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>If she says, "I'm going to Hawaii for vacation," it's not asking which island or deep details. It's saying, "That sounds nice." You care but you don't really c
by fluoridation 5y ago
>If she says, "I'm going to Hawaii for vacation," it's not asking which island or deep details. It's saying, "That sounds nice." You care but you don't really care. You're emotionally detached.
That's not really "emotional detachment", though. It's not very different from actually running away the moment you see her, it's just less obviously cowardly. If you were really emotionally detached you would ask for as much detail as you could and it wouldn't affect you in the least.
Incidentally, not asking any follow-up questions to such an announcement is an obvious sign of disinterest. It's just a more polite "I don't care in the least about this thing you're telling me and I don't want to hear any more about it". Everyone knows you're doing it because that's exactly what they say when they don't want to hear about some topic.
- david927 5y agoIt was just an example. Hopefully you can imagine your own, better example.
- fluoridation 5y agoIt's the only example, and you gave it in lieu of a definition. Do you mean the same thing I mean by "emotional detachment", or do you mean something different?
- david927 5y agoI think you got it; I think the term is clear. It's not having any additional emotional response beyond what you find in an interaction with an acquaintance you see a few times a year. There's no additional emotion.