Let's throw in a twist at the end, he thinks she's trying to rekindle things with him, but when they get to the city, he meets her girlfriend (He's not an a-hole, he's not offended or disappointed, he's embarrassed) and they're still cool and let him crash on the couch while he finds a place.
with the running joke that everyone back home is asking about her love life, and her answer is always some form of "no boyfriend right now" or "no husband"
Oh my God. Actually now I just want a whole "romantic comedy" film that hits every single trope in the book, but every bit of it is just dramatic irony like that. Like Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, but for RomComs.