The kindest thing literature does is remind you that your peculiar little feelings have always existed. Someone, in some century, was equally confused by love, bored by society, tired of performing, and hungry for meaning.
Olivia Rodrigo reveals her dream date scenario that inspired the “honeybee” lyrics:
“You’re out at 7pm dinner with your friends, you’re having Aperol Spritz’s, and your boyfriend comes and picks you up. You guys walk home and talk, ideally, there was some gossip that was exchanged at dinner, and you’re telling your boyfriend about the gossip and he’s like ‘What!?’”
Ever since I was a little girl I always knew I wanted to play the role of Wife Who Aggressively Lotions Her Body While Having A Conversation With Her Husband At Bedtime
Only a woman can write a scene like this bec this is exactly what women do in love and hope that men do for them. To be loved is to have someone listen to the song you mentioned, or watch a movie you like. Always the little things.