Or is she? No pun intended - strong love and passion seems to manifest itself ... if that is the message the movie is trying to send and give the viewer. Or you just accept that this is a movie (I would assume based on a novel - about love and all that stuff) ... and that you just have to suspend your disbelief so you are able to enjoy it and what it has to tell you.
There is some drama in the beginning and then we have a very ... well the situation is strange to say the least. Even cringe at times as some might say. Poor Dude who thought he had something - just for someone else to swoop in - pretending to just wanting to close a chapter ... we know better. There is no surprise ... but if you are not too much of a cynic, you will embrace the movie and its message of love ...