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Were taking you along for the right. But first, the nightline five. Good evening. When a marriage crumbles, does it have to be horrible and horribly expensive . Not for the couple youre about to meet. They say theyre one Big Happy Family under one roof while dating on the side. Heres aditi roy. Reporter this couple is holding a ceremony. Lets begin. Reporter renewing their v s vows . Not exactly. Were releasing these rings. Reporter today, in a new age ritual you may only find in san francisco, theyre handing them back over and uncoupling. They no longer consider each other husband and wife, but they will continue to live together in order to raise jonah. Is there any sense of mourning or loss doing this . No. Its actually exciting. Weve grieved a lot of our relationship so long ago. Reporter but that isnt the way it usually works. In movies, divorce often gets ugly. Get out of the car. Okay. Reporter no wonder in real life, when gwynethp her husband decided to uncouple earlier this year. Your wife says, i want to date other people. What goes through your mind . I remember initially being shocked, and then, that sounds interesting to me, too. Reporter so, this is clarks room . And this is your room . Their relationship wasnt always like this. What was your wedding like . It was magical. Reporter it was her first time walking down the aisle, and clarks third. I was grieving the loss of my father. And had some depression around that. With all that, i started to withdraw. Reporter their young marriage was failing. Why not just part ways, go through divorce like so many couples . Ive been down that road before. Reporter so, even a separation wasnt on the table. No. We werent considering changing the structure of our family. Reporter centered around jonah, who they were determined to protect. You have friends with parents who are divorced. What is that like for them . Theyre sad most of the time, and they are sometimes gloomy when i come over to their houses. Reporter how would it make you feel for your parents to get a divorce . It would make me sad. But if they were still friends, we would be fine. Children dont understand whats happening, they feel as if it may be something they did wrong. Reporter and its not just emotional, its financial. Couples pay an average of 50,000 to resolve contested divorces. Thats according to this documentary. Thats what i charge. Reporter they decided not to go that route. Instead, theyve been experimenting with an open marriage. For the last few months, valerie has been in a serious relationship with a man named joseph. It may seem weird for a wife to have a boyfriend, but they have unwritten rules for dating. Whats going on . Just getting ready. Reporter do you sleep over with other people here . Well, we give each other private time. But most of it is spent elsewhere. How are you . Good. Reporter and the most important rule, they can only introduce serious partners to their son. What is that like for you . Its fun. Its been seamless having all of us hang out. They like each other, so i feel fortunate that way. Reporter tonight, theyre all meeting up for dinner together. These longtime friends struggled to get to this point in their relationship. But to an outsider, theres still a potential for awkward moments. If one person feels like the other is pushing them into the situation, it wont work. Reporter you grew up in traditional families. Is it tough for them to accept this . They wanted us to put it in one box or another. Are you going to get a divorce to Stay Together . Its difficult to grasp. Reporter clark says its difficult to explain this to potential dates. He says getting married time isnt in the cards for him, valerie says it could happen. I think were through the tough stuff. Questioning jealousy, insecuri y insecurity. What are we doing . Yeah. 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Over one Million People found Health Insurance through covered california. Join them starting november 15th. If you could earn a phd in male bonding, Sebastian Junger would be a phi beta kappa. He spent two decades documenting the realities of war. But tonight, a new journey begins, and were along for the last patrol. Cross the valley. Reporter for nearly 20 lows of the war zone, from bosnia to afghanistan. Calling in the artillery. Reporter he embedded for nearly a year. Tim broke his leg in combat. I got blown up by an i. E. D. Reporter they risked their lives to bring nightline this foota footage. Later, it was included in the osca oscarnominated documenta documentary restrepo. But heatherington was killed. Because he died, i was never going to cover war again. I got out. Reporter and thats where his newest film begins. He discovered film from tim as they traveled on a train to new york. Just checking out the next story. We need to do it. Reporter what was that moment like . When we found that clip, it was heartbreaking and chilling. I felt incredibly guilty, maybe it should have been me instead of him. I understand its not a rational thought. But i understood other people that had ptsd. Reporter so, he set out with a band of brothers, to rediscover america after so many years of oversea battles. Its his latest documentary for hbo. I still made the trip, with guillermo, and brendan, and dave. The four of us set out from washington, d. C. , and walked north right up the east coast. Reporter walking along the tracks is illegal. To avoid detention, they camped out with no tent and lived off the land as much as possible. This was my pillow, its a heated, furry pillow. If you could buy that at walmart, people would buy it. Reporter and they must dodge amtrak police. We were bathing in rivers, and cooking in the woods. Actively evading the police. Reporter he says soldiers miss something poignant. Its something they have in combat they cant get in soci y society. The powerful bonds of brotherhood. Reporter he first met brendan as a soldier i in restrepo. I watched people literally die for each other and i come back to a society that honks at me if i dont take a turn fast enough. Brendan always did what had to be done. Walking ahead so not everyone would have to walk it. He would run it and come back. Thats the brendan i remembered from afghanistan. Reporter hes now been sober for a year. Soldiers come back with a very unified experience. But were a very divided society, and i think its apalling the soldiers. Reporter in the film, all four are troubled by posttraumatic stress. I dont deal with death. Thats not a good thing for me to see, ever. It really triggered a reaction in brendan. And dave, he said if you really dont care if the dog got killed, is it if you have ptsd . Which is it . Reporter for the men on the last patrol, the journey is a way to finally move on. This long walk, do you think its helped make the transition from combat reporter to whatever you would call yourself now . Im here. And i think about it, i think, you know, why im here, and this happened, what can i do . Like, you know, its in your mind. You know, its, otherwise you go, and people dont remember. Makes you face your problems. Reporter and guillermo returned to the front lines in ukraine. But junger says hes truly done in combat. Making this a search for meaning outside the combat zone. Did this help you find meaning . I guess what youre asking, what it did do, allow me to construct something good out of something bad. A fitting tribute. The last patrol premieres november 10th on hbo. Next, well take you from the highest highs to the lowest lows. A sometimes deathdefying view. Toasty or frosty . Exactly the way you want it. Until boom, its bedtime your mattress is a battleground of thwarted desire. Enter the sleep number bed. Right now save 400 on the c4 mattress set. 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