Maybe, in the final analysis, they saw me as something I wasn't and I tried to turn them into something they could never be. I loved them all but maybe I never understood any of them. I don't think they understood me.

Ava Gardner
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In the movie "A Beautiful Mind," the characters John Nash and his wife, Alicia, represent what is known as a "Husband Wife" couple. In these types of relationships, the husband is out of work and doesn't have enough money to support his family, so he turns to his wife's wealthy family for help. In return, he promises to do everything they ask of him. This means that he must give up some of his own personal identity to serve them in a way that is expected of him.

In essence, he ends up giving up his true self in order to serve the needs of his family. Although this makes him rich and successful in the eyes of many people, it makes him unhappy on the inside.

Source: Ava: My Story

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