Strangers, again
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Watch the 2021 10-year anniversary SEQUEL: • Strangers Never Again ...
Every relationship goes through stages. Where and how each stage develops is ultimately up to each person. While we always hope for the best, we often can't avoid the inevitable.
Written and Directed by Philip Wang / wongfuphil
Produced with Wesley Chan and Ted Fu
Assistant Producer: Christine Chen
Production Assistant: Regina Fang
Featuring:
Cathy Nguyen / lilcdawg
Philip Wang / wongfuphil
David Choi / davidchoimusic
Chris Dinh / chrisdinh
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Original music by George Shaw georgeshaw.bandcamp.com/album/...
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"Cambridge" by Kina Grannis / kinagrannis
"So Weightless" by David Choi / davidchoimusic
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One of the saddest things is when two people really get to know each other: their secrets, their fears, their favourite things, what they love, what they hate, literally everything, and then they go back to being strangers. It's like you have to walk past them and pretend like you never knew them, never ever talked to them before, when really, you know everything about them.
I know this pain
i want to change this
Ouch
Nevertheless, people change so much overtime that the person that was originally your closest friend and significant other is someone you can't even recognize or even believe you shared a segment of life together. 🙁🙁🙁
what in gods name would cause you to do something like that?
"This stranger was the most important person in my life"
This person is no longer a person in my life.
It really is the saddest thing
i can relate
hit like a fucking brick
Shit.
It brings me so much joy that this short film is still resonating in 2020. Our world is completely different now, but emotions are timeless. Some return here for nostalgia because it makes them think about someone special (who might be a stranger now). Some watched this as young naive kids/teens and now understand the story differently because they're older. And some are here for the first time. It's a really incredible feeling as a creator to see this project live on and evolve with time. Thank you all. - philip
This is the video that got me hooked onto wongfu
Thank you so much phil
I’m 16 almost 17 and I just went through my first break up literally yesterday. We were each others first love but I’m in my senior year of high school and she’s a freshman in college she said she doesn’t feel as happy anymore and that we are at different points in our lives. As much as I didn’t want to accept it she was right. I thought we should’ve broken up too but I didn’t have the strength to do so. My heart hurts so much right now the day after we broke up. I would also like to mention that we never met, we met on line and have been FaceTime for 6 months (waiting till we can meet) but Ig the universe didn’t have that in store for us. I will always love her and the moments we had
i love u phil
You’re a king who helps others process feelings even we don’t understand and thank you so much for being here :) i hope you stay happy and you stay safe my guy
Who’s here after seeing the sequel announcement?!?🥰🥰
meeeeeeeeeee
THEY'RE MAKING A SEQUEL
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ngl im just here cause I know I'm in the honeymoon stage and I'm scared of what will happen when it ends
YESSSSSS
Never saw it comin lol
😭😭
I can’t believe that I was 12 when I first watched this. Now I’m 19 and I can relate just a bit more closely now
Here with you man, 18 years old, crazy how life used to be so simple, now its not, miss it.
19 as well here
yea watched this wayyyy back when i was stupid and single. now that i just went through a break up and its getting hard, i can relate to this video so much.
David Nguyen wow!
wow I was 13 yrs old when I first watched...I remember watching a teaser or something on facebook.. wow now I'm 20 (even more confused at life)
When you watched this video while you were young and innocent without a broken heart but now you rewatch it and you can understand the emotion coming from the video.
Same here. Never know it's gonna hurt that much.
this comment
yea. it really hits home.
I didn't fully get this video either when it first came out. Now, it is totally relatable and I appreciate it so much more.
Oof so true
2011 Me - Junior in High School, watched this after a break up. Thinking what went wrong.
2021 Me - 27, Married, USAF Veteran. Wishing I could go back and tell myself it all worked out in the end.
your comment is in Wong Fu video
same girl? or ended up with someone else?
@@Psychetwo someone else ☺️
@@user-11528 oh my god I just watched the video!!
@@DVMotions congrats
Happy 10 year anniversary!!! Thank you for a decade of support, enjoying this video year after year. It makes me so happy knowing people are finding new meaning as the years pass. That is seriously so special! In case y’all didn’t know, we’re working on a sequel!! 🥳🥳🥳
Thank you for this amazing short film- both for introducing me to Wong Fu Productions and for giving a greater understanding of romantic relationships.
2023 and still on my favorites list!!!
When is rje sequal coming, I've gone back to this video over a thousand times and watched it in its entirety idek how many times. I need a sequel
The worst thing you could ever do is watch this video after a breakup.... And that's exactly what I did and now I'm crying in the club rn.
I just found this channel yesterday after I had a breakup yesterday. And I wasn't even trying to find anything like that
me too
Did you bring headphones in there or something?
It must be fun to party with you.
Oof
Six months since he dumped me, and I still miss him even though he didn't treat me right. It's the memories you miss, not the person. You miss the old version, not the real person who dumped you.
I was surprised to come back to this video after a long time, get hit in the heart by the last exchange in this video, and then scroll down to find someone in the exact position as me. About 6 months since he dumped me as well. I agree with you on the memories part. I hope you've been healing.
@@Chirlgurl I'm gonna slip into your DMs so we can cry together or something 😂 I have been healing, but I still love him so much... Idk, but what I do know is that I'll get over this-- I always do. I hope you're doing better than you were when it first happened, and I'm always here for you if you need someone to talk to ❤
@@Chirlgurl hangouts/Instagram?
What u said is so true.
