For the audience, Lauries feelings were achingly realand disquietingly uncomfortable.
All three women entered into their adult lives on relatively the same level.
But since then, their fortunes have diverged.

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And when Im with you guys, its just so transparent what my choices were and my mistakes.
She then continues: I have no belief system.
Well, I mean, Ive had a lot of them.
I mean, work was my religion for forever, but I definitely lost my belief there.
And then I tried love and that was just a painful religion just made everything worse.
And then even for me, just like being a mother, that didnt save me either.
We started this life together.
I mean, were going through it apart, but were still together.
I am glad you have a beautiful face and Im glad that you have a beautiful life.
I am just happy to be at the table.
As weve learned throughout the season, the other two women seem to have ended up mostly fulfilled.
And thats how I feel right now.
Everything is in bloom.
All our flowers are in bloom.
Jaclyn agrees but Laurie, quite obviously and painfully, doesnt.
Lauries personal life is similarly unfulfilling.
She attempts to get with hunky hotel wellness expert Valentin, only to get passed over for Jaclyn.
Lauries sentiments instantly heal the tension simmering between the friends all week, and they depart on solid ground.
And her relationships are a part of that.