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Comfortable silence. Learn to appreciate it.
"We still never talk sometimes" - Swanson
Someone quoting him on the internet like this would go against his whole philosophy
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How did everyone take this post to mean that you should only do small talk with your partner and not have deeper conversations?
My bet is, for the same reason that the post assumes that people who hate smalltalk can't have a meaningful relationship
And that reason would be?
Yes
There's likely at least a small correlation between people who dislike small talk and being at least somewhat socially inept.
(This doesn't mean I'm saying everyone who dislikes small talk is socially inept. That's not how correlations work.)
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I think this was written by someone who isn't comfortable with extended periods of silence with their partner.
My wife and I barely speak or communicate nonverbally for hours sometimes, then talk at great length other times. We always give each other an opportunity to talk about our day or whatever else is important, but we don't talk about trivial things simply for the sake of talking. We're comfortable with silence.
Idk I took it more to mean "wow I don't want to start a deep, thoughtful conversation the moment I get home from work let me relax for a minute" while at the same time still wanting to talk to your partner. But I guess it's up to reader interpretation and I do seem to be in the minority here.
You're not alone. I think people might be projecting their own reasons for liking/disliking smalltalk into this tweet.
I just feel like a lot of people here are defining "small talk" as "a conversation that I don't want to have" rather than any meaningful definition.
I would consider stepping outside in the morning with your partner and stating "oh wow it's such a nice day today" to be small talk. It's a conversation without an end goal, sure, but I don't think it's as worthless as people are making it out to be.
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It would be hell to come home to someone who only wanted to talk about the weather and how those jockstraps are doing.
how those jockstraps are doing
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
Their premium is they just walk it in
The one where they ran with the ball and they did the thing?
Oh no, they were about to do the thing, but then the opposition, in a shocking display of competence, stopped them from doing the thing and did the thing themselves!
This has been a major setback in the quest to gain possession of the large ornament typically given to the most competent group!
This is definitely taking on a strange planet vibe.