You're mid-sentence about something that actually matters to you, and they look up just long enough to nod—which they're doing to *their* phone's notification, not you. You keep talking anyway, convinced this time will be different, like you're a golden retriever who hasn't learned that throwing the ball doesn't make them catch it. By the time they finally make eye contact, you've forgotten what you were saying, but they ask "what?" with such genuine curiosity that you know they've already forgotten too.