Being on the other side is also not easy. Breaking up with someone, even if the relationship was toxic, will always leave you with the though "Did i do the right thing?". You forget everything bad and your mind only focus on the good memories and this hurts. But eventually you'll heal. Some days are better than the others, but with time everything will be fine. Even if the person is with someone else, nothing can change the moments you had together.
I’ll just.. continue coming back to this every time this happens... like a tradition lol.. sadly
Hope you’re in a happier place
HAHAHA omg literally same it’s like oh funny seeing me here again
Oh no
same
13 years together and we’re back to being strangers. From talking everyday, cuddling everyday, and seeing each other everyday to absolutely nothing. My heart is broken. Some days I’m okay and some days all I do is cry. Maybe one day I’ll understand.
Hang in there, I’m right there with ya. We’ll find love again some day, believe that everything happens for a reason no matter how hard it is💜
Make sure to watch After Us
@@sistersundays5717 yeah, I know this needed to happen. I wasn’t able to grow when I was with him. I look and feel like a completely different person now. Even though I know this needed to happen, it still hurts that we couldn’t grow together.
@@WafflesandCiderXDis that a movie?
@@itsjustmelissa omg I feel the same! I definitely feel like I outgrew him but even though I knew that, I was willing to do anything for him and wait for him to become the man he wanted to be. But then he gave up on us and it was over 😭 it’s really sad but yeah, we will get through it
On this day, "Strangers, again" is 3 years old. It's incredible to see how viewers are still responding to it, and how it's affected peoples' lives over this time. Watching it now, compared to back then, many of you have a new understanding of the same video. Our work evolves as you do, and that's really amazing to us.
It sucks how a guy is friends with this girl and then in the end he's strangers with her when he likes her
i want to thank you guys. i watch this from time to time. it really helps me. thanks Wong Fu.
Happy Easter Day to you(Wong Fu Production) and your family...if..you know, you celebrate this day. Thank you for your hilarious, inspiring and heart-wrecking videos. I hope I have enough money to go and watch your movie! Congratulations! You guys(Chris and Christine included) and the rest of members of Wong Fu Productions, greatly deserves it!
Wong Fu you're right... I have a new understanding of this video after this year when I went through my first relationship. Back then I didn't quite understand why this was so popular, but now I see it. It's so realistic...and it's comforting to know that many people feel the same way. It feels good to not be alone sometimes.
Thank you for re-sharing this video on Facebook. I remember watching this a few years ago. After the past year, I have a completely new outlook on this video. It's so real, so honest, and so accurate. I'm glad I saw it again, it reminds me to appreciate the positives.
Friendships are like this too sometimes
True dat 👏👏
So true
A B S O L U T E L Y
and unlike relationships, being "frienddumped" isn't talked about at large even though friendships form our rudimentary knowledge and expections about love. Friends are the folks who you rely on to help you during the aftermath of a messy breakup. What happens when those supports are missing? Or never there to begin with?
That's what I was exactly thinking at the moment and I just saw your comment.So weird.
U chasing your friend? Thats f up man
I just come out of a 5 year relationship, fuck this hits different. You really do become "strangers, again." Phil was so spot on with describing the stages and everything. Shoutout to all my heartbroken people out there. We'll find our own happiness soon.
How old are u
watched this 8 years ago. didn't quite get it.
And now unfortunately, I do.
Welcome to adult world 😌👍🏻
what she says about "we either break up or get married" has stayed in my head since this came out
It's pure truth. I think it's good to keep in mind.
Sammeeee
lol my mom and dad took the marry route but they still argue like this like every other day. It's nuts how they're in their late 40s/early fifties now and they still use the exact same arguments as angry teens.
@I Need You but that's how life is ! Just hope they're always together for their best and worst phases!
broked my heart
Watching this after a break up 😪
Sameeeee😭
+Jasmine Riva DeGuzman me too :(
:(( sigh
+Daniel Kam are you feeling better?.. I hope everything fine now.
+Daniel Kam are you feeling better?.. I hope everything fine now.
We watched this together when it came out. We were still that newly couple. Now 11 years later, we never stopped trying. We are still going strong. The secret is you NEVER EVER stop dating each other like u did in the first stages. Love is constant hard work. If you dont keep watering your own grass, ull always think the other side is greener.
Any advice
Still watch this video from time to time. You guys should be proud for creating an internet classic.
Downhill stage hurts the most when they’re the ones not making the effort to fix things and you are, just to have them break up with you and move on a couple days later.
Lil Nut I just went through the Downhill stage 3 days ago.. and on the same day. . The breakup.. It sucks, but that's life.
That shit hurts when you start to feel her lose interest which makes you lose interest and it turns into just a slow death for your relationship
truer words have never been spoken. my ex always reassured me that I could confront anything that was bothering me to him, but when I did, it went south, every time. I was only trying to fix things, y'know? it eventually lead to our breakup, and he was already moved on within 3 days. knowing you were that easy to move on from just, idk, it sucks. it sucks a whole fucking lot.
For me, it's me trying to make changes and the other person resisted the change. So I had to pull the trigger.
This this this
"if life separates us, and we end up in totally different places, i'll always remember when are paths aligned for this period of time, and ill be thankful for that. and i hope that, wherever we are, you'll be thankful too."
i rewatch this short, just to hear this quote :'(
:(
It's the perfect quote to remember when reflecting on the past
When “our” paths aligned.
I wonder the background music here, someone please help me out!
