Two worn wooden oars lie crossed on a small dock extending into a calm blue lake.

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Chelsea Thayer Wayne

It just seems that you and me have been mad at each other for so long.

— On Golden Pond

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker names a long period of shared anger without placing all the blame on one side. 'You and me' makes the hurt personal and mutual. Saying it plainly may open a way to talk about the distance between them.

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