I told my partner I had some food he was welcome to pick up on his way home from work tonight.

Upon arrival, he communicated his assumption that he would actually be coming in for a visit.

My face replied that that is not what I said.

So he invited himself over for *tomorrow,* which is sufficient notice.

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No, I don't want to go shopping at the mall for clothes that can be ordered online. How about a bike ride instead?

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#LoveInTheTimeOfCovid

“AH! ... Duhduhduhduh duhduhduhduh duhDUHduh d’AH AH! Duhduhduhduh duhduhduhdudh…”

Me, explaining to my partner how excited I was to be borrowing his Alice in Chains CD because I only ever had Dirt on cassette.

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Should I do "minutes of meeting" for my partner re: our lengthy serious conversation given that his memory becomes absolutely terrible when his brain is bad?

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My partner texted me to phone him when I had a couple minutes, which is better than calling me spontaneously but still not my favourite.

Then he opened with small talk. I failed to respond allistically and he asked what was wrong.

“I’d just like to know what this phone call is about.”

That worked. A productive discussion ensued.

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My partner spontaneously sent me a voice note the other day.

I had suggested this technology to him recently because he prefers using mouth words and I prefer having time to formulate a response.

He was reluctant at first compared to phone calls but now seems to see clear benefits compared to having to type. It may even be a bit of a game, cramming as many words as possible into one minute.

I dig it.

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