 Secrets reveal themselves steadily throughout the episode . Xander fears that his future marriage will turn him into an argumentative drunk like his father . He attempts to avoid his fears through the song " I 'll Never Tell " , singing " ' <unk> there 's nothing to tell " , after summoning Sweet to Sunnydale to show him that he and Anya will be happy . Amid the various annoyances Xander and Anya express through this song , some verses are clear @-@ sighted observations of behavior , such as Anya 's accusation that Xander — once in love with Buffy — uses Buffy as a mother figure to hide behind . Anya also avoids the truth by burying herself in wedding plans without thinking critically about what being married will entail ; instead she considers Xander an accessory to her desired lifestyle . Of all the characters , Anya is the most preoccupied with the style of singing and songs , demanding to know if Spike sang " a breakaway pop hit , or a book number " , and asking Dawn if the pterodactyl she facetiously says she gave birth to also broke into song . Anya and Xander 's duet is the only song in the episode to address the audience directly . During the long single @-@ shot scene when she and Xander talk over each other insisting to Giles that evil must be at play , Anya refers to the audience , saying " It was like we were being watched ... Like there was a wall missing ... in our apartment ... Like there were only three walls and not a fourth wall . " Albright asserts that Anya 's constant preoccupation with her and others ' performances indicates that she has serious doubts about her future supporting role as Xander 's wife . 
