"Can I have a bite of your ice cream?" I can see what others have, and it's because it's someone else's that I want it. 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 the sex with him wasn't as good as I'd hoped, or when I was lonely without a boyfriend, I'd message him and ask, "Can we meet up now?" and he'd reply, "I'm sure we can meet up now. to which he would definitely reply "yes". After graduation, he was still my "convenient" partner...