Angelina in shock when she received the divorce papers from brodie😱

Angelina was shocked when she received divorce papers from Brodie😱.

Angelina: [voice shaking] Brodie... what is this? You sent me divorce papers? Without even talking to me first?

Brodie: [sighs] Angelina, I didn’t want it to be like this. I just... I didn’t know how else to do it. We've been so distant.

Angelina: You didn't know how else to do it? How about a conversation? How about treating me like your wife instead of some business transaction?

Brodie: I’ve tried talking to you, Ange. So many times. But every time, we either fight or sweep it under the rug. I just—I couldn’t do it anymore.

Angelina: So instead you drop this bomb on me like I mean nothing to you? After everything we've been through?

Brodie: You don’t mean nothing to me. That’s the hardest part. You mean too much. But we're not happy anymore. You know that.

Angelina: You don't get to decide that for both of us! We made vows. That meant something to me. I thought we were just going through a rough patch—not the end.

Brodie: I thought so too, at first. But it's been over a year, Angelina. We sleep in separate rooms, we barely talk, and when we do, it's cold. I’ve felt like a ghost in my own home.

Angelina: Then why didn’t you fight for us? Why didn’t you ask for counseling, or something? You think I haven’t been hurting too?

Brodie: I did ask. You said we didn’t need therapy. You said we’d be fine. But you’ve been so shut down... like you're building walls I can’t climb.

Angelina: Because I was scared! I didn’t want to admit that we were falling apart. I thought if I held it together, somehow we’d be okay.

Brodie: Holding it together by pretending nothing’s wrong isn’t the same as fixing things.

Angelina: [tears in her voice] You could’ve warned me, Brodie. You could’ve told me you were at this point. That you were done.

Brodie: I didn’t want to hurt you more than I already have. I thought... maybe if I did it this way, it would be cleaner.

Angelina: Cleaner? God, you really think there's anything clean about breaking someone’s heart?

Brodie: I’m sorry. Truly. I didn’t want it to be a shock—I just didn’t know how to say it without falling apart.

Angelina: You could’ve fallen apart with me. That’s what a marriage is. Being broken together. Not running.

Brodie: Maybe... but maybe we broke each other too much. Maybe the pieces don’t fit the same anymore.

Angelina: So that’s it, then? After years together, after building a life, you’ve decided it's just over?

Brodie: I don’t want to keep pretending, Angelina. I love you, I always will—but we’re not good for each other anymore.

Angelina: [quietly] I wasn’t ready to lose you.

Brodie: [softly] I wasn’t ready either. But sometimes love isn’t enough to make it work.

Angelina: Then what do we do now?

Brodie: We try to end this with kindness. With respect. It’s the least we owe each other.

Angelina: [after a pause] I don’t know if I can forgive you for how you did this. But... maybe someday.

Brodie: I’ll wait for that day. Even if it never comes.