S
P
O
I
L
E
R
I didn't realise that the novel had Richard sleeping while Lois was writing that article at the end. From the movie, it didn't seem apparent that Richard was still around, and I thought that Lois had broken up with him because of one scene -- when Richard drops Lois and Jason off at the hospital, he tells Lois that he'll wait for her, and she gives him a really sad smile and *very* subtly shakes her head at him, as if to say "No, don't wait for me," or "No, you won't wait." (I prefer to think it's the former.)
So, it's in the novel that Richard was still around at the end... then again, the novel did have some differences from the movie -- Jason's paternity was never established, for one, because the movie makers didn't want to give it away before the actual movie was out.
But whether Richard was around or not, Lois seemed to be coming to terms with the fact that *she* needed Superman -- we know that her articles are based on her own feelings, right? It's actually "Why I don't need Superman," because she's angry at him for leaving, and then "Why I need Superman," when she realises that she loves him after all. She may stay together with Richard for Jason's sake, but she knows her true feelings aren't for him.
Poor Richard!