@@Nano-vc5vf it’s Cambridge by Kina Grannis
I remember watching this as a 14 year old completely inexperienced in relationships. 9 years later I come back to this video and reflect on how accurate this is! Some relationships last forever. And some relationships end for the best.
Sometimes the person that meant so much to you isn’t the right person for you. You grow apart and you realize it’s best for you two to go separate ways. You accept the break up and move forward. Rekindling is never guaranteed and you will eventually become strangers again.
I remember watching this in middle school when I proclaimed myself as some sort of hopeless romantic or something along those lines. I told myself I'd always run after the girl after a fight when I grew up and had a relationship because I thought that's what should be done. Well, the unfortunate part is that middle school me never thought about how hard it is to have a relationship, how after so long together with someone creates a certain level of resentment that - if left unaddressed - will destroy the relationship over time; like water eroding the earth. So many fights later and now I'm here. One hundred miles away from home (not too far in the grand scheme of things) and realizing that I'm no longer happy in my relationship. Every visit led to a fight. Doesn't matter who started it, only that damage has been done and I don't think either of us is willing to repair it. I suppose finding this video again made me realize that it's time to let go. I don't know. It's three in the morning here and it's just sad boy hours but I think getting this off my chest helps my swallow the reality of the situation I guess?
I saw this when it first came out.. Told myself it would never happen to me if once I meet her. The first love. The first girlfriend. It's been almost a year since we started talking, which led to a relationship. Anyway. It's sad because it's happening to me right now. I'm right here sitting next to her. Just quiet. We are both quiet. She's doing her work. And I'm here on my phone with headphones on.
i feel you.. same thing happening to me
I know you posted this last month but the next time you see your girlfriend tell her "I love you"
+Saif Nasser Agha I wish I could. I mean, I want to tell her that. She's my ex now. She did something stupid, so I guess that's where I'm leaving things off with her. As exes.
+Adrien Salvador Holy fuck this is a sad thread.
...... this is a sad thread....
Wongfu productions makes me miss my next ex girlfriend
abstractdiscovery 😂😂😂😂
Sad Dude Hours😂😂😂😂
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the best comment I've seen in a long time
To 09.24.13, "I'll always remember when our paths aligned for this period of time, and I'll be thankful for that."
My husband and I had so many struggles and fought really hard not to become strangers again... We are fortunate enough to have won the fight; we've been married for 10 years this 2022.
Congratulations on surviving the truculence
"We are no longer born into an era where, if something is broken, you fix it. Instead, now, you throw it out because you can afford to get a new one" Love is work. Even when its going well you should still be working on it and yourself and your relationship, bettering it. Because if you only start doing that when it's falling apart... you have nothing to fall back on. there is no reason though to give up on it. Even if it's hard. you felt those feelings once. you can feel them again. For those people regretting. You could have tried harder. Admit it. But you didn't. You could have done better. But you didn't. And maybe at the time you didn't realize it. Maybe at the time you didn't see what you could have done, maybe you should have been more forgiving, more loving, more supportive, less angry, tried harder to talk, tried harder to be with them. To make your feelings known. Don't make the same mistakes. Learn. better yourself. you don't find your future, you need to make it. Go out there, be bold. Winning an argument isn't as important as loving your partner, and making sure they're okay. sometimes it helps to swallow mean words and just let things go. Sometimes admitting your wrong is really really important. Sometimes taking the time to really be with them hundred percent to just love them is really important. Sometimes just telling them plainly your feelings for them is what's needed even if you feel vulnerable and unloved yourself, make an effort even if they don't, someone's got to lead, and if you do, it could just be the saving grace for your relationship. Be the difference even when your shot down, or hurt, or feel unloved. It's hard, it really really is, and you may not want to, you may be waiting on them to first, but your pride and short-lived pain aren't worth the love of your life. Ever. Nothing is. I would know. Just because its broken, doesn't mean it can't be fixed. Just because pieces are missing, doesn't mean you love them any less. It's not worth losing that special person in your life. Sometimes all it takes is a loving word when you feel like been mean. BE the Change.
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you will. it's just a matter of fighting for them.
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Aprikosen Klang I think the answer to your question is better answered with a question. Are you BOTH trying to improve the situation?
Are you both trying to better yourselves for each other and sitting down to talk openly about why you keep hurting each other and how to prevent that? If the answer is no to any or all of these then i suggest you do that.
The point to give up and walk away would be the point in which the other person has given up already and there is no improvement been done on their end even though you have talked about it and you are trying to improve the situation and yourself for them. It is when the other person has stopped trying even when you still are that you need to take a step back and say. Have i talked about this with them? are they working to improve this? have they proved they care enough to keep fighting for this?
If the answer is no. Then maybe it is time to let go.
But in all honesty even if you hurt each other constantly, If you are both working toward making that better and trying to fix it so it doesnt happen and bettering yourselves so it doesnt keep happening then there is no logical reason to give up just because your going through a rough patch where your both hurting each other. My boyfriend and i have been there numerous times and when we realize this is getting unbearable and something needs to change we sit down and talk very openly about what keeps happening and what hurts each other and then come up with compremises and decide to change things together so that it doesnt keep happening.
If anyone has ever told you that your love should just accept you for who you are because you are good enough, lied. YOU should constantly be bettering yourself and learning and growing with your significant other. CONSTANTLY. I mean the whole reason we go from been really good together to been in hell is because we naturally change and we change because we learn new things everyday, and in order for us to both adapt to that change within us and each other we need to be honest and open about that. Things that might not have hurt us a month ago now hurts us. Things that didnt get on our nerves now get on our nerves. Things that seemed harmless last time dont seem so harmless now.
