The Thrill is Gone. As the big day nears, reality settles in and a groom who is not 100 percent sure about marriage (or his bride) will not show up. Actor Chris Klein and the recent ex-Mrs. Tom Cruise Katie Holmes walked this road. The two lovebirds were in their 20s when they dated, and five years into the union Klein had a change of heart. “We grew up. The fantasy was over, and reality set in,” Klein said in 2005. “We weren’t lighting each other’s fire anymore.”