I must see you again

[Bridget]

"I've had a wonderful evening. I must see you again. Can I have your number?"

How would you read the underlined text?

1. X wants for me to/demands that I see you again. (X being either a person, circumstance/s, moral law, etc.)

2. I personally believe that it is necessary for me to see you again.

[Pete]

"I've had a wonderful evening. I must see you again. Can I have your number?"

How would you read the underlined text?

1. X wants for me to/demands that I see you again. (X being either a person, circumstance/s, moral law, etc.)

2. I personally believe that it is necessary for me to see you again.It is a deliberate exaggeration intended to express the idea, "I want very (very, very) much to see you again." Literally it would mean "I personally feel that it is necessary for me to see you again."

[OddThomas]

"My urges having got the better of me, I feel compelled by them to ask you out again."

By selecting "must" the speaker shifts the responsibility to the listener to defend against a very assertive verbal request. It is not a gentle statement; it is manipulative. The recipient won't simply be able to decline without some effort.

[Bridget]

It is a deliberate exaggeration intended to express the idea, "I want very (very, very) much to see you again." Literally it would mean "I personally feel that it is necessary for me to see you again."

Would you say that "have to" could easily replace "must" there and maintain the same meaning? And could "I must see you again" also mean "will/would you allow me to see you again".