• RandomStickman@fedia.io
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    2 months ago

    Once you hit’em with the “coelacanth is closer related to us than gold fish” gambit, which leads to the “what is fish” manoeuvre, and finish them with a “whales are fish and birds are reptiles” pincer attack, they’re as good as gone.

    Wait.

  • Khanzarate@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Too specific. Needed at least a quick refresher on all ocean life first. Gotta let them get warmed up before you hit them with the good stuff.

    • SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      It’s true. They think we’re boring, we think they’re boring. I remember dating a definitely NT person and was baffled that they never wanted to do deep dives on any topics with me.

      Who wouldn’t want to spend all weekend with their partner learning about the history of weaving and how various textile related machinery works, then cap it off by marathon playing Loom in robes?! Weirdos.

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          2 months ago

          If I may be blunt, I don’t think that’s because your ex is NT. It sounds like your ex is just an abusive asshole. I’m sorry you had to deal with their abuse.

          • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            honestly, I’m sorry for traumadumping, took some gummies and I’m not really me.

            from now on I’ll aim to date neurodiverse people instead, we are more fun anyways.

            • BeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.world
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              2 months ago

              aim to date neurodiverse people instead, we are more fun anyways.

              I can offer little better advice. Similarly, find someone whose baggage complements yours, so you can have a matching set.

            • SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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              2 months ago

              No apology necessary, I didn’t even think of it as trauma dumping. Sometimes things just come up and I think that’s okay.

              Enjoy your gummies!

        • P00ptart@lemmy.world
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          This is why I can’t date people who talk too much. They go on a 20 minute monologue and after I try several times to add input, and then they keep going, I get frustrated that I couldn’t say anything, and now the topic is changing so I’ll come off looking like I wasn’t listening to the whole thing so now I’m falling behind on what they’re talking, I catch up and find something relevant to say if they ever stop talking, but they don’t, so I lose interest and start thinking about something else. But after my train of thought hits a few stops and they’re still fucking talking and then I’m internally screaming at them to SHUT THE FUCK UP! And I Invision either my sudden brutal death or theirs.

        • /home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          Idk if I’m ND or not because I can’t just info dump for 30 min. I’m just a boring guy that has a lot of interests but not enough knowledge in one specific subject about anything, I need some back and forth to keep conversation alive.

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      When we were still getting to know each other my now girlfriend “confessed” that she suspected to be autistic (she definitely is).

      All of a sudden I understood why we clicked to quickly.

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    So she’s knowledgeable and passionate about something and can hold a conversation instead of making the other person do all the work?

    And he ghosted her???

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    Their loss. Nothing sexier than someone being passionate about their interests. I’ll listen to someone tell me about their collection of severed heads if they’ve got passion for it

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      Understandable, I only know what they are from Animal Crossing.

      It’s a fish you can only catch while it’s raining.

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      Based on the replies you’ve gotten so far I suspect this may be a joke I’m not getting, but I’m choosing to react as if it’s a genuine question anyway.

      A coelacanth is a super old fish that everyone thought was extinct, and then one day we just happened to find them alive! They’re a “living fossil” animal in that they haven’t changed much in a very long time and give us a window into the past. Here’s a picture I stole:

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        Too many fins. Don’t like it because it didn’t evolve into something on land. Selfish jerks.