Original artwork, not a still
If I wasn’t happily married and you weren’t my wife’s stepsister I’d have an affair with you in a second!
— The Object of My Affection • 1998
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker flirtatiously admits an attraction, saying only two obstacles stand in the way: their happy marriage and the family tie to the listener. Without them, they claim they would begin an affair instantly. It is compliment and confession wrapped in a conditional.
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