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Your infatuation is based on a physical attraction. Talk to the woman and you'll realize you have nothing in common.

— Barney · The Simpsons

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The speaker dismisses an infatuation as purely physical, and predicts that talking to the woman will reveal nothing in common. The tone is deflating and matter-of-fact, treating a simple conversation as the test that will puncture the attraction.

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