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I was happy that you were back, Stamets.

Was.

Mostly just kidding!

A workaround that you may not have considered is stopping the monitor from going to standby in the first place. If you are able, you can use a program called Caffeine to keep your PC unlocked.

This won’t stop the problem when you have to lock the PC, but at least when you are there it shouldn’t happen.

Quality shitpost, but you might want to rethink the community…

It sounds like she’s an introvert, and you’re an extrovert.

For you, chatting is effortless and energizing. For her, it requires effort and can be draining.

Meanwhile, you find mental exercises like deep thought or creating require effort and can be draining. For her, these are effortless and energizing.

You need to talk with her about her and your needs, and you must recognize the differences between you and find a middle ground where you can each be happy. That could mean you go out with friends to get your chatting needs and give her the space to recharge, and you and her find topics that interest her to talk about.

One last bit of advice: don’t treat this like it’s a you versus her problem. Treat it like it’s you and her versus the problem. The collaborative approach will yield better solutions and results.