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Haha, just tonight my wife was talking away about this and that and I was completely oblivious with occasional "uh huhs" and "yeahs" when she suddenly stopped a
by sverige 10y ago
Haha, just tonight my wife was talking away about this and that and I was completely oblivious with occasional "uh huhs" and "yeahs" when she suddenly stopped and said, "Do you not want to talk right now?"
I said, "No, no, I'm just tired."
She said, "It's ok if you don't want to talk. Just say so."
Thirty-eight years after we met, I think she's on to me.
- Zancarius 10y agoOh... oh gosh. This is exactly what happens between my girlfriend and me. I'm guessing this is what will probably happen years into the future. Thanks. ;) I'd like to think that much of the time she generally understands me, and bless her heart she really does her best, but sometimes when it gets late my ability to maintain conversation just tapers off and crashes. Now I'm not sure if it's me being rude or it's just some mental block that happens! I really want to believe it's the latter, because my ability to stay engaged diminishes after about 9PM and my mind wanders. It's like a conversation shut-off valve clicks in my head. The plus side is that she is probably better at reading me than I am, so she usually detects when I'm reaching that point before I do. I swear we've even had the same conversation.
- FussyZeus 10y agoI can't count how many times the wife will say something to me or ask me something while I'm on the computer and I nod and agree and then she asks for a real answer and I realize I wasn't actually listening. Fortunately we keep good humor about it, and I do try not to do it too often and am usually successful.