Yes. Sometimes it helps a bit. Usually not much as people are often unable to even imagine what it is. They are sending a lot of data through the nonverbal channel and aren’t even aware of it. Hard to verbalize something you don’t even know about.
If it is at least a vaguely technical conversation I can hold my end of it. But that’s it. Any affection-related component of the communication just is Not There.
…and then I can as well write an email, without the cognitive overhead and subsequent exhaustion…
Well, take my situation and then come with yet another restriction on something I want for the kind of fun that I am able to actually get. You won’t meet with a joyful friendly reaction. If I can’t feel loved, then at least DO NOT touch my toys - no negotiations there.
…and I have to go now for real. Have to pay a debt a friend incurred in my name when I was trying to be nice and helpful. Foolish move it was then.
