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Exactly - I don’t go to my wife to gush over the latest database optimization details I discovered expecting to have a deep technical discussion. Maybe the executive summary. I talk to my coworkers or friends or online people who are excited about the same details. If someone can only feel close to you when they speak of crossword puzzles I wonder if they’re on the spectrum or need to join a crossword club or something.

We do have a baseline of shared philosophies and views but even there we often find that we slightly disagree on details.



My SO and I do this to each other but neither of us are neurotypical. I’d be so bored with someone who just yammered on about their daily life


In relationships, above all - whatever works. Didn’t mean to sound judgmental of people who are like that and find happiness




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