Why is the subtitle of the play "A Romance"?

This play is based on an
ancient Greek myth about a woman-hating sculptor, named , who created a statue of the perfect
woman and then proceeded to fall in love with it. He named her Galatea, and his feelings for her
were so sincere that the goddess of love, Aphrodite, took pity on him and brought Galatea to
life. Therefore, we might consider the myth a kind of romance, since it ends with a couple
apparently in love with one another. However, the play itself does not. It seems probable that
Eliza and Henry have feelings for one anotherthey fight with lots of passion, to be surebut she
promises to marry Freddy and Henry only laughs at the thought. Therefore, calling this play
"A Romance" seems to be a bit of : either because the two main characters fight like
cats and dogs or because Shaw is, perhaps, commenting on the nature of romance in his era. We
never learn of Galatea's feelingsperhaps she doesn't want to marry Pygmalion but cannot say
sobut we certainly learn Eliza's. It is no longer simply a matter of what the man
wants.