5 Reasons Why Jase
and Samantha Should Be Together ♥
Jase and Samantha, the main
characters in My Life Next Door,
aren’t your average couple. They form a relationship in the oddest of ways. The
Garrett’s (Jase’s family) move into next to Samantha, her sister, and her mom.
They live next door to each other for years before actually having any
conversation, which is probably because Samantha’s mom is appalled with the
Garrett’s clutter. Anyways, eventually Jase finds the courage to talk to
Samantha who is watching Jase’s family from her rooftop. This is just the
beginning to their adorable love story.
1.) Jase and Samantha Even Each Other Out.
Jase and Samantha
come from very different families. Samantha comes from a family of three
without a father figure. Her mom is a “clean freak” and must have everything
done precisely. Sam’s mom also is a stickler for the rules, such as getting
home right at curfew.
On the other hand,
Jase comes from a huge family with parents whom love each other greatly. His
family is chaotic, but that’s the reason Samantha enjoys watching and being
around them so much. Samantha claims, “The Garrett’s were my bedtime story,”
(page 6) referring to her watching the Garrett’s every night.
2.) Jase Breaks Samantha Out Of Her Shell.
Because Samantha has such an overbearing
mom she has become a girl who always has to abide by the rules. When Jase comes
into the picture he doesn’t turn her into a bad girl, but opens her world up to
things she hasn’t done or felt before. Samantha says things such as, “If Jase
knocked on the window again and told me we were going to take a motorcycle trip
to California right now, I’d go.” (Page 105).
3.) They Genuinely Care For Each Other.
In My
Life Next Door, Samantha gets put into a scary situation where her best
friend’s brother, Tim, is driver her to an unknown place. The bad news is: Tim
is under the influence and speeding like a nascar driver. When Samantha doesn’t
know what to do she immediately thinks of Jase and when she calls him he says,
“’Just hang on. Get in, lock the doors, and hit the hazard light. We’ll find
you.’” (Page 152). After forty-five minutes Jase follows through on his promise
and not only saves Samantha, but also drugged out Tim. (What a great guy!
Right?)
4.) Jase And Samantha Push Each Other To Be The
Best Version Of Themselves.
Jase and Samantha push each other to be better by realizing that their jobs
and workouts are important. Jase is understanding of Samantha’s several jobs
while Samantha is understanding of Jase’s daily workouts on the beach because
they both know that these things will help them in their future. Also, at one
point in the story when they talk about what they want to do after high school
Samantha tells Jase she wants to go to college, but Jase claims he might not
get a chance to because of how many kids are in his family. Sam then encourages
by telling him that he can get loans or try to get a scholarship so that he can
be go to college. They truly want each other to succeed!
5.) They Make Each Other Happy & Don’t Fight Like Every Other Teenage
Couple.
Samantha and
Jase are very affectionate. They love to hangout not only with each other, but
with Jase’s family and Nan and Tim. They’re not over-protective of one another.
Jase and Samantha have the perfect relationship! Samantha thinks, “His smiles so
infectious,” (page 136) and “…the way he does look at me makes me feel
absolutely beautiful.” (Page 175). While Jase says about Samantha: “I never
felt with her the way I feel whenever I even catch sight of you.” (Page 175).
Conclusion:
Obviously, for
all these reasons, and many other tedious ones written in the book, Jase and
Samantha are in love. Because they are in love and truly happy they should be
together. Also, they can overcome adversity with each other and that is a great
thing to have in a relationship. They are a model couple of what love looks
like!
ß Author: Huntley Fitzpatrick
