Small talk is an essential skill - eviltoast
  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    It certainly can be.

    If I’m making smalltalk with my SO, it’s because there’s something more weighty I want to discuss, but I’m looking for a way to broach that topic in a better way. So regardless of how I feel about them, it’s still an issue because it means I don’t feel safe to attack the topic head-on.

    • yokonzo@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      That feels like a communication strategy tailored to your relationship rather than small talk. small talk, in my opinion, is meaningless banter without motive. This may be pedantic, but I just don’t think I would classify that as smalltalk, since there’s an objective and I’m theoretically engaged, I personally would have no issue with it.

      It’s when there’s seemingly “no point” that I consider it difficult