Did you see that ludicrous display last night?

I've seen women like that on dating apps. Claim to hate small talk, include in their bio that if you just open with "hi" they'll unmatch you, and then when you put some thought into actually writing a response, ask a leading question about their interests or what they wrote in their profile, they unmatch you anyway.

#thisiswhyyouresingle

how do people who "hate small talk" plan on being in sustained meaningful relationships

That's the neat part--I don't!

Talking philosophy is small talk.

My interest in talking has more to do with who I'm talking to and less to do with the subject of conversation

Wife and I have a longstanding argument over whether free-will exists.

I say it does and she has no choice but to say otherwise.

Remind me never to get into a sustained meaningful relationship then.

I'm able to make smalltalk. I just don't enjoy it, so I avoid it when I can.

And my wife and I don't engage in smalltalk. We talk about what we actually care about. Seems to have worked fine for the past 24 years.