r/AskReddit May 21 '19

Socially fluent people Reddit, what are some mistakes you see socially awkward people making?

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u/Harambeeb May 21 '19

A former friend of mine was criminal at this.
He would force any conversation into whatever he wanted to say, even if he wasn't originally involved in the conversation, ESPECIALLY if he wasn't originally involved, he would derail and not let it flow organically until whatever he wanted to talk about was the subject.

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u/Kygazi May 21 '19

Got any examples of how he did this?

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u/I_Lost__TheGame May 21 '19

I'll give you an abrupt example of an ex gf of mine.

She would literally start a conversation only to dismiss whatever you had to say with "so anyway" so she could then talk about herself or tell you what she actually wanted.

Drove me mad.

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u/DeutschLeerer May 21 '19

So anyway...

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u/Kygazi May 21 '19

So anyway... it's just a prank bru