Task: Determine the valence intensity of the snippet, indicating a degree of positivity or negativity on a scale from 0 (strongly negative) to 1 (strongly positive), reflecting the emotional content expressed.
Snippet: How startling, then, to hear Jack Devereaux on a recent episode of ''Days of Our Lives'' telling his wimpish girlfriend, Melissa, about his afflictions of the past year.
Intensity score: 