A brass balance scale holding a draped magenta tie on one pan and a small pink button on the other, against a pink background.

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Cher

He does dress better than I do. What would I bring to the relationship?

— Clueless ‧ 1995

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Cher treats a relationship as something to which each person must contribute a distinctive advantage. Discovering that he dresses better removes the contribution she had counted on. Her question makes romantic worth sound like a comparison of personal qualifications, with style carrying considerable weight.

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