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14 Jul 2013, 11:31 am

^^^

I do #5 a lot and say that I have somewhere to go. If I like the person, I also say, "Good to see you".


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16 Jul 2013, 1:41 pm

ASDsmom wrote:
1) Look at your watch. That's a cue that you need to get going.
2) Interrupt with, "Sorry, do you have the time?" Then say you need to get going.
3) Limit eye-contact
4) Get "distracted" by something and then apologize for being "rude" and end the conversation then.
5) Say things like, "Anyway..." and follow up with, "I should be getting going"
6) Check your cell. If they are rude enough to talk AT you instead of TO you, start texting. If you come off uninterested, they'll stop yacking. You can always apologize for the "rudeness" so you're not walking away with ill feelings.

Just some random ideas.

LOL I dated this one person who kept interrupting me with, "A-huh, a-huh, a-huh" during my conversation. It used to BUG THE CRAP OUT OF ME but it was enough of a point that got me to shut up.


This is really helpful. I didn't think of #4 as an option to end a conversation. I will try these if I can. Thank you!



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16 Jul 2013, 5:03 pm

Tohlagos wrote:
ASDsmom wrote:
1) Look at your watch. That's a cue that you need to get going.
2) Interrupt with, "Sorry, do you have the time?" Then say you need to get going.
3) Limit eye-contact
4) Get "distracted" by something and then apologize for being "rude" and end the conversation then.
5) Say things like, "Anyway..." and follow up with, "I should be getting going"
6) Check your cell. If they are rude enough to talk AT you instead of TO you, start texting. If you come off uninterested, they'll stop yacking. You can always apologize for the "rudeness" so you're not walking away with ill feelings.

Just some random ideas.

LOL I dated this one person who kept interrupting me with, "A-huh, a-huh, a-huh" during my conversation. It used to BUG THE CRAP OUT OF ME but it was enough of a point that got me to shut up.


This is really helpful. I didn't think of #4 as an option to end a conversation. I will try these if I can. Thank you!


haha I have it done to me, actually, whenever I start talking about my son. My colleague doesn't want to get involved (I guess) and so she "distracts" herself by pointing something random out .. like, (I'll make this one up) "Whoa, did you see how fast that car went?!" [insert brief opinion followed by - #5] LOL I "get" what she's doing so I just "go with it".



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16 Jul 2013, 5:07 pm

ASDsmom wrote:
6) Check your cell. If they are rude enough to talk AT you instead of TO you, start texting. If you come off uninterested, they'll stop yacking. You can always apologize for the "rudeness" so you're not walking away with ill feelings.


This phrase should really say, "talk WITH you"