Just for fun...
I don't know about the story line itself, but I think I'd be putting in lots of 'fantasy' segments, followed by the reality of the situation.
For example, She's about to walk into a room full of strangers:
Cut to People shouting, laughing, breaking out the torches and ropes - the more over the top the better...
Then jump back to the 'real' moment where she walks in, and nothing dramatic happens at all.
you could then flip the situation:
She is chatting with someone, and they say something nice - like "You're looking nice today. New outfit?"
Cut to fantasy segment of scenes of long romantic walks, dining in restaurants, fireworks - again the more over the top, the better.
Then jump back to the 'real moment where she just smiles, says "why thank you!" and life just goes on.
This could be a way to illustrate the conflict between "head space" and the "real world"?
