Skipping Small Talk Is RUINING Your Relationships

I've hated small talk my entire life. When I was younger, I kind of had this naive view of, like, I should never have to do small talk. I should just go deep with everybody I meet from day one. What's your life's biggest dream? If you only had a year to live, what would you do with it? You know, like, all these questions that I used to ask in my 20s, and I think as I've gotten older, I've appreciated that. You can't force depth and intimacy because a huge component of intimacy is simply time. In many cases, you can develop more trust and comfort and intimacy hanging out with a friend, watching football games every week for a few years than you can like having these super deep, profound conversations. It's simply spending time together.