| I don't think it's realistic or true to the show to suggest that Lorelai loves Chris and Luke exactly the same and could go "either way." She blew it with Luke, in part because she did not believe that he really loved and trusted her. She knows that Luke is "over" her. That part of her life is a done deal - no looking back.
And here is Chris - a changed man! The go-to guy. Rory's father. The man that her parents always wanted her to marry. And he wants her so badly. She knows that they rushed into this marriage, but I see someone working very hard to make it work. Working too hard. I believe Lorelai cares deeply for Chris, her childhood playmate and Rory's father, and maybe she even does love him, but not like she loved Luke. And what is so clear in her letter is how much she respects Luke. It's not even possible to imagine her saying the things about Luke that she has said about Chris (weak, never not stupid, dopey), and. sadly for Chris, the reverse is true, too.
But she is clearly willing to settle with Chris and be a good partner to him. But it looks to me like Chris is going to end up being the same irresponsible guy he has always been - who disappears on their family for 2-3 days?? - and that it's not going to work between them because she doesn't want to "cut up his meat" for him. |