See? So if you find your hurting each other constantly and your relationship just seems to be spiraling downward. Try sitting down with them, been kind, and open, letting them see you vulnerable, and tell them what hurts you and why, talk with them not out of anger or pain but out of love and patients. Ask if there is anything you can change so that you dont hurt them as much or to make them feel more loved or important to you. Ect. Don't make it just about you but each other as a couple.
Express your love or care for them and tell them you dont want to hurt them and that you need them to help you learn to better care for them so that doesn't happen.
Expressing change with love and kindness can help the both of you tremendously.
In my own opinion though, the only point when you give up is when the other person stops trying for you. when they stop caring, when the relationship and you. are no longer important to them. And then it is not you giving up but rather getting rid of a toxic relationship in which you have tried to bring about change and asked them to help and they did not.
hope that helps! If you would like to message me privetly and talk about this further, or have any other questions.
i am available to listen whenever.
I think I would like to do that. But I'm not sure how to write you a privat message here on UA-cam to be honest ^^"
And thanks for the long answer already!
When your life used to revolve around a person it's so depressing that, after some time, they'll mean nothing to you. And you'll barley even know each other
“Somehow the girl I was so crazy about turned into someone that... just wasn’t that special anymore.....”
I think I am in this stage sadly. :’(
L
@@averyinterestingpineapple6038 Why toxic?
The change will be so drastic, so blunt, that you probably want to get back together right away.
Anyone feel the same way?
Just went through this last month.
@@buddha48264 it is hard now for you just like it was hard for me back then. But you will feel differently after a year or two, i wish the the best of luck to you man
@@kwmoong, I know. It's not my first time, and it never gets easier and it always hurts the same. Just a matter of time and distance. But thanks for the kind words.
When I first saw this video years ago, I was in a good relationship that started to go south ... eventually leading to a terrible breakup. I cried my eyes out over her for months, started drinking a lot and she wanted to get back together at some point and I said no, because I know it was just not going to end up working out. About 6 months afterward I met a girl while I wasn't even looking and we hit it off. It's now been 6 years and we just got married in February. Our life is great, we never fought or argued until just a few days ago and I could have prevented it if I did what I promised. Now watching this video as a newly-wed man I remember the pain I went through years ago and I'm reminded that I need to never stop trying! If I stop trying, she will stop trying, and we will eventually go downhill. I love her with all my heart and this video reminds me of the consequences that can happen if I take her for granted. Anyone reading this please remember, don't take your partner for granted. There is always somebody out there looking to take what you have. Try hard and let your partner know that YOU are the BEST option for them and nobody will love them the way that you do! Love is a terrible thing to lose.
Thank you so much for sharing man. Hope its all working out i feel some hope too now.
Plus one with the love is a terrible thing to lose.
I'm going through the same thing right now hope one day I will forget about the pain and move on
Only if God would give me a chance to right my wrongs towards fiance . I had the perfect guy who even asked me to be his wife.. I said yes. 5 months later. I dunno the monsters we became.
Hi my gongzhu
Makes me realise that being single is far away the best option..
God I miss these days of UA-cam
It's crazy how much channels like Communitychannel and Wong Fu influenced my life in 2011. Just a couple months after this aired, I finally found the courage to leave a dead end relationship and get help for my depression.
s/o to my homies at stage 0
nochu heyyyy
Also hey kpopper
the friendzone
Army yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Ayeeeeeeeeee
gang gang
I remember my ex gf showed me this video to warned me to not let this happen to us. We were together for 2years and a half. We reached level 5 & 6. we stayed in level 5&6 we are strangers again till this day. She has somebody else the keeps a smile on her face. I wish on the day it ended I would of watched this video again to prevent it. I wonder if I would ever see this stranger again and have a tomorrow with her. I'm sorry
dyrdek9632 i feel u . because im going through the same.
TheNoobzaizai thanks man
dyrdek9632 that shit deep bro
他妈的，说的好像你女朋友多漂亮，傻逼
I really miss this UA-cam
How time has passed so quickly, things have changed so much
I first watched this video with my girlfriend in 2011. Now, I’m watching it again in 2021 with the same girl🙏🏽 Time flies!!!
For what it's worth, I went through all these stages with a few girls until the last girl- it didn't end in a break-up, but rather a break... some re-evaluation... and a commitment to get back together, fix the bad and try again. That girl and I are now happily married. Don't lose heart, every story is different, your story is different, but somehow love always finds a way with the right person.
how long was the break/re-evaluation?
A U R O R A a question needs answers
@@Masonubia seriously lol
"Normally I'd let that go, but I'm having a bad day too, so WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?" 7:40
Quonlei me 😂😂😂
ME sometimes. The only thing to do is to call out what exactly is happening "look I am having a bad day as well! Let's breathe and take some space. " and then you're both gonna have to go off and have to find a way to release that pent up emotion probably :'(
I watched and saved this video 11 years before, that's when I was seeing this girl. Fast forward, we've been together for ten years before she broke up with me. Everything that happenend in that video happenend to me. That's literally insane.
I hope she's happy where ever she might be. I still gotta heal and process everything since I lost the love of my life.
Thanks for everything, Ally.
You’re a great dude. Hope you’re doing well 11 months later, may you have a great day and many more.
