total utilitarianism piece. vanessa’s happiness (comfort) of her parents staying together while clearly being unhappy, or everyone’s happiness and the ability to move on and forward with their lives - even if that means vanessa’s parents won’t ever be together again? came in for hugh laurie and leighton meester, got absolutely fucked with because of the age gap amd the AFFAIR?? and came out with: when you’re feeling unhappy, sometimes you just need something so absurd to help you find what you’re truly meant for, or what you’re meant to do. take a leap, take the risk.