SAY YOU LOVE ME
In “Fiddler On The Roof,” there is a poignant scene in which Tevye keeps asking his wife, “Do you love me?” She keeps brushing the question aside, talking of how she has lived with him so many years. But Tevye persists, “Do you love me?” She says that she has worked side by side with him and kept the house. Again Tevye asks, “Do you love me?” And again she sidesteps by reminding him that she has borne his children and raised them. But Tevye is not satisfied. He sees his daughters growing up, courting, marrying, and now suddenly the feeling of love runs strongly within him. He wants to hear it, he needs to hear it. He wants her to say it out loud. He needs reassurance; he wants to know that it is still the same with them. He needs to hear the words “I love you.” From Lord, I Have Sinned But I Have Several Excellent Excuses,…
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