Talk:Relationships & Red Carpets/@comment-11571704-20141124014047/@comment-24392123-20141124051642

I think the sacrifice is supposed to mean more than just 'romance'. I think the way Disney meant it and the way I'm choosing to interpret it is meaning sacrificing something for people you LOVE. Love could have been Dez, Trish, his parents. Love doesn't solely come from a life partner. Even though the episode depicts this, I think the overall message is 'the people you care about are more important than money or fame'. The negative connotation surrounding Jimmy persuades us as viewers to sort of think that his side is the 'bad side'. Choosing Ally have Austin more happiness than losing her for money. He can still sing, granted, not professionally (yet) but it was Austin's choice to choose Ally, no one made him. Which reiterates this idea of being your own person and doing what you want to do. Austin chose a life over a career. Financially that may not have been the best thing but guess what? He's still in high school - he still has options. Love is something that's different for everyone, and the fact he chose it over a professional career is understandable. It's not like he can never touch a guitar again. But he did what made him happy - not what would make fans or his manager happy. People are judging the episode too literally. I think this subliminal sort of message is far more beautiful and profound, and more sort of where the writers' intended us to be. :)