Handman
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I'm not sure I'd want to see an abusive marriage in IAWL. It's not horrible that Mary is without a man, it's horrible that she is unloved, seen by a man who has lived his life loving her. Sure, to some people, not having a partner isn't the end of the world, but imagine seeing someone you love being unhappy and unloved. Both scenarios give us the same results. The whole message of the movie is to treasure the people in your life, and be kind toward them, but we're shown Mary doesn't even have a friend in the world. I can't imagine living like that, especially in the context of that film. It's not condemning librarians at all (???).
On a similar note, it reminds me of people who complain about the alternate career Picard has as a blue shirt in the Star Trek Next Generation episode "Tapestry." There are plenty of people who are fine at not being the ambitious leader, who treat their job as a job, focusing their life elsewhere. But for Picard, who has dedicated his life to his career, and has clear ambition, there is no worse fate for someone like that. It doesn't condemn people who don't dedicate themselves to their career, but for that particular character in that situation, it's intolerable. Same thing here.
On a similar note, it reminds me of people who complain about the alternate career Picard has as a blue shirt in the Star Trek Next Generation episode "Tapestry." There are plenty of people who are fine at not being the ambitious leader, who treat their job as a job, focusing their life elsewhere. But for Picard, who has dedicated his life to his career, and has clear ambition, there is no worse fate for someone like that. It doesn't condemn people who don't dedicate themselves to their career, but for that particular character in that situation, it's intolerable. Same thing here.