Pat monologue from Silver Linings Playbook

Pat’s monologue

It's not at all like me and Nikki. What are you talking about? We're in love and we're married. It's completely different. We have a very unconventional chemistry, it makes people feel awkward, but not me. She's the most beautiful woman I've ever been with. It's electric between us, okay? Yeah, we wanna change each other, but that's normal, couples wanna do that, I want her to stop dressing like she dresses, I want her to stop acting so superior to me, okay? And she wanted me to lose weight and stop my mood swings, both of which I've done. I mean, people fight. Couples fight. We would fight, we wouldn't talk for a couple weeks. That's normal. She always wanted the best for me. She wanted me to be passionate and compassionate. And that's a good thing. You know? I just, look, I'm my best self today, and I think she's her best self today, and our love's gonna be f— amazing.

Excerpt for study and audition practice. Read the full play for context.