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Partings

‘Partings’

Season 6, Episode 22 -  Aired May 9, 2006

As Lorelai hides from Luke, Emily and Richard try to set Christopher up on a date at Friday night dinner. Rory gets ready to say good bye to Logan as he graduates and leaves for London. Meanwhile, a swarm of troubadours descends on Stars Hollow.

Quote from Lorelai

Lorelai: My parents have been married for 40 years, and that's, like, mind-blowing for me because there is no one worse at communication than my mother, except my father and most of my relatives. It is not a chatty group, basically. Everything in the Gilmore house was "Don't talk about it. Shove it aside." And of course, I talked about it and shoved it right in your face, but still, I don't know. I never saw myself getting married.
Lynnie: Never?
Lorelai: Not until Max asked me... I think. I mean, I guess I thought about marrying Christopher when everyone was freaking out because I was pregnant, but I never thought about it in a longingly, good way.
Lynnie: That could be why.
Lorelai: Why?
Lynnie: Well, marriage was just a solution to a problem, not anything romantic or because you were in love. Plus it came from your parents.
Lorelai: I love that I've got one more thing to blame my mother for.

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Quote from Lorelai

Lorelai: I don't think I ever really loved anyone until Luke. Did I tell you I proposed?
Lynnie: No. You didn't.
Lorelai: I did. I saw this guy in front of me who was a real man. He was solid, and he was strong. He would protect me, but he... he got me. I knew all that when we started dating. But that moment, when I realized how much he cared for Rory, that was it. Suddenly I knew I was ready.
Lynnie: Did he accept right away?
Lorelai: Pretty much.

Quote from Rory

Rory: You want more beer?
Logan: No.
Rory: More Twiglets, Cadburys?
Logan: I'm good.
Rory: Do you want try the frug again? Because I think my cramp has gone away.

Quote from Lorelai

Luke: We can't just take off and get married.
Lorelai: Why not, Luke? Don't you love me?
Luke: You know I do.
Lorelai: But I love you, Luke. I love you. But I have waited, and I have stayed away, and I have let you run this thing, and no more. I asked you to marry me, and you said yes.
Luke: Yeah, I'm just trying to think here.
Lorelai: We fixed up the house, right? We have a bigger closet, and I didn't get the purple wallpaper because you didn't want the purple wallpaper. And if it's between you and the purple wallpaper, I pick you! I pick you!

Quote from Lorelai

Lorelai: You're gonna have to figure out how April fits into our lives, not the other way around.
Luke: I'm trying.
Lorelai: Well, try married!
Luke: Just wait!
Lorelai: No, I'm not waiting! It's now or never!
Luke: I don't like ultimatums!
Lorelai: I don't like Mondays, but unfortunately they come around eventually.
Luke: I can't just jump like this.
Lorelai: Well, I'm sorry to hear that. [sighs] [sobs] And I have to go.

Quote from Rory

Rory: I have to go with you.
Logan: No.
Rory: Yes. You are leaving for London. Who knows when we'll see each other again?
Logan: I thought that was all set.
Rory: What was all set?
Logan: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Guy Fawkes Day.

Quote from Rory

Rory: I keep trying to think of fabulous things to say, but all I can think is, "Say hi to William and Harry for me."
Logan: I love you, Ace.
Rory: That's so much better than "Say hi to William and Harry for me."

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