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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think Jen and Brandon would do well to get in touch with their own normalcy and average-ness. And then go proudly build a life from that reality and blossom from there, mostly or completely out of public view, slowly through the years. They are not any more skilled or brilliant or insightful than most people in society. And I think they truly deep down believe otherwise - because they sought out, gained and tried to sustain fame for years and still view themselves in that light. Which is why their public presentations feel off centered and out of touch.

Their marriage falling apart in middle age is a pretty typical and common story. It doesn’t minimize the pain but it does release it from embellishment and superiority. If they grasped that, if Jen grasped that, I think she might be a more honest person and better writer. I think at best her book is premature, and more likely unnecessary. She’s too grandiose still at this moment and not far enough removed from what happened to write some #overcomer #Ihavesurmountedall #Ihavetranscended memoir of sorts.

Her recent caption on IG that she has never had this many eyes on her book before and this many readers or this much positive attention. That everyone is clamoring for their corner of this thing. That all of these opinions and hot takes are coming and she is rising above it all and she is elevated and is no longer under the war of codependency. But I would argue that writing this book, at least this soon, is codependent in itself.

The marketing for this has been a bit strange and the language and fawning over the top. It shows an immaturity and stuntedness and a certain level of dishonesty - especially in comparison to and in light of what’s going on in the world at the moment.[/quote]

I don't think either of them will ever view themselves as average. They both give off major "I'm not like other girls" vibes and I think part of their marital problems stemmed from his discomfort at living in her shadow or his perception as such. She is riding high on this wave of top-tier publicity and really why wouldn't she be? I'm sure she finds it very affirming so if OP is expecting her to have some sort of humbling realization that she's a mere mortal, I don't think so.

Brando may be trying to move on with his life outside the public eye and from the little bit I've seen, he seems happy. At least happier than he did with her. Although he wasn't as overtly showy as her, he always struck me as being a try hard wanna be famous kind of guy. While having strangers harrass his wife can't be at all pleasant, I'm sure on some level he is reveling in the attention. He and Jen are cut from the same cloth.[/quote]

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