I also am so, so very tired of hearing “I just don’t think I know enough to talk to you about this”. I don’t enjoy feeling like I’m in some sort of position of intellectual power over my partner, and I always tried to approach these conversations as conversations and not, say, lectures, but when the conversation is over before it even starts…

This is a strange one, isn't it? Imagine starting to talk about your Lego collection or new furniture or your job or anything else and the other person says this. It probably happens. But with important topics? So fucking annoying. Okay you don't know, so listen, I'll tell you, and you can tell me what you think and you might even realise that you do know something and what you don't know, I can put you on track to learning more. The same way that any other fucking conversation goes.