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Well, you know, I have a choice. I can spend my life waiting for Xander to go out with every other girl in the world until he notices me, or I can just get on with my life.
— Willow • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker contrasts waiting indefinitely for Xander to notice them with continuing their own life. Imagining him dating everyone else makes the first option seem especially unappealing. Naming the alternatives restores a sense of choice to a situation dominated by hope for someone else’s attention.
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