A Classic Misunderstanding

A couple (boyfriend and girlfriend) sit at the dinner table.

Man: awkwardly, You know sweet heart there’s something I’ve wanted to talk to you about.

Woman: smiling and slightly flirtatious, she moves a bit closer to him and says: O you don’t even have to
say it I could tell by the way you’ve been looking at me these last few weeks.

Man: still rather uncomfortable Well how do you feel about it? I mean I’m trying to think logically about
both of our futures and what would be best.

Woman: Excited, Well I think it’s a wonderful idea! I couldn’t be happier. She says and grabs his hands
with hers.

Man: O wow that isn’t exactly the reaction I was expecting but uh I’m glad you agree.

Woman: What reaction were you expecting? This is what I have been wanting for so long.

Man: Now slightly irritated he pulls his hands away from hers, O really? So you’ve wanted this for some
time now?

Woman: Slightly confused and uncomfortable but still with positivity in her voice, Well yes. I mean…I
guess I always just assumed it would happen.

Man: Now with anger in his voice he stands up, O really and you couldn’t have said something sooner?
Maybe we could have talked about it when you first had the idea. I would have liked to know something
like this.

Woman: Apologetic she stands up and drags her body in toward his reconnecting their hands, I’m sorry.
I just, well, I didn’t really know how to say it and besides I thought it was the man’s job to ya know bring
this kind of thing up.

Man: He throws her hands back down, angrily O really and how long were you gonna let it go on like this
without telling me?

Woman: looking slightly down toward the ground she mutters, I uh I guess until you asked. I’m uh I’m
sorry I didn’t realize you wanted me to tell you when I was ready I just--

Man: He interrupts. Still very angry, almost shouting, O don’t you go on apologizing now. It doesn’t even
matter. Were done and that’s it! Who cares if you have been wanting to break up weeks now! Its over!

Woman: Extremely confused and sad: Break up? With more of an angry tone, Break up? I don’t want to
break up with you. I want to marry you. I-I thought you were uh trying to uh to ask me to marry you

Man: Marry me? O Lord.

He looks up and the play ends.