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The Couples

The Mulvihills

  • The Husband
  • The Wife

The Situation

A-Listers or Amish?

Pat Mulvihill knew right away he was going to marry Mimi. "It really was love at first sight. I knew it on the first date," he says. He's been happily married for nearly 35 years. But with retirement, the Mulvihills are feeling restless; they're looking to leave their current home in central Indiana. Mimi dreams of living in California, perhaps Malibu or Hollywood, where she can celebrity watch every day. Pat is looking forward to a quieter lifestyle: he wants to move to Indiana Amish country to read by the fire.

"I want a sports car," explains Mimi. "I need excitement."
"I want a black buggy," counters Pat.
"Let's just really think about it," says Mimi, "and do it my way."

The panel's taken by the sweet couple, though perhaps a bit baffled by the attraction of the Amish country as a retirement destination.

Jason: "These people really are the Costanzas. My take is that someone is not going to get their way. Who's likely to make life misery for the other person if they don’t get their way? If she doesn't get to L.A., she'll make his life a living hell."

Cedric: "I think he's brilliant. As soon as she gets to California she's gonna leave him for Abe Vigoda or someone like that."

Martha's more pragmatic: "It won’t work in L.A. They should move to Indiana and she should take long vacations in L.A."

DID THE REF MAKE THE RIGHT CALL?

Counsel taken, Tom makes his call: He echoes Jason's advice—Pat will be less miserable in L.A. than if he gets his way and makes Mimi move to Amish country. "Amish country is not a place for you to live. Pack up the truck and move to Beverly Hills."

Jason: "These people really are the Costanzas. My take is that someone is not going to get their way. Who's likely to make life misery for the other person if they don’t get their way? If she doesn't get to L.A., she'll make his life a living hell."

Cedric: "I think he's brilliant. As soon as she gets to California she's gonna leave him for Abe Vigoda or someone like that."

Martha's more pragmatic: "It won’t work in L.A. They should move to Indiana and she should take long vacations in L.A."

Counsel taken, Tom makes his call: He echoes Jason's advice—Pat will be less miserable in L.A. than if he gets his way and makes Mimi move to Amish country. "Amish country is not a place for you to live. Pack up the truck and move to Beverly Hills."

The Mulvihills received a Second Honeymoon on a Royal Caribbean Cruise. For more information on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas or Mariner of the Seas, please visit royalcarribbean.com.

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