28 [M4F] Anywhere/Online - The merits of bonding by heart to heart conversation
I've found that new crowds of people usually make me cower into a shell, but a single conversation with a stranger on a bus ride is something I excel at. I think it's because the former demands public charisma while the latter quiet empathy and more nuanced conversational skills. I love bonding with people through intense conversations.
The conversation starts out with pleasantaries and outward introduction of our demographic information - the most rudimentary. The most formal. Gradually, the outer layers crack and a mild joke cuts across the mask and we're another layer deep. Common or different tastes in art are the usual social custom for making new acquaintances.
Soon, our conversation flows like a roaring river eliciting deep intellectual and emotional responses from both of us.
We're discussing prized memories and cherished fantasies of the future. Chalking out hypotheticals and admiring the other's world views. Pretty soon, we're suddenly bare and feeling a strong bond by virtue of what we've shared.
Small silences punctuate the conversation. These silences are not awkward. It's a comforting waterfall of connection. It's the silence that follows from both of us knowing and enjoying the bond being created by our hearts.
I love the feeling of ending a conversation with a stranger on the first day with the feeling you've known them for years. I sometimes harbour romantic beliefs that such a connection must be the byproduct of a relationship in a previous life !
I love heart to heart conversations where we bare our innermost feelings and bond deeply. One of the most romantic things I have ever heard was that we don't just have one soul mate, but we have a lot of souls who can resonate with us, similar to how leaves on the same branch are closer than leaves on different branches ! I hope to meet some of my kindred souls !
Voice is very important for me - at least voice messages if voice calls are not possible. I would like someone with whom I can bond deeply with and have heart to heart conversations.