All language subtitles for Meant To Be – Mаdi Cᴏllins

I read on a forum that this position
encourages pregnancy.

And how long do you have to stay like
that?

Uh, I don't know.

You're not going to be stuck like that
all day, are you?

I'm going to try to hold it as long as
possible.

I'm glad I started yoga.

Hey, can you make me some tea?

It's okay.

I have a really good feeling this time.

Me too, babe.

Just think, in a few moments, we could
be future parents.

I hope so.

What is it?

I'm so sorry, Alice.

I really thought this was going to be
the time.

Well, it could be a false negative. That
happens.

Maybe.

Look, we can always try again.

I had a really good feeling this time.
We did everything right.

Maybe it's just not meant to be.

Tell me the truth, Mike.

Are you happy?

What would even make you say that?

I don't know. I just get the feeling
you're tired or you don't care.

Look, it just really hurts me to see you
suffering.

But you're also right. I have been a
little numb, and I'm sorry.

Well, you still love me, right, Mike?

Of course I love you. I'll always love
you.

Okay.

I gotta get going, okay? I'm gonna be
late.

Okay. Yeah.

Okay, I'll see you later.

Yeah, um, I've got a meeting, but I'll
do my best to be home by dinner, okay?

Okay. Okay.

Bye.

What's wrong?

Have you been there all day?

Maybe.

Look.

We can't keep going through this, Alice.

Don't you want a baby?

You know I do, but... I see how much
this is hurting you, and...

We're going to have to try out some
other options soon.

Maybe adoption?

Well, maybe we're not doing it right.
Maybe we should see a specialist.

Okay, I mean, we can speak to someone in
the medical field.

It's just, I feel like a failure. I feel
like I'm broken.

You can't think that way.

I just, I feel like a...

I know we can adopt, but I just, I
really want a child that looks like you.

And I just want you to be happy.

You're going to be a wonderful mother no
matter what.

You really think so?

I know so.

I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it.

I guess I'm scared that, what if
motherhood ruins what we

have?

It won't.

What if I change?

Are you worried about your body
changing?

Or just about not having a baby?

You're right. I'm worrying too much.

It's okay.

I know how bad you've wanted this.

What would I ever do without you?

Well, I would be running alone through
the woods naked.

But, uh, I think you'd be totally fine.

You're teasing me.

You're my rock. You're my everything.

I love when you just hold me.

Me too, me too.

I love you, Mike.

I love you too, Alice.

Very good.

You think? I wasn't sure I fully grasped
the concept of neoteny. Oh, you grasped

it just fine.

In fact, I'm sure all you had to do was
look in the mirror.

You think so?

Yes.

You are the image of youth infertility.

I had a question, Professor.

Please, call me Mike.

Okay. Mike, I understand mate selection
among humans, that men and women have

different qualities that they search for
in a perfect mate, but I just don't

understand how or why somebody would
sleep with a total stranger.

Well, two people aren't exactly
strangers once they've had sex, now are

they?

Well, you know what I mean.

women look for certain things in men
like dependability, strength, and

maturity, then how would she find that
in a total stranger?

Well, please don't consider me a
chauvinist for sharing this perspective.

But this is precisely why men are more
likely to have sex with a total stranger

than women are.

But women still do it, right?

Listen, this isn't one of those
questions you're asking on behalf of a

friend when that friend is actually you,
is it?

Maybe.

I thought we were friends.

We're not strangers.

You really consider us friends?

Okay, well, maybe not friends yet, but
we're definitely equals.

I really enjoy having you in my classes.
You know, you engage.

On a level that very, very few students
do.

I'm not overstepping or anything, am I?

Of course not.

You know, I wasn't asking about you
either.

I didn't think you were.

It's just that ever since I started your
class, I've been thinking about the

biology of young women.

How someone my age could go to a club
and pick up a total stranger.

Well, there are a lot of factors at
play.

Size, tone of voice, which could
indicate that a

woman's looking for something specific
in a partner.

I suppose that's why women are so often
disappointed by the men in their lives.

What do you mean?

Well, you look at me, and I have the
markers of youthfulness and

attractiveness. You know, big eyes,
small waist, clear skin.

But... Those markers fade over time.

And as for women, we look for a low
voice, which doesn't necessarily

mean that they're dependable, or big
arms, but that doesn't necessarily mean

that they're strong.