I can relate to this. Despite all of us wanting to be in a relationship when we're single, the fact is that relationships are hard and you have to continuously work at it. If it ever stops feeling like you're trying, then you're not.
This doesn't just happen to couples, it happens to friends, too. And it's just as heartbreaking.
Agree
Watched this 6 years ago, still hits home.
Denny & Michelle same😭😭
First home
Same, I watched it about 5 ago and it’s still great
I watched this my first year of college with my high school sweetheart. I can't believe it's been 7 years since that moment...
Funny girl
I LOVE how this shows a males perspective as well because most of the time It's the guy who moves on fast and I just love how this shows the opposite.
I think females always move on faster
@@bayareayackem100 i think so too... if the relationship was genuine and real, i feel females move on more quickly than males lol
@@star12341998 100 forreal. If the relationship was genuine. I believe it takes more time for the men to move on.
@@bayareayackem100 as a female, I agree to this LOL.
@@jazzyeefitness4640 females are heart breakers lol.
The thing is relaying on the spark and lovey dovey stage to keep a relationship going is why most couples breakup, making love, doing couple things and making each other exited is something that should happen occasionally not all at once when you start seeing the person. Relationship is also growing together, solving problems together, discovering new things together and going through hardships together. Having someone that shares sad and happy moments, help you get to your goals and supports you is what a real healthy relationship should be like and not relying on sex and butterflies only to make you close. Also you should rather focus on your goals mainly then relationships because you don’t have control over the other person but you do have it on your goals so focus more on that
This made me miss somebody that doesn’t even exist
VK same feeling lmao 😂
Lil
Maybe that's me and btw I'm good in bed 😌
Me too 😂
😂😂
back when wong fu, nigahiga, freddie wong were the trending youtubers
and not gamers, keemstar, and rape.
This is bullshit, give us back the hits youtube!!
+Uncrowned you forgot kevjumba, bring him back too
there are also some good gamer in that time and they have stopped making vids now like STAR_
well he didn't stop but he definitely isn't uploading as much as he did.
+The Firetruck true, back then i enjoyed gameplay videos, the people told stories, talked with everyone and we all had a good time, now its just screaming, talking about drama and fast cuts.
+Uncrowned Let the asians take it back :cc
Still the best wong fu video ever made, brings me so much memories. Sad to see how fast time flies, but at the same time, happy that I've started my own family, have a home, cars, and a stable job. Regardless, of horrible past experience or memorable experience, I've come to appreciate what occurred. Which made me the person I am today.
I’ve watched this 4 times, once as a little kid only thinking about how wong fu productions was one of the coolest UA-cam channel ideas. Second while I was in a relationship thinking, it’s sad how people grow apart, that’ll never happen to us. Third, a short amount of time after breakup, thinking, if only I prevented it from going bad just like how he showed us he could have done. And once many years later when we both probably haven’t thought about each other for a while, yet this brings up the good and the bad, the challenging and the best parts. It’s not easy being just grateful and nothing else, but I’m not in denial anymore. Life may seem unfair at times, but it’s comforting that we have these experiences in common to connect and grow.
Did you see the ending of their relationship? No, not stage 7 break up, but the part where the guy ran after her while she was in her car just to be the bigger person by letting go of his pride and apologizing because the relationship is much more valuable than trying to be the one who's always right. Its actually about not giving up just because things are at stage 6, Downhill. You DON'T have to be strangers again but you gotta be strong enough to keep trying just as Phil apologized and Kathy forgave. Never forget that stage 7 could be getting married, not breaking up.
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I remember watching this video when it came out. At the time my boyfriend and I were together 3 years going on 4, and we talked about his we'd never get to tolerable, how we've always worked on our relationship and we would keep working at it. Well somehow this past year we started tolerating eachother. And before I knew it we reached the last two stages almost all at once. Last night, after 5 years and 3 months, he decided it was too routine, and he didn't want to continue on, or even try fixing it. And it ended. And all I could think about was this video. I don't know what's in store for us now, but rewatching this has both caused me to sob uncontrollably, and give me some type of reassurance that things will be alright eventually. ;)
things definitely will, Melanie.
Have you met @RichardChhun?
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Same thing happened to me. After 2 years and a half of being in a relationship everything became so routine till we both decided that its for the better but I still couldn't imagine him with someone else. It's breaking my heart that someone has his heart now and he's happy with her. Sometimes, I wonder, maybe if I rewatched this when we were in stage 6 maybe i could've saved everything but I guess that's the way it should be. I cannot stop crying while watching this too. It.hurts.so.much.
Tac Espinoza Its ok gurl. I got your back..same boat as well. 2 days ago and after going on for 2 years he decided to call it quits. There's a whole world out there that will support you and your move. As time moves on, we will look back and say, "wow, I was so lucky to experience the love." Forgive yourself, be someone that makes you happy. :)
I showed this to the love of my life many years ago. Now, we're just strangers again. Such is life.
it's 2021, still one of the best shorts ever.
Dear ex,
If you are watching this 7 years later, just wanna let you know you hold a very special place in my memory. #ripus
Farewell stranger!
Chris ,The first time we met 1st , October I missed you so much until now...
@@user-qd7pc7th7z 😂😂
My ex's name is Chris, we just broke up 😭
it would be really interesting to see a girl's perspective to this short
Yes!!
