Then ask about something you do want to talk about if you want to talk? It's not like it's impossible.
I never said not to though, lmao, I said to pick something you actually want to talk about.
I guess my gripe is the examples people give, like if you really don't care, why ask? And I don't mean the standard "hi how are you fine thanks you fine" dance, I mean why ask a cashier how their day is going if you don't care? If you want to talk to them, why wouldn't you ask them something you actually do care about? There are plenty of ways to conversate, break ice, fill a silence (if people feel so obligated) that don't involve asking questions that they don't care about, so why ask the ones they don't care about and then complain about the process? "Omg, I asked the cashier about the weather, but I hate talking about the weather and it sucked." Then ask about something you do want to talk about if you want to talk? It's not like it's impossible.
It's small talk both times, you just don't like forced conversation with your coworker. And that's fine, but they're both small talk. And no, I strongly disagree that it's defined as answers you don't care about the answer to. Many people who describe themselves as enjoying small talk do care about the answers, or else they wouldn't be asking them or they'd be asking something else.
I don't know why people have defined small talk as some exclusively negative thing. It'd be like someone saying riding a bike isn't exercising because it's fun.
I get the metaphor this is making, but I can't help but view this as everyone being passive aggressive because the character refuses to actually see a doctor about their hand lol.
She probably broke up because anon uses terms like "gay yelp"
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Somebody made a shitty regex.
I don't see a problem with it as long as no trafficking is involved.
Jenny was sexually abused as a child and believed she was sexually abusing Forrest. This is why at the end Forrest tells her "I may not be a smart man, but I know what love is." He's telling her that their relationship was consensual and that she was not taking advantage of him.
It's fine if you still believe she's an asshole to Forrest, but most folks don't understand this context.
People do it both ways. This isn't an ND thing.
You don't need to talk to them at all. A cashier does not need to "evaluate your mental and emotional state." If you don't want to, don't do it.