This is bittersweet for me. I’ve had an incredibly stressful week at work with 20 hours of OT, my partner and I went to dinner and I was talking about my career and job for a bit longer than I should have knowing he dislikes me downloading my thoughts out loud. He started staring off in the distance getting visibly annoyed and grunting in response. I kept asking and eventually it came out I was being self-centered and boring, as we had only talked about his job for a few minutes. I went home, crushed that I forgot have to speak within a tome limit, and my anxiety and depression are now re-triggered. Reading this brings tears to my eyes thinking that there are people who like to hear their partners talk as I’ve just slowly been shutting down over time, and am frustrated I slipped up. I can’t imagine what that must feel like… you’re a good one OP, don’t let her wander down this path.