Language learning and social engineering

[einzelne]

You stay single and celibate until you master all the languages you want. Otherwise you can easily find yourself in Hemon's situation:

I once broke up with a young woman who thought we had something serious going because, as I told her, I needed more time to read Shakespeare. The sex was fine, but King Lear was better.

[zenmonkey]

Having read all of this, I now have the feeling that my wife has "social engineered" me. First, she got me hooked on Korean Dramas during the lockdowns, and then suggested a trip to Korea for our anniversary. Then proposed we should learn some Korean. Now I'm learning Korean, and getting up a stupid-o-clock in the morning to do Korean lessons before work while she sleeps.

Proof she loves you.

[Carmody]

by zenmonkey » Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:07 am
rdearman wrote:
Having read all of this, I now have the feeling that my wife has "social engineered" me. First, she got me hooked on Korean Dramas during the lockdowns, and then suggested a trip to Korea for our anniversary. Then proposed we should learn some Korean. Now I'm learning Korean, and getting up a stupid-o-clock in the morning to do Korean lessons before work while she sleeps.

Proof she loves you.

I truly believe that women are the real, expert Social Engineers and that men just don't get it. My wife is teaching me but I am a slow learner.

[devilyoudont]

My husband has no interest in languages. More or less, it's important that we spend quality time together frequently on interests that we do share and my personal "unwind" time generally goes into languages and drawing. His goes to other stuff. We try and respect one another's solo interest time, be present and involved when it's time for our shared quality time, and we indulge one another when the other is talking about something we have no idea about.