Whether you are a Larrie or not, or believe Louis is straight or gay or bi, you have to admit, it's odd that in the entire documentary, 107 minutes of Louis' personal story, there is not a single reference to his dating anyone, ever. And I am so used to caginess around his love life that it took me five hours to even notice.
It's the story of Louis' relationships, his triumphs, his tragedies, his growth - and the man was publicly in a LTR 90% of the time - and no mention at all of dating.
3 of his siblings, his grandparents at length, Niall and Liam, Oli, Nizam, his current band, his manager, his security, purple hair girl, fans, his (non-)son...but no romantic relationship discussed, even in passing.
This is the man who says he's "actually quite romantic." Whose lyrics are about finding and losing and fighting for love. Who has repeatedly described his music as "lyrically honest." Whose favorite story is about cooking for his date.
Even with the BUA, with a story centered on how he survived his mum's and sister's deaths, and other loss - it would have made sense to mention a supposed GF who he was said to have reconnected with because of his mum's death. But...nothing.
Unless you count where he gave as an example of the closeness of his relationship with his mum by saying he'd called her when he lost his virginity (gender unspecified).
JD the security guard had more of a presence in this film than Louis' romantic life.
And what I get from this, is the story he wants to tell is no longer about being a guy who has had girlfriends. It wasn't the unvarnished truth, but I appreciate he didn't pull that out to try to varnish it.
I feel like the dynamic that Louis and Harry have each brought out of their time in 1D and into the solo careers says a lot about them and also why they go together so well.
Like, Louis is PASSIONATE about equality. About getting to share all of the experiences. The bit from his band members talking about how he sleeps in the bunks with them rather than converting the lounge into a bedroom, and how they’re all welcome in his dressing room. It’s clear that Louis really values everyone feeling welcome and equal, he’s going to do everything he can for that sort of justice.
Harry, we see on his own a lot in backstage pics. And a lot of that might be from his general Aloof Stardom image because we ONLY see pics of him, almost never video. But we hear constant stories from everyone who meets him how kind he is, how he’s constantly offering to help, constantly giving presents and flowers and making sure to greet and thank everyone in the room. Harry strikes me as crazy introverted, needing serious recharge time when he’s not being Harry Styles™️, so he has a lot of Quiet Time, but he still exudes that same kindness.
But together, you can see how Louis wouldn’t hesitate to reach into Harry’s space. Because introverts have those few people that aren’t draining on them to be with, and I can only imagine that would be Louis, who would be sure to be involving Harry in everything so Harry can feel free to have his introvert and alone time without being worried about missing out on things.