“I’m just saying, we’re all just people, and sometimes our actions make no sense because we’re fightin’ a battle with needs we don’t like or understand. If you’re ever wondering how a man feels about you, remember that what he feels and what he wants to feel might be two different things.”
Insights like this would hit harder and more profoundly if they were part of the narrative thread and not awkwardly shoehorned into convos that aren't even germane to them.