Late museum events have a built-in filter: people came out for something, even if half of them are pretending they understand the installation. That makes an honest observation more useful than a clever one. She may laugh at the same overly serious wall label, then keep walking beside him instead of rejoining her friends.

Look for the woman who slows down at the exit courtyard rather than rushing to summon a ride. She is not stranded. She is deciding whether the conversation belongs inside the museum only, or whether it can survive one more block.

Her friends might already be discussing brunch in their group chat while she is still asking him which piece he hated most. That kind of question is usually not about art anymore.