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A person who hears you but doesn't care. They nod like they're paying attention but their brain is somewhere else. They just want to talk over you.
'I said I got fired today,' he said. She said, 'Oh, that's tough.' Then she went on about her cat.
He was listening to me talk but only so he could cut me off with his opinion.
She said, 'I get it,' but she didn't even remember what I was talking about.
by Slangipedia 14d ago
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They hear your words but they're too busy thinking about their own life to actually pay attention. They act like they're listening but they're just waiting for their turn to talk.
I told him about my breakup. He said, 'That’s rough,' and then asked me about my job.
She said, 'I know what you mean,' but she didn’t know what I meant.
He heard every word but didn’t get the point.
by Slangipedia 14d ago
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They hear you but they don’t care. They just want to hear their own voice. They nod and smile like they’re listening, but they’re thinking about what they’re going to say next.
I was telling her about my day. She said, 'That sounds cool,' and then went on about her ex.
He said, 'I get it,' and then he talked for ten minutes.
She said, 'Yeah, I know what you mean,' but she didn’t.
by Slangipedia 14d ago
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They give you the eye contact and the nod but their brain is on vacation. They hear your words but they don’t catch the meaning. They just want to be heard.
I told him about my problems. He said, 'That’s tough,' and then asked me about my life.
She said, 'I totally get it,' but she didn’t get it at all.
He heard every word but didn’t get the point.
by Slangipedia 14d ago
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They let you talk but they’re not listening. They’re just waiting for their turn to talk. They hear your words but they don’t remember them.
I told her about my week. She said, 'That’s cool,' and then she talked about her weekend.
He said, 'I know what you mean,' but he didn’t.
She heard me talk but didn’t get the point.
by Slangipedia 14d ago
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They hear you but they’re too busy thinking about their own life. They just want to talk over you. They act like they’re listening but they’re not paying attention.
I told him about my day. He said, 'That’s cool,' and then he talked about his day.
She said, 'I know what you mean,' but she didn’t.
He heard every word but didn’t get the point.
by Slangipedia 14d ago
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