After an unsuccessful journalist from Greece, who lives at subsistence level, and his childhood sweetheart from Germany meet again, he wants to prove to her that their relationship can work, and that he can bring structure in his chaotic life before she carries back to her job as a flight attendant.

I understand the technical meaning of the words ?subsistence level?? but what I was asking was what it meant in cinematic terms?

How does this look and what direct effect would it have on his actions?

Other wise lying about ones financial condition is not conflict it is an act of desperation. Conflict comes from the creation of two opposing goals in either separate characters or the one.

I still don't see a clear description of the antagonistic force keeping them apart outside of status specified in his financial and professional position.

For this story no matter the characters best to focus on what is keeping them apart at this stage then create layers in the character and irony in their actions.

Thanks a lot @Knightrider. Your feedback is great! I really appreciate it!

There is a lot going here, and seems the female becoming a flight attendant is to add a timer or ticking clock to the log line, which isn't a bad idea, but I think it confuses what the main conflict is in the story.

Personally, I would add an element of Irony to the logline by perhaps suggesting he is unsuccessful as a journalist, but when he meets her he discovers she is sitting on top of the biggest story of the year and plans to lead her on to get to the heart of the story, but perhaps when he hands the story into the publisher, he discovers he has 24 hours to stop the story being printed when he comes to realise he has fallen in love with her and his really happiness would not come from his successful career, but from sharing his life with someone.

That is just my thoughts, I think you have a potential story here there are several approaches you could take. Maybe the guy is an old fashioned type and thinks it should the man's career that takes priority despite the fact she has a great promotion lined up and he'll have to give up his job to move for her.

Anyways keep plugging away, trust me I have written a few of these myself and still not getting the right even when I think I have.