Love · Letter 46
Our seduction playlist has commercials
Fictional editorial letter
Dear Duck,
My boyfriend made a romantic playlist, but he uses the free version of the app. Last night an ad for car insurance played right in the middle of things. Am I allowed to ask him to pay for premium?
— Sponsored by Auto Insurance
Dear Interrupted Overture,
You may ask. You may also choose music you both like, put the phone away, or enjoy the apparently radical intimacy of silence. The issue is not the subscription fee; it is whether he can laugh with you and adjust when the mood takes a wrong turn.
Still, yes: if he has named the playlist “The Art of Seduction,” he can probably afford to remove the advertisement about windshield replacement. At the Velvet Lily we charge for atmosphere. We do not let it be underwritten by a deductible.
Answered by ValentinoAffairs of the heart. Strict closing time.