I'm a girl and we went through the same thing. This short hits me hard too. I'm pretty much the girl in this video.
that would be amazing
After us
Stop yulinstop torturing dogs and boiling them alive and killing them
Crazy how I was in a middle school relationship until 22. Strangers again really hit when you really do become strangers again with someone you used to share every moment with. This video aged so well. Now I understand as an adult. I don’t want to go through this at 25 lol
This is why WONG FU is UA-cam OG, no vlogging, no unboxing, reaction videos, no money give away
5 years later and this is still relevant.
this will never not be relevant
7! Let's keep the show on the road
Nevirrelevant 😁
10 years…
wow, 15 million views. Never would've thought this video would reach this far, and represent so much to some. In retrospect, it seems like this video is means the most not when you first watched it... but when you look back on it much later. Thank you all!
Yeap that's right! I really love it! It was great to meet you and Wes at the bowling session that day :D
It is really an amazing video. Sure, it wasn't like that in every situation, but this is just a cool story. NICE!
i like u
sory man but fuck u u maked me feel so fucking sad
I remember watching this video 4 years ago. Shortly after this same exact thing happened with my ex and I. I just remember watching this telling myself, "why? Why couldn't I have changed that comfortable stage into a positive instead of dreading the inevitable". I have never been so moved by a short like this did. I mean it has so many real and deep lessons we can all learn about human connection. Needless to say I first saw this and cried for what seemed like was going to be an eternity.
I remember even showing this to my ex and telling her that I'm sorry I didn't do better at certain points in our relationship. This video depicts such a common plague of young healthy relationships, complacency. It is an amazing cautionary tale. The frozen yogurt and piggy back rides dwindling down to dessert for one, the 4am late night talks end with 10pm good nights without an "I love you", not picking your phone up right away putting everything else before her. The writing and concept is absolutely brilliant. I want to thank you guys for making this and for this lesson being etched into my brain. I'm a fan of all your work and this will always have a special place in my heart.
I watched it again today , 4 years after the lowest point of my life, and I was surprised to feel that same emotion. It wasn't sadness about my ex but it was acceptance. This video helped me accept the things happening to me that I couldn't control or rather no longer fix to make better.
Today I'm so happy to be with there person I love dearly and I can honestly say that I wouldn't mentally be here at this point without such an amazing video to teach me this perspective of love. I know I'm one of 15 million views but if it means anything at all to you guys, I just want to convey how grateful I am to you for connecting such a positive message through this brilliant artwork of the human condition to some 18 year old kid who didn't know any better. Thank you wongfu
that last scene. "what do you think will happen if we dont end up together. Will we hate each other, think we'll keep in touch?"
I often think about this question when I think about my past relationships. Things were usually pretty bad when we broke up... but now when I think about them, I only think about the good memories that we had. The happier times. I hope when they think about me, they are thinking the same things
In the end, he gave the perfect non-answer. What he was really saying was 'I want to break up with you and I do not want to marry you' This is why we don't "play house'. She nailed it when she said that we date to know if we want to stay with this person in marriage or just break up. Do not waste your time and life on pretending to be married. You are wasting your time and the other persons time. I can say this with absolute confidence after more than a half a century of life experience and dealing with others relationships through counseling,
This is too real.
Wow your picture fits your comment... this is making me sad :(
Goddamnit this hit hard. But, in the end, this is the outcome for most relationships. People change, feelings erode, love fades away. It's only a matter of how much you enjoyed yourself while you were with your couple.
Angel Of Astora fuck off and don’t ruin people’s hope just because you’re lonely
@@cautiouscoconut2327
His comment isn't even negative. Just think about it: Say, you find the love of your life with 23. Before that, you already had a relationship of half a year and one relationship of 2 years. It would still count as 2 failed relationships in contrast to one relationship that lasted over 60 years.
I use to watch this over & over again w/ this special guy Rs. We also loved watching 'The last'. 'The last' was our fave.10 years later.. & we really became strangers again. He was the one but life happens... I still miss him & now we don't eveb see each other again.
I love coming back to this Chanel after 11 years. Beautiful. Always.
Im at stage 0 ; never find one LOLOLOL ...
Me... But then again I never try
+Lino Fragoso it'll fall in place in the future b
same here....
+Hi Katie soon you will find someone, keep your head up (:
+Ally Chen everyone does like you, it just depends on who you're around :D
Literally bawling my eyes out... Better love story than Twilight
Yezmam'am the feelz and wayy better
What isn't a better love story than twilight? lol
lol
The birds and the bees is a better love story than twilight.
Who else came back to remind yourself of how damn good this short is??
Relationships that don’t work out are extremely valuable because you learn exactly what you do and don’t want
I really like that you didn't do the typical audience-pleasing happy ending everyone wants/expects, where the guy makes some big, romantic gesture to show that he still loves her and suddenly everything is better and people assume they're together forever after the video. I mean, he did try to fix things after their fight, but it didn't magically fix everything and make them perfectly happy again. This is so raw, and real, and uncensored. The emotions you portray are real emotions that people feel, and understand in real relationships. The ending was not a "they'll be together" or "they'll break up" guarantee. Just the 2 talking about the possibilities, and facing the reality of where they are as a couple now. So, awesome job on this video, it's amazing :)
Infernoofdoom555 isn't it couldn't have said it better not Couldn't of said it better
I never been in a relationship yet still i this story touches my heart. WHY?
