The Waltz: A Dance or Metaphor for any uncomfortable Conversation You've ever had

Parker's The Waltz can apply to just about any uncomfortable situation one has ever experienced. The facade of enjoyment when talking to one you despise. Or telling your boss you will gladly stay extra hours in the office per his request, knowing that you'll have to tell the guys you won't be able to make it to the bar. Or just telling your girlfriend she looks great in that shirt, even though it is WAY too tight and that muffin-top is ready to blow.
The Waltz is so easy to relate to because we all have to hold our tongue at times for the sake of being respectful, even if it is the last thing we want to do. Through the incongruity between her respectufl conversation with "Mr. Jukes" and the suffering thoughts within her head, I felt like I was dancing in Park's shoes: getting kicked in the shin, dying to get off the dance floor, wanting to get as far away from my dance partner as possible to avoid further shame and physical pain.
Although many of us can relate to these uncomfortable situations, I have sympathy for Parker being a woman, with expectations upon her to simply give in to Jukes' request for a dance and with no way of getting out. Jukes, as a man could at any time have decided to end the dance, sit back down, do whatever the heck it is he wants to do. Poor Dorothy. She has to remain "lady-like" and let the jerk take her wherever he chooses.
While it may sound insecure, there are many times when guys, including me, upon taking a girl out, or dancing, wonder: Is she enjoying this? Having fun? She is smiling, but inside, does she want to get the heck out of here ASAP? Certainly, one does have a good idea if a person is being sincere with their smiles and their "thank you's". Still, with social pressure on all of us to be polite toward one another, one can never be certain if the other person is just dreading their time with you. The Waltz takes us into that dreadful position of having to remain polite, while hating every second of what is going on. We laugh at the situation because we are on the outside: Reading every thought and word of dialogue with dramatic irony knowing the true feelings and thoughts of Dorothy as Jukes is completely ignorant of her attitude.
We've all been in that situation or one similar, Therefore I, and I believe most of the class liked The Waltz because we could relate. I just might have to tell my boss to go screw off in the future. I'm hanging with the boys tonight.