Should have been called 'The Shack Up Girl'

Yep, women really drain money from men.

I disliked her from the minute she allowed Lucy to read Tony's note... She's in hysterics when her daughter needs somebody strong to look up to as a protector. Quit whining and start worrying about how you're gonna look after your child already, instead of only thinking about yourself!






Born when she kissed me, died when she left me, lived whilst she loved me

You are judging a 1977 Paula by 2008 standards. In 1977 women were by and large housewives. The man made the money and the woman spent it on the household. The idea of a woman carrying her own financial weight was new and much scorned at that time. Even with couples who hadn't yet had children it wasn't unusual for the woman to be a homemaker, not work outside the home.

Thank you so much!

I loved how Paula would nickel-and-dime Elliot's food usage, mock his healthy habits, and various "eccentricities," yet once she can see him as a potential gravy train, she's all over him.

Besides? Who knows just how many guitars Elliot has left behind in his life (in order to get away from just this thing)? (haha)

Great post.

I could understand Paula sponging off, I mean, building a life with Elliot. In the mid to late 70s, that was the life goal/identity for the majority of women. Women who didn't follow that path were still kind of seen as renegades, outside of the norm.

The part that got on my nerves was when Paula stood out in the pouring rain with Elliot's guitar. Really? She knows how important the instrument is to the guy, yet she's ruining it on purpose? It's not like she has the money to replace the warped wooden guitar when it doesn't dry out correctly.

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