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Awkward silences: How do you fill yours?

Reply 20

jonnythemoose

15

I go behind a sofa, then before the 'I'm going down an escalator for the lolz' act.

Reply 21

Sick Puppy

10

"So Noel Edmonds naked eh?"

Reply 22

Psorian

8

Richie90

hum the imperial march from star wars...

I sometimes do that aswell! :zomg:

Reply 23

3105

"Did I tell you that I caught herpes?"

You should have seen her face.

Reply 24

Irrelevance

16

"The bible is a load of *******s"

Ding, conversation's ready.

Reply 25

amywalters

1

I go hmmm, and then laugh!

Reply 26

Y'anami!

12

Awkward turtle, or "Well let's not all talk at once" :p:

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Reply 27

Demon_AS

13

Simple. Just ignore it. It only becomes more awkward if you acknowledge it, so just wait until you have something to say lol.

Reply 28

ji38pkn685

I start babbling about random stuff/my life... a lot. Half way through they're usually that sick of my little stories they start talking :p:

Or I sit there in silence and go "awkwaaaaaaaard".

Reply 29

shamrock92

15

Lemons

I hum.

Same

Animal sounds.

Demon_AS

Simple. Just ignore it. It only becomes more awkward if you acknowledge it, so just wait until you have something to say lol.

It's all very well just waiting for either urself or the other person to say something. However what if the awkward silence goes on for a lifetime? Then what to do? :confused:

. Run awayyy from the person and hope they dont follow? :s-smilie:

lol

Reply 32

glassheart

10

Re-start the conversation, isn't this what everybody does?

Reply 33

Ed.

17

I play a game of 'he/she who speaks first loses' and don't say a word.

Reply 34

Lollypopr0

Demon_AS

Simple. Just ignore it. It only becomes more awkward if you acknowledge it, so just wait until you have something to say lol.

Yup i agree. Ignore it. Enjoy the silence...
By saying the first thing that comes to your head may
a) probobly be something stupid
b) the person will know you have said something meaningless to fill in an awkward silence, therefore establishing it is actually an awkward silence :p:

Watch the other person/people in the awkward silence, see how they react. Think of it as a social experiment :smile:

Reply 35

User192499

15

I burst into a naked rendition of "Scatman".

Always terminates the silence, however also sadly often terminates friendships, dignity, and being allowed back into that particular place ever again.

Must stop this before Uni, it's a terrible habit.

Reply 36

Emmska

1

I get out my knitting.

Reply 37

Lollypopr0

EducatingBrogan

I burst into a naked rendition of "Scatman".

Always terminates the silence, however also sadly often terminates friendships, dignity, and being allowed back into that particular place ever again.

Must stop this before Uni, it's a terrible habit.

Would the awkward silence not appear after your rendition?

Reply 38

Aiko

16

I'm unfortunately (or fortunately as the case may be) the type to continually talk nonstop about anything and everything so I usually avoid the awkward silences. This use to be a problem, however, insofar as to cause the people I was conversing with to feel uncomfortable and/or overwhelmed. Nowadays I've adopted a lesser approach, largely in part to all of these network conventions I'm attending lately.