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Wouldn't this be a great world if insecurity and desperation made us more attractive? If needy were a turn on?
— Aaron Altman • Broadcast News
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The questions imagine a world in which insecurity, desperation and neediness increased attraction. That wish reverses the discouraging view implied by the speaker's wording. Read as rueful humour, it turns traits associated here with romantic difficulty into the very qualities that would bring the desired response.
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