It's like a false promise.

Holly, that's a very intelligent
observation.

I'm just thinking out loud.

There was...

Something else I wanted to ask you
about.

I'm listening.

It's about chastity.

Chastity? Well, one of the traits that
men look for in women is chastity. But,

I mean, what if the woman wants to sleep
with other people?

You know, try different things.

Well, men do tend to categorize women in
two different ways.

one of those is women who are ideal for
long-term coupling and the other is

women who are ideal for a quick fuck
Isn't it

kind of shameful to be a quick fuck
Well,

I Mean we can't we can't all be a slave
to our biological impulses, you

know

If we were, we wouldn't be here in this
office as we are right now.

We'd be out there in the bushes, covered
in mud, fucking each other's brains out.

So you don't think it's a bad thing for
women to watch sex?

Not at all.

In fact, I think it's hot.

Good to know.

So I've got a little question for you,
Holly.

How would you measure a man like me in
regards to biological desirability?

You or someone like you?

Whichever you prefer.

Well, I'll have to get a closer look.

You're attractive, obviously.

Big hands, deep voice, you're tall.

You have good teeth, too.

And you have a good job paying well.

You're responsible.

How would you know that?

Guys my age can't really hold a job.

Okay, fair enough.

Do you want me to keep going?

I think you pretty much got it covered.

So tell me, do you still think of me as
a stranger?

I wasn't talking about me.

I was talking about my friend.

Oh.

Well, what does your friend think of me?

She thinks you're pretty cute.

Well, you should, uh, let your friend
know that she's pretty cute, too.

Well, you know, now that we're on a
first-name basis and a bit

more...

Intimate.

I should probably go.

No.

Please stay.

This was my mistake.

I don't want you to think you did
anything wrong, so please.

You're married, Mike.

It's true.

But, honestly, we haven't been on good
terms lately.

Maybe that's because you won't answer
the phone.

We're trying to have a baby.

Oh.

And it's not going well.

Go.

Please, I'm asking you to stay.

I don't want this to end on a bad note.

Well, do you love her?

Yes, with all my heart.

Then why risk it?

I don't know.

To punish myself, maybe?

For not giving her what she wants?

Well, you're young still. You don't
understand.

I understand that you have a wife and
you shouldn't be doing this.

Look, this isn't just about sex to me,
okay?

I really like you.

You really love your wife.

Both things can be true.

Doesn't mean we should act on it,
though.

No one's going to know.

But I'll know.

And I know this is nothing but a
distraction.

No. Really.

You're a bright, beautiful, young woman.

With all the markers of biological
attractiveness from your words.

It's a happy coincidence.

You're not mad, are you?

No.

Unfortunately, I find you very
attractive.

Not again.

Go on. Answer it.

Okay.

Hey, babe.

Yeah. Oh, sorry. I was just with a
student, of course.

Yeah, I had fun earlier, too.

Well, you know, it's midterms, and kids
these days aren't quite how we used to

be, you know?

Oh, no, sorry, it's just my bad knee is
acting up again.

Yeah, we're getting old.

Yeah, it's important to keep talking
about these things. I agree.

Let's just, uh... make sure we keep
talking about the type of things we used

to, too, okay?

No, Alice, please.

No, no, no, no, no. Just don't... don't
show...

Like, I'm gonna be here late tonight.

Okay?

Please, I'll just take a taxi.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Um... Okay, don't worry about it.
I'll... Please, like, if you're here, if

you're waiting outside, like, it's gonna
stress me out.

Alice?

Alice?

Oh, fuck.

God damn it.

She sounded upset.

Well, it's nothing. Just don't worry
about it, okay?

Well, do you want me to stop?

No, no. She's not going to come.

Are you sure?

I mean, I can stop.

No, no, no. It's just all the more
reason for us to hurry.

You were awfully good at that, Emily.

I didn't expect you to be so well
endowed, Professor.

Thank you.

It's good.

That's it.

student exams.

I heard some weird noises.

Oh yeah, one of the students used a
reference video, so I was checking that

out.

Uh oh.

Do you want to hear the news?

Uh, sure.

Yeah, what news?

It's happened.

What's happened?

We're pregnant.

Oh, great.

Isn't it? Great.

Yeah, it is.