A conversation is an exchange between two or more persons.
So in a relationship, technically, if you’re talking, you’re having a conversation. But when the talk revolves consistently around bills, chores and investment opportunities, are we spiralling into a vicious cycle of a boring mutual existence?
Sure, it’s important to talk about bills. Getting sued is no laughing matter. But what is under-rated is the importance of talking about nothing at all. When a couple is able to chat about the texture of raindrops and philosophise on the state of their nails, then surely they would never run out of things to say to each other. Granted, we would also never run out of bills to pay but they sure don’t make conversations worth eavesdropping on.
Consequential conversations keep a relationship steady. It is essential. But it’s the talk about nothing that keeps the magic in a relationship. And that is essential too. Precisely because we would never run out of bills to pay or problems to solve, we need to be able to talk beyond them. To the nothing that makes a couple something special.
Let us all make time to talk about nothing at all.
