I've read the book "Dear John." Indeed, it was a tear-jerking love story of a soldier named John and a conservative college student Savannah. They met up while John is on a two-week leave and Savannah is spending her spring break. John first met Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve her purse that had fallen off the pier. While Savannah is spending her vacation helping build a house for Habitat for Humanity, John joins in with her. Along the way a budding romance occurs, and they both fall deeply in love with each other. Now, after a couple of weeks, (Yes, it only took two weeks for Savannah to fall for John. It was a line she uttered in the movie) as she is about to go back to college, she promises to write John overseas during the next 12-months until he returns to her after completing his enlistment. However, their love is put to the test when John reenlists after the 9/11 attack.
I actually cried while reading the book. It was so noble of John to choose to serve his country over fulfilling his promise to Savannah but it was even more noble of him to sell her late father's most priced possessions just to save the life of Tim - Savannah's husband. Yes, they never end up together. That part of the story was actually frustrating. T_T
I've also watched the movie adaptation. I was having an uncontrollable outburst of tears while watching it. Good thing, I never got to watched it with someone in the movie theatre. I was supposed to watch it with him. Glad it didn't happen 'cause that would be very awkward and shameful. I could definitely relate myself to the story, I've had a long distance relationship before and indeed, it was hard. All the worries, distrust and the longing for that someone only leaves you frustrated each passing day. And just like the story, we didn't last. T_T Well, i guess long distance relationships aren't supposed to be relationships in the first place.
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