Being spoken over and interrupted in most conversations I have been in for most of my life has, I like to think, made me considerate of how much time each person takes (or takes up) in a conversation. I prefer to talk very little. When it’s with someone I care about, I love listening, and I always feel that listening is a better way than talking for me to express my love. When it’s a group conversation, though, I speak very little mainly just from being spoken over all the time. When I realize that the person talking doesn’t care about hearing from anyone else, I like to tune out and play the
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