don't know what to say.......

[IanGray]

Ever been in a situation where you can't think of what to say, Or nobody is talking no matter what you do to get the conversation going?

Is it better too walk away or continue stay and keep trying?

Any thoughts folks? :)

[shameless agitator]

Really depends on the situation man. Obviously you're going to handle it differently if it's a stranger you just bumped into on the street than if it's your partner, for instance.

[darkeyes]

Ever been in a situation where you can't think of what to say, Or nobody is talking no matter what you do to get the conversation going?

Is it better too walk away or continue stay and keep trying?

Any thoughts folks? :)

Ian babes... me sufficiently gobby 2 keep ne conversation goin....1ce wos lost for words ...sadly for me mum an dad then me learned 2 talk!!! But 2 ansa ya question fully..it mite b the conversation wosnt worth carryin on wiv ne ways... me gran wos a prime example of sum 1 ya jus cudn talk 2....she talked so much bollox... rite up till day she died... in that case..walk away an find sum 1 sensible an interestin 2 talk 2...

An for ya info..me Gran an me spoke incessantly... AT each otha... fuk knows wot she sed..an damned if me knows she eva undastood owt me sed...

[arcakes]

I have an anxiety around awkward silences. So, when something like that happens I am likely to blurt out something like "ohhhh, how awkward". Actually I have reacted like that on at least 2 occasions -- the last got a pretty big laugh.

[buck-rogers]

I've been on a few dates with awkward silence and those are the worst. Thats why I like to surround myself with talkative people, I'm just not very good at getting the ball rolling.

[eddy10]

A true friend is someone you can be with and say absolutely nothing, and yet feel comfortable with the silence.

As far as first dates, and strangers, usually best to just say what is on your mind (with discretion, of course).