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What Do You Think of this Conversation/Am I a Bad Conversalist? How Can I Improve? :)?
I know I'm not the best conversationalist but I'm looking to improve.... Here's a sample conversation where I feel like I totally messed up. I don't always talk like this, perhaps it was just because I had too much energy in me, idk... Anyway here it is. Let me know if I was sounded mean/aggressive in the conversation. I wasn't trying to be, I think maybe some things just came out wrong, plus it was over chat so the voice in your head that reads the conversation might be different from the voice that I would use to say those things (if that makes sense).
Here it is:
Me: Hi!
*12 minutes later* Me: r u there? my Facebook says that ur online but u haven't replied yet (or maybe u just don't feel like chatting, idk)
Her: yeah im here
Me: oh yay!!!
*a few seconds later* how come u didn't reply before? did u accidentally not see my message, or did u just not feel like chatting? if u don't feel like chatting that's ok, I totally understand, we could chat some other time instead of chatting now if u prefer it
Her: omg dude chill... you sound a little... no offense obsessive
*few seconds later* it was by accident I had to get dinner
Me: oh sorry..... I was just saying like I hope im not annoying u by chatting with u because like lately a lot of ppl have been like ignoring my messages and stuff and I just feel like im annoying everybody maybe or something
*few seconds later* if I am annoying u im sooo sorry
*few seconds later* its totally fine if I am, we could chat some other time.... Ik that sometimes ppl don't feel like chatting... I said hi to this one girl today and she told me that she wanted to be left alone
Her: no u aren't. you just write so much you sound over eager and its scaring me :)
Me: im also kinda hyper... I was gonna go to the gym today to like go get all my energy out but I couldn't because my knee was rly sore so my parents told me to take a break from exercising
Her: Ah....
Me: oh u had to get dinner? that's totally fine, everyone needs to eat :)
*few seconds later* I usually have my dinner at like 6..... that's cool how u have urs so late at night
Her: how is it cool it sucks
Me: I was just like freaking out before because I thought that u were like ignoring me and that like maybe u hated me or something idk
and oh it sucks? im sorry I didn't know
i was just trying to be nice by complimenting u by saying its cool
Her: can you stop?! this is sorta weird....
Me: sorry!
Her: lol its okay
*4 or 5 minutes later* still there?
Me: yup
Her: no i don't mean to be rude :0
your sooo ncie
nice* its just sometimes you sound a little obsessive
Me: Oh no, u weren't being rude, don't worry about it :)
and sorry ill try to sound less obsessive im just rly worried that's all
Her: no prob gurl
Me: i think that another reason i sound obsessive is because we're talking over chat... maybe if u heard my tone of voice it'd sound less weird... plus i forgot to put a smiley face after the 3rd message that i sent u which could have affected it too
Her: yes. this is what i mean by obsessive. you write waaaayyy too much in one chat message :) no joke lady
Me: here ill try to write less :)
Her: but hows ur break?
Me: good
hbu?
Her: lol its ok
my mom went to India
Me: cool
Her: dude you can still write, i just mean not like paragraphs
don't take what I say seriously
im a crazy chick
Me: no ur not :)
Her: yeah I am
im soo crazy in person
Me: unless u like being a crazy chick, then ya u r :)
Her: hey I g2g lets talk later!
cya!
Me: cye!
*cya
That was the conversation. It ended at 10:36 pm. Right now it's 11:25 and Facebook says that she's still online :(
2 Answers
- 7 years agoFavorite Answer
It just seems that you're trying to predict what she's thinking and making sure you don't sound that way to her. Stop worrying too much and just be more comfortable while talking, don't sound too worried whether she likes you or not. It's important to be yourself because you will always be confident, but over explaining the what you were thinking about something as simple as her not answering for 10 minutes can sound annoying and a bit weird to others.
You're fine though, just stop worrying so much!
- ?Lv 67 years ago
only send one message, such as what's up? If there is no reply, for some reason which they feel they need not explain, they do not want to chat. Don't engage in personal talk with someone unless you know them. Write I messages, then you will not be assuming how another persons feels or thinks. I love to talk to, but there is a time to be quite, cause it is easy to put your foot in your mouth if you are hyped up.
Happy chatting:))