A young couple lounges in bed, and he asks her to marry him. Her answer is no, at first. Their ensuing sexual play never crosses into sex, and their relationship flirts at the boundaries of rough love. In short order, we glimpse the nature of their love.
Apparently their relationship has an undercurrent of tension, that on the one hand is feisty and on the other hand is aggressive. There is evidently love there, though it's not always easy to figure it out or to locate it. But I think the key is her reference to Napoleon halfway through the film. She wants him to win her love, or specifically her hand in marriage, patiently and faithfully. In the process, she will evidently keep rejecting him, rebuffing him, and toying with him. All as tests of true and enduring love, which may be more common among young couples than we can imagine.
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