“Now that the kids are grown and it is just the two of them can a couple stay married when they realize love is not enough?”

SYNOPSIS:

Premise

Married couple empty nesters have one son and one daughter. They find themselves in monotonous habits and routines. They don’t try anymore to make the other feel special. Taking notice of the outside world more and how other couples act together and think they are missing out not. They don't feel respected and are feeling resentful. But they don’t hate each other, neither has ever cheated on each other. They both want to get away from the other. Why do they not want to be around each other? After the adult kids come home for a visit and after dinner the snide remarks are passed and laughed at but, not really funny to each other. After the kids leave the top boils over. The couple has the most heated argument/ discussion. Anything and everything is brought out and said out loud although nothing they can’t take back nothing to intentionally hurt the other. Then the husband says if only you could show this passion and effort for me. Silence. Then the wife stares the stare at him to end all stares. Husband breaks the silence and says, so where do we go from here? Wife folds the dish towel perfectly and lays it on counter and calmly walks over to the door and picks up her car keys and her purse off the hook on the wall and gets in the car and drives off ending up at a hotel. Husband seen standing in kitchen holding dishes and bowing his head.

They agree to sell the house and separate. They still like and love each other but….

They both get their own places and try to settle into being just themselves not part of one another. Trying new things, going out with friends, and just eating alone, having kids over, talking with the kids, going to the gym, etc. All constantly setting them to reflect on their marriage and each other. What is the problem? Should they divorice? They see each out in public here and there. The kids tell them about each other. They want to know but do they want to be together?