"Can I have a bite of your ice cream?" I can see other people's things, and I want them because they are other people's things. Even as an adult, this remains true. In college, I had a "convenient" boyfriend who confessed his love for me, but we didn't go out. When my sex life with him wasn't as good as I wanted it to be, or when I was lonely without a boyfriend, I would message him and ask, "Can we meet now?" and he would reply, "I'm sure I can. He would definitely reply "yes". After graduation, he is still my "convenient" partner...