Ok here's my unpopular opinion.. There's no denying that Rooney is a brilliant story teller of human relationships and articulating thoughts and emotions, but honestly the writing was a bit mundane for me. I think the intended realism just ended up being a bit too matter-of-fact and uninteresting at times. And the ending was practically non-existent. The characters were just as confused about their relationship as when they started sleeping together. There was no real sense of closure in this regard and their characters only marginally develop as a result.