+Mayur Ahire I havent been in a relationship either but this still gets me too. I think its cause people like us just understand the feelings of others
+Mason Jones true maybe we feel what they feel after a break up love is so complex it's even harder if you are married if you are truly in love it's best to love one each other, let's say you are married right and you had a baby but the relationship is well not doing fine the reason they stay together is because they try to keep there love for the baby and to be honest it's hard I haven't been there yet but I am not sure if I want to. Sometimes you just have to accept what life gives you either it's good or bad they is always a way to get back together even thou you broken up love is complex sometimes it's a journey of mystery for others but the journey has began when you meant that person it's hard but you will figure it out when you single not all love begun with a happy ending some are darker then this but sometimes you have to give up for the both of you ❤️💔
Ikr
same here
There are many ways of experience. Sometimes, watching something happen has a greater impact than actually living through it. A simple example of that is watching a friend fighting with his/her girlfriend/boyfriend. You will remember it, perhaps out of worry for the friend. They will probably forget all about it the same evening.
who else is watching this in 2020? i can’t believe i was watching this when i was 11 and didn’t really know what was going on. and now that i’m 19 it really hurts thinking how this relates to me soo much :(
Dude same
Insane! 10 years later and we are back!!
Im at stage error 404
should go see a doctor if that's the case man.
800 likes, congrats
Stage error 404 when you're online dating someone, lmao.
I miss old youtube videos like this... what ever happened to youtube now a days!? 😢
Bring back the oldies please 😊
RJ and PAULA I think you have to sign up for UA-cam Red. They still make mini episodes there.
RJTroncoso really!? Is it free?
RJ and PAULA free for the first month
Who else is rewatching this after watching the Strangers Never Again trailer?
I was with my ex for 7 years. Been without her for a year now and its the weirdest thing. First time I watched this video was with her and she said she hopes she and I never become strangers again. Now we are. It's amazing how much life can change.
Likewise, how did you cope?
@@aidan1655 Not very well for a bit, I got extremely unhealthy and it got dark. But eventually I coped by going to the gym everyday, I found if i lifted heavy things that I felt good about myself. Now I almost prefer being alone. There are bad days, don't get me wrong. But I think overall exercise royally changed me. I also moved further away from the area she and I lived. That helped a ton. You need a place where not everything brings a memory back.
@@ScottsThoughts Oh that's good that you found out that going to the gym helps you cope. Working out doesn't lol and I'm 17 years old (soon to be 18) so I'm trying to figure stuff out
@@ScottsThoughts Same goes for me. Recently broke up and I had trouble eating, was feeling depressed, couldn’t exercise, etc. Eventually I felt a bit better and got back into my workout routine and oh man does exercise ever accelerate the healing process.
@@ScottsThoughts what if you used to workout together?
This kills me. I just can't wrap my brain around how someone can be so important to your life one minute and then it's gone? Why is it so black and white? Why is it so difficult for two people to become friends --- real friends who still have an impact on each other's lives and not just someone you say hi to every now and then --- after a break up? Clearly you were together for a reason and yes, you broke up for a reason (likely because it wasn't there fully romantically) so why can't you just eliminate romance from the equation and be friends? Break ups are so stupid.
+Jasmine Uniza It depends how the two people in the relationship are, I mean every human has a different mindset and personality. Some do actually become friends if not even best friends after a relationship but that's rare. Because there are a several things that can have a major impact if you're not with that person anymore, simple things like jealousity or old memories coming to life. Ofcourse its never fun to break up, but if you are unhappy with your partner, breaking up might be the best thing for you, and breaking up proves that you are ready to move on in order to be truly happy.
+Jasmine Uniza fucking stupid if you ask me. Yeah idk why we cant be friends even after we broke up?
+Jasmine Uniza Because we loved, we can never hate each other, but, also because, we loved, we can never be really friends again. How can you stand with this, somebody used to be your princess, now she's someone else's? I can never do it. So the best way, might be, be the strangers.
+Jasmine Uniza well clearly you haven't been through those stages yet. Sometimes it just doesn't work out and strangers are the best ways. You can still be friends but you know its never gonna be the same and simple like it used to be.
Because once you where in love, it's difficult to just be friends. Feeling still linger and so does feeling is sadness.
The guy I fell in love with was my best friend for 3 years. Our personalities were the mirror image of each other and we understood each other better than anyone else. That's what made it so hard when I lost him. It was like losing a part of myself. We had both recently admitted that we were in love with each other. Less than 2 months later, he told me he had fallen for someone else and thought that we should just remain friends and nothing more. I was hurt and enraged that he would choose someone he just met over me, especially so soon after expressing his "true" feelings for me. We never spoke again. The short-lived romance of it sounds like something that happens in middle school, but he was 25 at the time. Old enough to have known better. I've had other relationships since, but none of them have ever come close to the quality of relationship that I had with him. We were more than just romantic lovers; first and foremost, we were friends. That's what made it so special.
TimeLapse54321 It sounds like that friendship was special - but if he was the type of person to ditch you for someone he'd just met after admitting such strong feelings for you (if indeed he wasn't confused about his feelings for you) then you probably weren't made for each other in that way. As long as he had that capability to ditch you, you wouldn't have worked out - horrible to admit but it's true, and hopefully it will help you find some peace in that department (and hopefully you will find someone special enough to feel okay about it one day).
Ruhelin Thanks for your encouragement. :)
It's been almost a year now and I've learned a lot. Most importantly, I've accepted what has happened and I'm dealing with my hurt and anger in preparation to one day move on. :)
I feel you. My story is the same
TimeLapse54321 This really confuses me: why do people wait so long to go out even after both people say they like each other? What're they waiting for?
300PIVOTMASTER people are afraid of falling for the wrong person
Always find myself back to this video... the good old prime youtube days.
