In the play "Boy Gets Girl" by Rebecca Gilman, a man in his thirties named Tony tries to court a woman named Theresa. They are set up on a blind date through a mutual friend and first go out to a bar and have a beer with each other. Needless to say, they really didn't hit it off to well. Theresa was running late and said she was trying to call using her cell phone but there was no dial tone accor

Tony begins to send Theresa flowers and call her often at night. He also leaves messages on her machine while she chooses not to call him back. Theresa starts to even reject the reoccurring flowers that are sent to her at her job. Theresa even goes as far as giving the doorman a description of Tony and instructions not to let him in. Tony starts to follow Theresa and even follows a fellow co-worker of hers possibly suspecting them of being together. Tony goes as far as trashing Theresa's apartment and going through her possessions. He even goes to the extreme and writes explicit messages in certain books. Tony eventually drives Theresa out of her town and forces her to take another job in another state, but most importantly another name.

They later go on one more date to a restaurant with each other and once again things prove not to go well. Towards the end of the date Theresa explains to Tony that she thought she had changed but realizes that she can't be in a relationship. She blames most of it on her work and that it isn't fair to her partner to put them second when compared to her occupation. Tony accepts this at first and seems to let her go, but future actions prove his feelings were different. Now only if

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