23rd
Ira Glass, quoted in Chuck Klosterman’s Eating The Dinosaur.
I find this quote very interesting, because it comes from a completely different viewpoint than my own, and it seems to me that Ira Glass’s viewpoint is much more common. A lot of people probably do save deep, serious, revealing conversation for times when they’re falling in love with someone—if they even have those sorts of conversations then. I, on the other hand, prefer this sort of conversation to any other. Sure, small talk, witty banter, telling stories, geeking out about music or sports or whatever—all of these have their place, and I do enjoy all of these sorts of conversations at times. But I am never as happy with my interactions with other people as I am when we start talking about real, serious stuff. I enjoy those conversations most of all, and try to have them regularly with anyone I consider a good friend. In fact, I probably don’t start considering people real friends until I have had those sorts of conversations with them. And where love is concerned, if I’m going to fall in love with someone, it’s probably going to be the result of a serious conversation, not the prerequisite to one.
Again, though, I think I’m probably a lot different from most people. And this might also have something to do with my tendency to fall in love with almost everyone I get to know very well.


