children thing forgive me for the “who wouldn’t have Brad’s children?” comment. I was just being humorous as seen as i know most of us on here think he’s attractive but you be the judge of how seriously you take me. I think Jen can conceive. I’ve heard and read many times that she valued her film career over family life. I mean they were seperate alot and the things she said about Brad were pretty mean really. Maybe she didn’t want his kids because she knew he “wasn’t the love of her life” or “her type” and that is fair enough too but don’t then when he finds someone to have a family with tell everyone you do want kids. I read many times Jen had alot of regrets when she split with Brad… Anyway my final point on this matter is..it’s been like what, 4 years now? And really we don’t need to bring Jennifer into this anymore. She has nothing to do with them now. Just don’t hate Brad for finding happiness with another woman and don’t blame Angelina for being “the other woman” in this recurring triangle. Don’t blame any human for wanting and actually finding happiness in this world.
BlessBrangelina
Jun 4, 2008 at 12:07 am
@Nate.
*Jennifer and Brad spent a lot of time apart. Apparently they even went through counselling.
*They both said their marriage is not what the media will have people believe.
*Jennifer said “he’s not the love of my life” before their marriage collapsed.
*Brad told reporters we had a merger/contract which we cannot be expected to uphold if it’s not working. And they tried.
*Jennifer’s friend Courtney said the most difficult thing for Brad was to address his attraction of Angie to Jennifer. But he did it. You don’t admit an attraction to a woman you are already having an affair with.
*Jennifer lied and manupilated everyone.
*Jennifer, Courtney as well as Brad and Angie have all denied that ANYONE cheated.
Also unless you personally know something that the rest of us don’t know, and I don’t mean tabloid headlines; then please accept their word.
Am glad that you and your wife are so unified on everything. Let’s hope you never want different things in your life.
BlessBrangelina
Jun 4, 2008 at 12:15 am
@ Nate
Also Angie’s family has had this issue in which her father cheated on her Mother.
It’s not a secret that she loved her Mother very much AND she has said on 2+ occasions, that she would not do that to another woman. Especially since she witnessed her mother’s pain during the situation/issue. Yes she fell in love, but she also run away from it. Brad, after acknowledging that his marriage was unsalvageble decided to chase after Angie
That’s not a crime!
All tabloids strain the truth out of most if not all their reports. Do your own research…minus tabloid headlines, please!
angela
Jun 4, 2008 at 6:56 pm
why force two people to live together when they’re unhappy. wouldn’t that be selfish?
Donna
Jul 16, 2008 at 4:03 am
It’s possible Brad was attracted to Angie and she told him he’d have to decide who he wanted before they had a sexual relationship. I can see Angelina telling him she deserves better than being the “other woman”, especially when she had moved on to being a mother. And I can see how Brad is a sensitive midwestern guy who just wanted a family and was with someone who had different goals. If Jen couldn’t conceive, she could have adopted if she wanted. It took me 10 years to completely not feel pain at my first husband leaving our marriage, so I feel for Jen even though my first marriage was not a happy one and maybe she and Brad weren’t either. I hope Angelina and Brad stay together and hope Jen finds true happiness.
Donna
Jul 16, 2008 at 4:16 am
I also would like to say that although when Brad was younger he was stuck in some less than flattering roles, I really was mesmerized by him in Meet Joe Black. He looked so boyish for so long and in this movie I thought he was beautiful and mature. I thought he did a great job in conveying the emotion of a soul caught between what was considered the right and wrong thing to do. I can imagine him going through the same thing later in real life. One of my favorite movies. Great director, whoever he was.
Neela
Jul 16, 2008 at 9:00 am
i don’t think brad left another woman for someone prettier. he just simply did what was best for him, and he fell in love with another person who has deeply evolved beyond her looks. angie is gorgeous, no doubt, but let’s try not to exclude the good that she has done. while her looks are a plus, i’m sure brad found in her a kindred soul, one who shares his values that include doing something good for others. i have a lot of respect for people who continue to evolve for the better.
and like someone else mentioned, we won’t ever really know what happened. and it’s pointless now to bring up the past because everyone else has moved on.
i think many of the posters above made some very good assertions. and while it would be ideal for marriages to remain intact, the reality is that there are those wherein even two very good people can fall out of connection. remember that the situation is not the same for everyone, so, passing some moral judgment is a bit moot, especially when we’ve never really known the whole story, and only what has been presented by the media. come one, we’re just spectators, really. one could put in as much effort as he/she wants into making a marriage work, but for some, even the best effort won’t be enough. they could just be settling for less than what they actually deserve if they stay in an unhappy union.
we respect this couple because of what they have done for the global community, and some people still don’t get it that our respect for them is not all that superficial. please understand that.
also, please understand that it’s time to let the past rest in peace. because if those 3 people have, then we should be able to also. i wish brad and angie’s family the best. i hope they will continue to be showered with wonderful blessings. same goes for jennifer. she has also received some undeserved flack from the media, and i wish her all the happiness that all of us good people deserve :)
Mary Ann
Jul 17, 2008 at 9:01 am
Donna and Neela, Very nice, I agree with everything both of you said. Thanks for expressing it so well.
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