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Best article I've read on here in a while. From now on, whenever there's dead air in a conversation, I'm just gonna drop "I get weirded out when couples treat t

Best article I've read on here in a while. From now on, whenever there's dead air in a conversation, I'm just gonna drop "I get weirded out when couples treat their dogs like babies." Also, this is great for relationship advice too. Personally, I always struggle with asking too many yes/no or how many questions rather than asking why/how questions. Givers vs Takers aside, if I had to guess, I'd say that "doorknobs" can be created by saying or asking something the gets you to explore each others' opinions and experiences. I also thought the part about how sharing boring mutual memories is more fun than exciting individual memories is interesting, but maybe not a hard rule to follow. I've been more interested in scuba diving recently because of some of the awesome stories my friends have told me.

pjmorris 3y ago
> I've been more interested in scuba diving recently because of some of the awesome stories my friends have told me. By the Thursday of our honeymoon cruise, I was ready to go scuba diving (we were in Grand Cayman) and my wife was ready for a spa day. We each enjoyed our days and telling each other about them, but she's still envious and wishes she'd come along to see the large groupers hanging out with their jaws open getting their teeth cleaned by shrimp (like the cartoon shrimp in 'Finding Nemo.') Note: the primary purpose of this post is to get you to spend a lot of money on scuba certification and gear, prompted by the belief that it's worth it!
- lisper 3y ago
  Let me tell you about my first flying lesson... ;-)
- svilen_dobrev 3y ago
  A friend of mine was afraid of the sea. Swimming in any water deeper than 1m, basicaly. Probably some thing from childhood... No amount ot prodding or laughing would make him do it. But anyway. One day he was told that scuba diving may help overcome the fear. And he got interested. And he tried in some club. And it worked. Now the gear collects dust, but we go swimming together..
Jeff_Brown 3y ago
"This one time in band camp ..." If I had a dollar for every scientific insight that was preceded by some pop culture meme, I feel like I would have at least a few dozen more dollars.

pjmorris 3y ago

> I've been more interested in scuba diving recently because of some of the awesome stories my friends have told me. By the Thursday of our honeymoon cruise, I was ready to go scuba diving (we were in Grand Cayman) and my wife was ready for a spa day. We each enjoyed our days and telling each other about them, but she's still envious and wishes she'd come along to see the large groupers hanging out with their jaws open getting their teeth cleaned by shrimp (like the cartoon shrimp in 'Finding Nemo.') Note: the primary purpose of this post is to get you to spend a lot of money on scuba certification and gear, prompted by the belief that it's worth it!

lisper 3y ago
Let me tell you about my first flying lesson... ;-)
svilen_dobrev 3y ago
A friend of mine was afraid of the sea. Swimming in any water deeper than 1m, basicaly. Probably some thing from childhood... No amount ot prodding or laughing would make him do it. But anyway. One day he was told that scuba diving may help overcome the fear. And he got interested. And he tried in some club. And it worked. Now the gear collects dust, but we go swimming together..

Jeff_Brown 3y ago

"This one time in band camp ..." If I had a dollar for every scientific insight that was preceded by some pop culture meme, I feel like I would have at least a few dozen more dollars.