A friend, while giving me a rid to the airport this evening, observed how patient his GPS is with him. “She never gets upset, no matter what I do,” he said.<\/p>\n
I agreed that this has been my experience as well. No matter what sort of boneheaded mistake I make, no matter how many wrong turns I take, the voice on my GPS never gets in the least upset with me. She just says “Recalulating”. Then, after a slight pause, we are on our way again, cheerful as ever.<\/p>\n
I told my friend that it would be amazing if our human relationships were this way. That time you somehow don’t walk the dog, or you leave your socks in the sink again, or you forget her birthday.<\/p>\n
And in response your partner just says “Recalculating”. Then, after a moment’s pause, we’re on our way again, cheerful as ever.<\/p>\n
It seems like this would be very nice. But I wonder, would it be a good thing?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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