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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Literal thinkers. They will take what you say at face-value. Mean what you say. Say what you mean. Say it exactly. Don't expect attention to nuance, figurative language - ie don't expect poetry or attention to frivolous detail. If observing "special" dates is important - anniversary, etc - give them reminders.[/quote]

Stem DH here. This for sure. The one that always frustrates me is when DW tells me I should be romantic. Be specific and I can do it. "Romantic" is too ambiguous for me to figure out.

I remember to observe special dates since that part's easy (remembering numbers and dates).. it's just hard to think outside of the routine in terms of what to do for it.

Also DW gets slightly annoyed that I always follow directions. If we get a piece of furniture from Ikea, I first set out all the screws and parts and do a full count to make sure we have it all, then go exactly step by step. Same with cooking -- I follow the recipe exactly and never improvise. It's respect for the process, since in engineering if you don't follow the process, things break.[/quote]

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