The word ‘need’ moves into a much broader spectrum than just sexual. In a patriarchal society, emotional distance is encouraged and the simple pleasures of feeling your partner’s warmth, cuddling, or even expressing vulnerability have been deemed as childish. The women who have constantly been deprived of the same through their prime years are bound to frown upon its prevalence today. Pain stems from a place of lack, and this lack has been beautifully explored in My Beautiful Wrinkles.