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What's a recent one you've had? (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
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[–] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

My spouse always thinks about his software projects and current problems/challenges he's facing in these projects. I once realized that as soon as he starts to say one thing that doesn't fit the conversation, I lost him and there's no coming back for the time being.
This usually happens at least once a day and he's actually sorry but he can't help it ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[–] reversedposterior@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks for understanding, this happens when I speak to any of my closest friends, I just go off on something for like an hour and then realise and feel guilty afterwards