The Lost Weekend Love Quotes

We love Helen, but she can be a little naïve at times. After all, you can "fight" all you want, but that doesn't mean you're going to win the battle, if you catch our drift. In fact, if we were being uncharitable, we'd say that the fact that Don needs to be fixed is half of the reason why Helen is so attracted to him.

For his part, Don has no illusions—he knows that Helen would be better off without him. This realization causes him a great deal of shame and end up contributing to his addiction.

Those are some harsh words, Ms. Landlady, but we're not sure if we can disagree. We doubt Helen could honestly disagree either, which is why she leaves the apartment so awkwardly after this exchange.