>> Mark, in the Vorkosigan books. Occasionally Lois writes him doing exactly that, and it's fascinating to watch him working this stuff out in his head because it doesn't come naturally to him. <<
Yes, this.
>> For that matter, I sometimes have to do it myself -- I'm a Thinker, not a Feeler (MBTI) and don't have the emotional reflexes that women are "supposed" to have. But, having figured that out, I can remember to remind myself to make the right emotional response. <<
I don't do girltalk. I don't handle relationships the way women do. It's one of the areas where my genderqueer nature really shows. Some things, I memorize; many I just won't bother with. But some other emotional things I am good at.
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Re: Moving chess pieces
Date: 2015-01-01 09:59 am (UTC)Yay!
>> Mark, in the Vorkosigan books. Occasionally Lois writes him doing exactly that, and it's fascinating to watch him working this stuff out in his head because it doesn't come naturally to him. <<
Yes, this.
>> For that matter, I sometimes have to do it myself -- I'm a Thinker, not a Feeler (MBTI) and don't have the emotional reflexes that women are "supposed" to have. But, having figured that out, I can remember to remind myself to make the right emotional response. <<
I don't do girltalk. I don't handle relationships the way women do. It's one of the areas where my genderqueer nature really shows. Some things, I memorize; many I just won't bother with. But some other emotional things I am good at.