Nothing Shirley did could excuse Phil grabbing her by the throat and threatening to harm her (even kill her?) so viciously. I know Shirley can give as good as she gets, but that crossed the line for me as she was really frightened of Phil in that moment. IMO there's no way in real life that there could be a real and loving partnership of equals after that.
I do understand you're excited at the news though, so I'm happy for you, Mona!
To be fair, they were talking about Phil, not specifying his partner. I personally look away during any kissing scenes, even if the people involved are young and beautiful

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I totally agree that there's nothing wrong with Shirley, and I find it repulsive to read nasty personal comments about her online (not on this site though). Then again, Letitia Dean gets plenty of stick about her looks too. No woman's immune, unfortunately.
Totally agree!