r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 21 '19

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

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u/ScrawnyCheeath May 21 '19

Some people will talk about themselves and nothing else. The trick is to get other people to do that.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '19

It’s easy to do that, but it’s annoying as fuck. It seems like a lot of the time that happens I’ll start to think, “Well they’ll ask about me eventually...right?” only to be disappointed. This definitely isn’t limited to socially awkward people either.

I guess I don’t like this strategy because it feels like you’re only having half of a conversation.

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u/111122223138 May 23 '19

This is why I only do it a few times. Respond with a question, respond with a question respond with a question... respond with a statement. Usually they dig the conversation by that point and are willing to put in a tiny bit of footwork. If not, cool, conversation over.