*shrug* I don't ask this as much as I used to, because frankly, I got too many answers that I'd rather not have heard.
Still...I do ask. Because I'm honestly curious. If it's something silly or trivial, that can lead to fun discussions. If it's deeper than that...um, deeper conversations, obviously. If I get a "nothing" or "I don't know," I'll usually just let it drop.
I dated a guy who asked me all the time what I was thinking. I was okay with that most of the time, but he couldn't accept that there were things I didn't want to talk about...or things I wanted to mull over myself for a bit before discussing. If that was the case, I'd better damn well make something up, or there'd be arguing and pouting. I even started coming up with answers beforehand so I wouldn't go completely blank when he asked. (obviously not the healthiest of relationships.)
Really, there isn't any ulterior motive. If I'm dating someone, that means I'm interested in them, and therefore, interested in what they think about the world in general, too. Crazy, huh?
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