I’m adding on here in case there are ignorant people who saw this and assumed she was “punishing” him this way;
I have pretty severe ADHD and I won’t notice I’ve done the thing (exhausted someone) until well after, either. She warned him, they went on the date, she did the thing (excitedly talk a lot) and then noticed she’d sucked his soul dry. This is an unfortunately normal event for us. Which is why the warning.
Bringing that up in a conversation about struggles for neurodivergent people, not strictly true but might be appropriate as there’s something to be said there. Bringing that up when a ND person tells you their diagnosis is not ok and denying the person’s experience.
sorry for the guy
As in “I feel sorry for the guy” or "I’m sorry for the guys behavior?
I meant “I feel sorry for the guy”, which turned out to be an unpopular opinion.
Yeah, guy dodged a bullet.
Wut? Guy saw the gun and said “that isn’t really loaded” and then went “ouch that hurt” after he’d already been shot.
I’m adding on here in case there are ignorant people who saw this and assumed she was “punishing” him this way;
I have pretty severe ADHD and I won’t notice I’ve done the thing (exhausted someone) until well after, either. She warned him, they went on the date, she did the thing (excitedly talk a lot) and then noticed she’d sucked his soul dry. This is an unfortunately normal event for us. Which is why the warning.
Elaborate?
Woe betide a woman speak
Bringing that up in a conversation about struggles for neurodivergent people, not strictly true but might be appropriate as there’s something to be said there. Bringing that up when a ND person tells you their diagnosis is not ok and denying the person’s experience.
Why?