Gravity bends space?

If gravity bends space (and therefore elliptic trajectories of celestial objects), then why do comets breakup due to tidal forces? Shouldn't they glide (stretching and shrinking) through the space as it is (bent or not)?

What does it mean for space to be bent? What does it mean for objects that exist and travel through that space.

Wtf, guize, I'm confused with relativity theory and all this gravity bends space thing.

nb4 troll. please, discuss.

Here are some very valid questions to ask when performing any science experiment.

Is what I'm seeing actually happening?
What is the distance that event occurred relative to my position?

Often no questions are asked about the observer's relation to the event, so basically the observer doesn't exist in relation to the experiment at all. If we only know of an event, than everything about that event is skewed as there is only one point to base any general direction off of. <I don't care if it's a preposition|
My science teacher always said to include your personal observations with your perspective questions included, how many scientists do this? :|
Well, if I'm saying I believe in god, does god have to exist outside of my body for it to be true or false to me? NO, what exists inside of a person's head and what exist outside are two completely different things entirely and will remain so for eternity!!!

It would look something like this:
- {+} - {+} - <see? everything outside of a mind "{ }" is "-" and everything inside of a mind is "+". Therefore, you can't trust perception due to it being a conduit for confusion, and therefore must question it's integrity everytime. To not do so puts the entire scientific process, findings, and evidence retrieved into question. Who here has anything to add?