I do this, but I can’t hear well, so when someone speaks to me when I’m occupied, I can’t understand a word because it takes all of my concentration to understand some peoples’ speech.
I have the opposite problem: I do this all the time, but people almost never notice. Then they try and talk to me about something later and I have no idea what’s coming out of their mouths. The worst is when I accidentally agree to something while I’m doing this, and then have no memory of it.
I’m able to keep dipping in and out of the conversation. The trick is to listen to enough of what your partner is saying to follow them. “Well, he seems to have yaydyydyaayyd but they never found the ysydysdydyysydd and the family thought that they should yadydyaydydyad made entirely of lard and lolly sticks aydyadyadydaydyad something rather less than human yadhadhahdahdhda but the person that played them in the film was ydadyadyyayaydydyd ARE YOU LISTENING?” It’s hard, but you can learn to do it.
My wife learned a long time ago to get my attention before she even starts telling me stuff. I don’t do the half-ass response, I just miss it entirely. All I hear is some “waw-waw-waw” in the background. I can’t even pretend to have heard what she was talking about.
I do this all the time! But with me I only react afterwards as soon as they’re done speaking. I say “What’s it we’re talkin’ about again?” But I always hear whats to my convenience. haha!
If its something important I have to make sure my partner parrots me to be sure she is actually hearing me. Otherwise I know with myself if someone starts talking at me I will have to stop what I’m doing and look at them so I can hear, since half of what I do is lip reading (Partially deaf)
I admit to doing this too, or though in my case it happens more when my partner re-introduces a conversation topic that I’ve interpreted as already having reached its natural conclusion.
E.g. we’ll have spent a good few hours discussing door handles and finally reach an agreement on which ones we want put in. Sometimes she’ll ask me again a few hours later and then it’s like my brain goes “we already did this part, let’s just skip to the part where something new happens” like when you’re watching the next episode of a TV series and it starts with a recap of the one before. ‘Previously on Your Life…..’
I do that to. And my girlfriend dose it to me. Life..
I do that too, but my girlfriend doesn’t. And for her this is a big problem.
I do this, but I can’t hear well, so when someone speaks to me when I’m occupied, I can’t understand a word because it takes all of my concentration to understand some peoples’ speech.
I have the opposite problem: I do this all the time, but people almost never notice. Then they try and talk to me about something later and I have no idea what’s coming out of their mouths. The worst is when I accidentally agree to something while I’m doing this, and then have no memory of it.
Omg…. i’m not alone?
I do this everytime I’m watching TV haha
I’m able to keep dipping in and out of the conversation. The trick is to listen to enough of what your partner is saying to follow them. “Well, he seems to have yaydyydyaayyd but they never found the ysydysdydyysydd and the family thought that they should yadydyaydydyad made entirely of lard and lolly sticks aydyadyadydaydyad something rather less than human yadhadhahdahdhda but the person that played them in the film was ydadyadyyayaydydyd ARE YOU LISTENING?” It’s hard, but you can learn to do it.
You are not alone! Hurhurhurrr! I guess it takes a lot of multi-tasking skills to get away with it. Haha!
My wife learned a long time ago to get my attention before she even starts telling me stuff. I don’t do the half-ass response, I just miss it entirely. All I hear is some “waw-waw-waw” in the background. I can’t even pretend to have heard what she was talking about.
I do this all the time! But with me I only react afterwards as soon as they’re done speaking. I say “What’s it we’re talkin’ about again?” But I always hear whats to my convenience. haha!
Gosh. Don’t we all…?
wait, you do this too often, or you’re CAUGHT doing it too often? ;D
I had the same question. The public demands an answer!
my friends accuse me of this but it’s not my fault, they’re the ones who try to talk to me with my headphones on
I hate when people do this to me.
But in all fairness I do it sometimes.
Usually when people talk to me and Im gaming or drawing.
I can’t multitask!!
If its something important I have to make sure my partner parrots me to be sure she is actually hearing me. Otherwise I know with myself if someone starts talking at me I will have to stop what I’m doing and look at them so I can hear, since half of what I do is lip reading (Partially deaf)
Nice..if even women does that, we ain’t safe anywhere XD
What does sentence even be at huh O_O
Idk if you you guys care but this marks comic number 121
I admit to doing this too, or though in my case it happens more when my partner re-introduces a conversation topic that I’ve interpreted as already having reached its natural conclusion.
E.g. we’ll have spent a good few hours discussing door handles and finally reach an agreement on which ones we want put in. Sometimes she’ll ask me again a few hours later and then it’s like my brain goes “we already did this part, let’s just skip to the part where something new happens” like when you’re watching the next episode of a TV series and it starts with a recap of the one before. ‘Previously on Your Life…..’
I do this to my wife frequently, but generally with some success. I think that annoys her even more than if I did it unsuccessfully.
I think I’m the only one that was struck more by the story she was telling then the preoccupied-ness.
…I’d rather die than eat my dog <=(
FFFfffff… ARGH! My SO does this to me ALL THE TIME! Well, not ALL the time, but it usually feels like it.