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We are discussing the Netflix 2023 Your Place or Mine movie ending which will contain spoilers.
Netflix’s Romantic Comedy Your place or mine follows two best friends, Debbie (Reese Witherspoon) and Peter (Ashton Kutcher), who live on opposite coasts. After a brief first date, they decided to be best friends. Peter lives in New York and is a consultant.
He owns an apartment in the Big Apple, is wealthy, and has never met a woman he didn’t like to show commitment to. Debbie is divorced and has a thirteen-year-old son, Jack (Wesley Kimmel). They are opposite poles (and, as we know, these can attract each other). Peter is aggressive. A wealthy and hip brand consultant. He left his dreams decades ago for a wealthy and ambitious lifestyle. By comparison, Debbie gave up her dreams of being a writer for the safe choice of being an accountant who takes very little risk professionally and personally.
Debbie is supposed to take a course in New York for a few weeks and stay with Peter. However, when the guardian fails, she will cancel her trip. That is until Peter walks in and flies off to watch Jack while Debbie flies to New York and stays at Peter’s luxury apartment. What you have here is basically two different films working together. Peter’s story is About a boywhile Debbie is about You’ve got mail. Peter takes the protective walls that Debbie put all over her son. He lets her eat out, watch R-rated movies, help her make friends, and even try out for the hockey team. Debbie rekindles her passion for books and writing when she meets a dashing book editor named Theo (jesse williams).
Is Peter in love with Debbie?
Debbie finds a manuscript that Peter wrote but never told her about, and hands it to Theo. This represents a crack in Debbie and Peter’s friendship. They thought they had told each other everything, but Peter found out that Debbie was dating without telling him. As these discoveries occur, each main character expresses their feelings. Debbie’s friend (played by Tig Notaro) helps Peter come to terms with his feelings. Peter’s ex-lover (played by Zoe Chao) pushes Debbie to take more risks in life. For example, Deb chases Theo, which she does, and they spend the night together, where Peter accidentally sees them with his home security camera.
Peter helps Jack make friends, makes the hockey team, and realizes he’s missed something significant in his life. Jack senses this and wants Peter to live with them even more. Back in New York, Deb finds an envelope containing memorabilia that Peter collected that recalls their time together. Peter even confesses to Deb’s friend that he wanted to continue dating her, but he saw his best friend on a date with her future husband and knew he had no chance.
How do Debbie and Peter admit they are in love?
Debbie realizes her feelings for Peter and gently lets Theo down. However, she has to run home when Jack gets injured during a hockey game. Debbie scolds Peter for not being responsible, and they cross paths at LAX, arguing on opposite moving walkways. After saying a lot of mean things to herself, Debbie shows her the poker chip she found in her room.
How do Debbie and Peter admit they are in love? Peter tells her how madly in love with her he is, and Debbie is about to cry, thinking they won’t be friends anymore. “No, we’re not gonna be friends anymore, Debbie,” then grabs her and kisses her. They leave the airport hand in hand. Six months later, they all moved in together in Los Angeles. Peter has published his book, Debbie is now the editor, and Jack is now on the hockey team.
Your place or the end of mine explained
The poker chip is from the first night of Peter and Debbie’s first date. Debbie kept it because she thought it would be a keepsake if their relationship was something more or if they got married. Peter fleeing New York, and possibly even rehab, was fleeing his feelings for Debbie. Peter kept a poker chip from that night, meaning they had deeper feelings for each other than they cared to admit.
The moral of the story? Tell someone how you feel and don’t wait twenty years.
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