July 22, 2023:
She liked Strictly Ballroom. I thought I'd try another.
"He also has a very good modernized Romeo + Juliette, with Leonar — "
"I don't like modernized Shakespeare."
"Okay, but this one is — "
"I don't like modernized Shakespeare."
"Okay, but if you'd have an open — "
"I don't like modernized Shakespeare."
Sigh. Deep breath. Hold it in.
That's how it went. Months and months. New attempts, shot down, one after the next.
Eventually I gave up trying.