“WHATEVER…LOVE IS LOVE” by Maria Bello

I love Maria Bello as an actress.
And whomever I love, being them writers or actors, that means that I love how well they are doing their job. I am rarely interested in their personal life. Because at the end of the day I do not have them in my bed.

Only when I read Maria Bello’s book, “Whatever…love is love”, I found out the honest answer she gave to her son, Jackson:

“So, are you romantic with anyone right now?”
I exhaled and finally said: “Clare.”
He looked at me for what seemed like an eternity. Then, he broke into a huge, warm smile.
“Mom, whether you are a lesbian, gay, bi or transgender, shout it to the world. 
Whatever, love is love,” he said, with a wisdom beyond his years.”

“Yes, I hurt people I loved, and I take responsibility for that.
I also found a freedom in expressing my sexuality that I hadn’t felt before. 
I began to understand that for many people, sex doesn’t equal love and that our primal physical drive isn’t necessarily bad.
Sometimes, two people can just admit their connection is not sexual, but they share the same values, ideas, likes and dislikes, family and friends.”

“I’m just at the beginning of my romantic relationship with Clare and we are still in the discovery stage. Will that be forever? Probably not.
As much as we hate to admit it, people do not stay the same and neither will we. Relationships change constantly. 
I think if we are conscious enough, we can accept the change without throwing out the love.”

No surprise that Maria Bello isn’t shy in expressing her opinion about a controversial but famous book:

“I believe that the book “Fifty shades of Grey” became a world-wide phenomena because people were finally given a chance to explore their fantasies in  safe way.”

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2015