Credit her close relationship with the show’s creator, Mike Flanagan, who has been working on this project for 10 years and is also her husband.īut that didn’t make the shocking reveal any less epic to her when it came to acting it out - especially because the death of the show’s first protagonist, Erin’s friend Riley Flynn (Zach Gilford), was the first scene shot. “Midnight Mass” star Kate Siegel had the privilege of knowing that “bait-and-switch” twist that leads her character, Erin Greene, to become the Netflix limited series’ reluctant heroine very early on in the production process.
But for me and Mike? Marriage is more than just “worth it.” It’s the point of the whole game.(Warning: This post contains spoilers through the finale of Netflix’s “Midnight Mass.”) I’ll never be able to answer if marriage is for all women. It will be different for every person you choose to date. Ask about money and kids and drugs and drinking and death. It may not be for everyone there are plenty of places to hear about how hard marriage can be, but my answer to your question is to get to know your partner intimately. I wanted the whole world to know we were bonded, and we have each other’s back. And I desperately wanted to define that feeling. We grew together and made each other better, stronger, more vulnerable and honest people. And those actions paid dividends in my life. Paying into our relationship with trust and respect and love. We defined it by choosing each other every day. We gave up a lot to be together, and we gained our whole world (which we built from scratch).Īnd what I learned during that time was that our relationship, our monogamy and commitment, was something new and special and completely ours. And then we had to deal with the consequences of those choices. And so, without going into graphic details, I will say Mike and I had to make very hard choices to be together. Our relationship, because of our collaborations, is partially public. Who had their homes, finances and children taken away after their partner died because there was no legal protection for “life partners.” I started to learn why marriage as an institution was worth fighting for.
I learned about the legal protections of marriage and heard first-hand stories of same-sex partners who were kept away from their loved one’s bedside at death. First, I started to get really involved in the marriage equality fight. I was content to be partnered, and wasn’t sure that I needed a ring or a ceremony to prove my commitment.
When I was dating around in my twenties, I dated a lot of people that I thought were “good for me” or “my family really liked them” or “I didn’t dislike them enough to end the relationship,” and during that time, I was one of those women who didn’t know if marriage was for me.
I know that sounds corny and obvious, but stick with me. But that all stems from one indisputable fact. We work together we raise kids together, and we generally spend most of our time together. Now, I understand that my situation is unique. My marriage is one of the most precious and satisfying parts of my life, and I can’t imagine a world without it. Obviously, I can’t speak for all women, but I can speak for myself.
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