Solaris Versions of Reality Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph) Note that chapters aren't numbered, so need to be numbered manually, 1 to 14.

Quote #10

We talked about the future, and our life on Earth on the outskirts of some great city. We would spend the rest of our lives among green trees and under a blue sky, and never leave Earth. Together we planned the lay-out of our house and garden and argued over details like the location of a hedge or a bench. (13.2)

Kelvin and Rheya are sharing a daydream of normality, a happily-ever-after romance ending. This is presented as unreal—or is it? Surely, the life together, never leaving Earth, is actually more real, or more likely, than that Rheya is an alien construct on a distant planet. Romance is more real than science fiction. Right?