The viral claim that men should only speak 20% of the time while women speak 80% is presented as alpha wisdom, but functionally it's a recipe for monosyllabic dates and misread signals. Treating conversation like a power ratio assumes that silence reads as dominance when, in most rooms, it reads as disinterest or anxiety. Real attraction isn't a talk-to-listen ratio — it's a willingness to be present, curious, and specific.
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