Im from 2022. I watched this video in the same year it was released on youtube. The stages make sense to me now.
watching this right after a breakup isn't easy
You got that right
+Christina Yao You are a strong damn woman
I have a little special present for you and all past and future broken hearted life wonderers. UA-cam search "jordhon crushed." You're welcome.
"Noramlly, I'll let that slide, but I'm having a bad day too; SO WHAT'D YOU SAY?!?!"
This is 12yrs ago....😢
It makes me smile like the idiot that i am😂
This was the very first video I ever seen from WongFu. Like many I at the time was going through the hardest break up . I cried like a baby while watching it. I'm glad I came across you guys because you have grown so much in making videos. Thanks WongFu!
You know you’re strangers again when your ex girlfriend/boyfriend says, “Let’s catch up some time!”
Just had a break up and the scene where the girl ask the guy about marriage and break up is spot on. It's really hard for girls to directly ask the guy if he wants to marry her so we girls often ask indirectly. And when the guy didn't answer the way the girl wants I think that's the time she starts to give up. Totally like my story. I just hope I'll find the guy who would love me enough to think of marrying me.
I do not really understand people who start relationship with someone they are not planning on marrying at some point and growing old with. I mean, if it was all about sex then....what does it say about the person, or both of them. Nothing good if you ask me. Pointless relationship.
I know people make mistakes and that you can not really know if things will work out or not, but what happened to respect? What happened to loyalty? Is it really that hard to just say sorry I was wrong lets try to better ourselves, I want to grow old with you?
In a relationship you let yourself be vulnerable. You let that other person be your other half, they literally have the power (that you gave them) to ruin you. And how can you just pretend it never happened. It just does not hit me....
What is the point of relationships then? Is it not better to just be "friends with benefits" and be just like every other basic guy or basic girl out there?
I do not know.
P.S. Sorry that I replied to your comment It is nothing personal I just had the urge to comment and now that I realize I replied to your comment it seems like to much effort to actually ctrl+c and ctrl+v up there.
So true.
Vladimir Roganovic I have a friend that keeps saying maybe I should stay with this guy. Maybe I’ll learn to love him. She started seeing a guy she didn’t really like but because she had no one she was telling herself maybe on day I’ll grow feelings. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Basically she was just lonely and using this guy thinking she will grow feelings. Ugh
L T That is just insane. People do not even know what they live for anymore...
@@Vladimir5024 yep...today's relationships, for the most part are--in order---1. SEX, 2. Sex, 3. SEx, 4. and sex.....Girls FEEL something, so they keep dropping their pants for the SAME type of guy....Then 10 or 12 guys later, they still can't figure out why NONE of them LASTED...Then they approach their mid 30's, and FINALLY, they want a NICE guy, because their BIOLOGICAL clock is going off, and he will PAY THE BILLS...........smh
“I think that if life separates us and we end up in totally different places, we’ll always remember when our paths aligned for this period of time and I’ll be thankful for that. and I hope that wherever you are, you’ll be thankful, too.”
David Choi's and Kina Grannis' music makes the feels hit so much harder
Oh my god. I remember this so vividly. I watched this when I was 13 years old and I'm now 18.
I remember watching this video five years ago when myself and my current partner were still in the honeymoon stage. I could never have imagined us moving past that stage, but watching this video again now, five years later, it hits too close to home. I truly hope we can rebuild our relationship. Thank you so much for this video, it's devastatingly beautiful.
Yvette Harvie-Salter ain't even gonna lie, same exact thing here but more like three years ago. Looking back at it now shows you how you can take each other for granted. Myself, I feel like I'm a terrible person for trying to argue a lot and honestly, it has a lot to do with the type of person I am and I want to change that so I can be better for her.
Yvette Harvie-Salter hows it going now?
I honestly was the toxic one. I lost the person that I love and now I can only focus on becoming better. On improving myself not for him but for me and if God ever gives us a chance to rekindle then I’ll be better. And if not I’ll be fine too because I’ll be in a better place and I’ll be a better human. Not going to lie I feel like I’m still in the denial phase and I now that as soon as it hits is going to be bad.
Hope you'll be okay
Syr Econ you know something? Looking at myself in the mirror and saying to myself things as they are is hard. I have this guilt and regret that I carry and I know that it’s going to be there for a while but what’s done is done... life keeps going. I have a journey ahead of me will be keeping you guys updated!
Sameee
Silvia Cortes be strong. Changing and accepting yourself to be better is an awesome thing.
Others are toxic but are blind to even accept it.
Hang on you’ll get through.
Sam S Learn what are your toxic traits and make an honest change... is difficult admitting where you messed up and what toxic traits you have. But you got this! Good luck :)
I remember watching when it first came out years ago. Every so often, I still come and watch this to show me that my relationship is still going strong, despite the hardships we’ve gone through. Thank you wongfu productions for showing me the life of love.
The fact that my ex introduced me to this video and now were strangers again
Ericka same... 😔
Ericka and she looks like cathy nguyen 😭
Pretty much the biggest thing is to NEVER take someone you care about for granted. No one is an exception to that
All of this to be strangers again.
I come back to this every few years and each time it hits me in different ways. I appreciate the raw emotions here. It’s true, being in a comfortable relationship isn’t necessarily bad, but it’s what you do during this stage that will determine the outcome. So many what if conversations have passed through my head so I can relate to those moments depicted. You wish you would’ve said something but didn’t.