Me too brother, amen. I use it on my bicycles.

Great job exploring your feelings! You are a superstar!

Maybe it’s that there is nothing wrong with a man explaining something that he is excited about and that there is also nothing wrong with women feigning attention in these situations because it’s a social response to promote group thinking as opposed to individual effort?

Maybe it’s only natural and we don’t have to hate ourselves for it? Sure you might not be happy to play that role every single time, but you don’t have to because you are free to choose.

Also, you can isolate yourself from other people if you do not wish to have discourse with men or women that will no doubt involve them explaining things to you that they are passionate about or excited in the moment.

I would certainly not criticize the woman or the man for these behaviors because I see it as human.