By the 45 minute mark of the 2nd Act the affair is underway; Will has found his muse and the inspiration to write the play. ? So if finding inspiration is his objective goal, he's achieved it. ?Mission more than accomplished.
But finding inspiration is not his objective goal. ?What Will must do is write the play. ?That's his objective goal. The muse is his means to that end, to give him the inspiration to realize his objective goal.
But complications ensue such that his love life ?not only inspires but mirrors the love story -- that's the hook that sold the script. ?And it's the conceit that ?makes the film so funny and engaging to watch.