The people who can’t sit through silence in a car with someone they love learned that quiet used to mean something bad was about to happen
Summary
For people who grew up in volatile or emotionally unpredictable homes, silence got coded as a warning rather than a comfort. The reflex to fill every quiet moment in a car with someone they love is a survival adaptation that outlasted the threat that produced it.
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For people who grew up in volatile or emotionally unpredictable homes, silence got coded as a warning rather than a comfort. The reflex to fill every quiet moment in a car with someone they love is a survival adaptation that outlasted the threat that produced it.
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