What I meant was - and I hope I'll be excused a spoiler down this far in the comments - that the matching of Giselle and Robert didn't feel like the inevitable establishment of true love after chaos. Instead, it felt forced - because there was no romantic chemistry between them - and like the breakup and divorce of two established couples in order to form this new pair. And the pairing of the discarded Nancy and Edward only reinforced this. I guess "polyamory" isn't really what I meant; I should have said "serial monogamy."
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