I like how this can be read as an existential dialogue, a cry for the kind of help that can only come from within, or a relational chess-opening of the validate

I like how this can be read as an existential dialogue, a cry for the kind of help that can only come from within, or a relational chess-opening of the validate-me-acknowledge-my-intractability variety. Personally I recommend the first of the three, if it seems a reasonable approach to life for you. The second is more like something to work on intensely in private but never to reveal publicly. The third represents something to get off the chest just before you return the favor, as is only polite. :-) Good luck!