I am British man with a Californian wife. What if Amy's relationship with Dave had worked out?

Follows on from 9.08 with Amy and Dave in the restaurant.

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Dave: So you've never been married?

Amy: No, I mean, to be completely honest, I've... I've only been in one long-term relationship.

Dave: Oh. What happened with that?

Amy: That's a good question. After five years, it was just feeling like more work than it should be.

Dave: Oh, that's too bad. Was he a neurobiologist like you?

Amy: No. He's a theoretical physicist at Caltech.

Dave: I love teaching math, but that would be my dream job. What's his focus?

Amy: Um... used to be string theory, now it's dark matter. But... let's not discuss Sheldon. Let's get back to you.

Dave: Wait, you're not talking about Dr. Sheldon Cooper?

Amy: I'm trying not to. Do you know him?

Dave: No, but I've followed his work for years. He's a rock star. However, this is probably not an appropriate conversation for a date.

Amy: Absolutely. So where in England is home?

Dave: I'm from London but I haven't been back for years.

Amy: Do you have any family back in England?

Dave: Just my brother Alfie, his wife Judith and their twin girls Rebecca and Sara. We all went to Disneyland when they came over the pond to visit last year.

Amy: I would love to see London again, I was there for 5 hours between flights when I went out to study in Norway, I went to the Science Museum before returning to the airport. How did you end up as a teacher?

Dave: I did a teacher training course between my first degree and the start of my PhD in theoretical physics at University College London. Just after I got divorced my PhD supervisor moved to UCLA so I followed him to California. UCLA didn't work out, I didn't finish my PhD so I got a job teaching high school math. The rest is history.

Amy: Do you regret not finishing the PhD?

Dave: I was wasting my time at UCLA.

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2 hours later. Amy kissed Dave goodnight as she drops him off at home.

Thank you for a wonderful evening Dave, see you on Saturday.