Sometimes life gets so hectic that we forget that it gets that way for just about everybody.  We take for granted that we aren't alone in our miscommunications and relationship hiccups.  Adam Pike's short film The Loving Dead (2007, 12min) really illustrates that things can get complicated for the most simplest of creatures...yep even zombies got it bad.  In his film two newly undead have trouble figuring out love, relationships, and their place in the scheme of undead living.  Needless to say this makes for a lot of miscommunication and incredibly creepy laughs.  But, what you wouldn't expect is that this quirky movie would relate to that bigger picture in life.  Once you strip down the zombie make up and overall weirdness of intestine eating, you find that maybe you got more in common with these zombies than you initially anticipated.   

Zombie romance may be problem ridden at first glance but beneath all that is the fleshy zest of true romance.  It's those quirks, problems, and off beat moments that make relationships great.  Imagine inhaling with out exhaling and the utter impossibility of being able to live that way.  Contemplate running for miles with no end in sight and how that's sure to kill the most super hero like athlete.  For a moment, envision diving into the ocean and seeing all of its underwater splendour but never being able to come up for air.  That's what life without problems or annoying interludes must be like.  No one ever considers that life's little problems can actually act as a reminder of how wonderful regular life is.  That little word battle with your parent that eventually subsides is there to show you that Mom really loves you and that life wouldn't exactly be better with out her.  Perhaps that awkward silence between you and your spouse and a little sofa time is what you need to realize that snuggling together under the sheets is where it's at and that perhaps that online purchase wasn't such a good idea in the end.  Sometimes when your BFF gets P.O.’d at you for not calling them and decides to give you the silent treatment it’s  actually a  chance for you to realize they weren't such a great friend and you really don't miss them all that much.  See, it's not all roses but these supposed relationship problems can sometimes be blessings in disguise if only we read them differently.

Much of life and how it goes for the most part is based on our interpretation and perception of it.  We often forget that most of the decisions we make on a daily basis with regards to the ones we love is happening on a highly sophisticated and subconscious level.  But, if we could consciously program our brains to delay those instantaneous overreactions we might have a shot at making our relationships better simply by making ourselves better.  See, the zombies in Adam Pike’s film could have just gone with their zombie nature but they decided to pursue their love despite the fact that both humans and zombies were against them.  Their perception and decision was far stronger than the demands of the status quo.  The world out there wants you to believe that problems, hiccups, oddities, and miscommunications are a bad thing.   These situations have a bad rap when what they are is the cosmos giving you an opportunity to live and learn.  So take a cue from Adam Pike’s film and go against the grain in love and relationships of all types because what doesn’t kill you can only make you stronger…unless you’re a zombie and then it just makes you a stinking walking corpse.