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What to do with a talker that goes on an on and on

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  • #52
    Bigbagofcans
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭Bigbagofcans


    People that talk at you are a pain. They've told their longass story and you proceed to tell your story and their eyes glaze over waiting in anticipation till they can take over again.


  • #53
    Oops69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,477 ✭✭✭Oops69


    uncommon_name wrote: »
    Wow someone is having a bad day!!
    I would hope they aren't looking down at the ground while trying to talk to you. If you are talking to someone you look at them, therefore you would see the headphones.

    maybe you're really ugly and they've no choice especially when you have that cold sore or spot on you're nose , lol.


  • #54
    uncommon_name
    Registered Users Posts: 416 ✭✭uncommon_name


    Oops69 wrote: »
    maybe you're really ugly and they've no choice especially when you have that cold sore or spot on you're nose , lol.

    Maybe, but then I wouldn't be talking to someone unnecessarily and drawing attention to myself.


  • #55
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    Send them to the politics cafe.

    That'll soon take the wind out of their sails.


  • #56
    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,734 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    Johnny Dogs wrote: »
    Send them to the politics cafe.

    That'll soon take the wind out of their sails.


    never heard of it






    :p


  • #57
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 77,652 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Oops69 wrote: »
    Just smile and walk off when you've had enough, these talking addicts always find some one else to assault and get their high so don't be afraid of offending them , they're oblivious , all they care about is the next ear.
    Pretty much what I do. Although if someone is trying to talk to a group of us I may just wander away, do some other stuff, and come back for the climax. The person doing the talking might not even notice my absence.....


  • #58
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,524 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    Beasty wrote: »
    Pretty much what I do. Although if someone is trying to talk to a group of us I may just wander away, do some other stuff, and come back for the climax. The person doing the talking might not even notice my absence.....

    In my experience there never us a climax. It's a series of tangents and you are told 75% of the story before some detail has to be explained from a different angle to truly understand it


  • #59
    Oops69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,477 ✭✭✭Oops69


    the_pen_turner wrote: »
    In my experience there never us a climax. It's a series of tangents and you are told 75% of the story before some detail has to be explained from a different angle to truly understand it
    ny experience as well, it has to be an as yet un- named medical condition as it does seem to have a similar pattern of behaviour amongst 'sufferers'.... either that or its the same annoying nut job going around terrrorising the lot of us .


  • #60
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,550 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Yeah but no but yeah but


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  • #61
    Zero Point
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭Zero Point


    Some time ago a guy asked me out. He wasn't particularly physically attractive but I thought sure why not, it's just a date and he might turn out to be good in the sack at some stage. During the date he just sat there practically poker faced the entire time and seemed to have very little conversational skills.

    I like to have really engaging conversations and with most people there's a natural ebb and flow, and you try to find common ground. With this guy I would talk about a topic, trying to keep it interesting ask him his opinion, ask him questions about himself etc. He would give very short answers and I waited for him to reciprocate but nada. This same pattern was repeated throughout the date with me having to carry the conversation the whole time and him just staring at me like a big gormless child. Honestly it felt draining but if I hadn't put the effort in there would have been just long, awkward silences which is fine if you're in an established relationship but not exactly endearing on a first date.

    We agreed to meet again as in some cases I will give someone a second chance just on the off-chance it was understandable first date nerves and he might have some magical personality transplant. But no! Exact same situation second time round. If anyone sitting near to us on both times had overheard us, it could have appeared that I was the one entirely dominating the conversation. He did hint about his wife having left him/cheated and made indirect references about him being boring. Didn't surprise me in the least.

    I got a passive aggressive message from him later about not getting the ride. I very politely made sure that he knew to jog on.


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