She asks me in a soft sensitive voice
“Andy, when are you going to have us over to your apartment for a house-warming party?”
and I don’t know
I don’t think about it
her thought is nice
but my apartment has been a place to hold up against the people of the world for over a year
and she talks like I should simply let them in
If I could have dug a moat, I would have
Her boyfriend had the audacity to ask me, “Have you met anybody yet?”
“There’s one girl I find interesting,” I said. “But she doesn’t know.”
“Well, ask her out,” he advised.
“I plan to—what other choice do I have.”
Having interesting conversations is impossible
there is a knowledge gap
someone knows more
and someone knows less
then it becomes competitive
and nothing interesting
gets said.
Worst of all— we resort to…
“that’s interesting.”
Intellectual Shaman 
“If I could have dug a moat I would have.” Relatable.
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Yes… when the line came out, I smiled. Thanks for reading erinmelissagal!!!
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A line tossed about too much. Shows the quotient of interest it actually has. 🙂
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Yes indeed! Thanks for reading Terveen Gill! 🙂
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I relate to this. No, I don’t want to host a house warming (my house is warm already). No I don’t want to have a conversation that feels like a competition, In those moments I feel like the only thing I can reply is “thats interesting”… idk it’s a weird feeling to explain, but the way you put it into words is magical.
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Thanks Lizi Rose! It’s good to know that I’m not alone. Thanks for your personal and thoughtful comment!
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At my last three places of employment, “That’s interesting” actually meant “That’s bad.”
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Yep! Language is very nuanced! It must be difficult for a non-native speaker. Down right impossible!
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