Talk:Cathy Simms/@comment-69.176.21.223-20150226052844/@comment-104.32.80.99-20150228003054

I'm guessing you're around 8, maybe 9? Now just because people are "soul mates" (whatever that is) doesn't mean they stop being human. After the honeymoon phase of any relationship let alone a marriage, people still must deal with the insecurities they have had since childhood, habits within both their own personality and within previous relationships and of course everything that their partner has been through, is going through and will go through for the rest of their lives together...and that's assuming the rest of the world never has any additional influence on either of them IE the lives of their friends, families, colleagues and acquaintances not to mention accidents and illnesses...oh right and of course becoming parents and raising children not to mention career setbacks, questions about one's own purpose, general regret, growing older etc. etc. etc., its not just about love and being happy and giggly all the time, in fact the longer a relationship lasts, the more work it requires...doubly so for a marriage.

You see love may be the most magical thing we humans can fathom but love is special because it is at the whim of the vulnerabilities of the people sharing it...which is what makes it so precious. The writers, directors, producers, the actors, hell even the set designers, wardrobe, makeup, art and prop departments and ironically even the office staff of the show itself know this...as does the rest of Hollywood, its called conflict and a story without conflict is about as interesting as an 8 year old's favorite fairy tale. ...ah crap, even fairy tales have conflict but you get my point.

So you see the writers knew once Pam became a mom and the tension of just getting together was in the past for Jim and Pam, something needed to arise that would make them remain interesting and real and since The Office is one of the longest running sitcoms in history and because that is so challenging, the writers thought, hey lets put a hot, slutty chick at Pam's desk while she's home, fat and ragged with two kids and we can keep the true love that Pam and Jim have for each other relevant and rewarding for all our loyal fans!!

Do you get it now? Do you understand that asking why a Hollywood writer on the most successful show in history after Seinfeld, would add a character to create conflict is what's stupid? Its funny, all this time we the viewers have been challenging Hollywood to make stories that reflect what life is really like and you had the balls to bitch about why they didn't make the story more boring and one dimensional. Logic would dictate that you should experience some embarrassment but I think maybe you should be proud cause that's pretty amazing.