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I'm sure most of you have experienced these at one time or another. I find them to be incredibly annoying, especially after taking time to give someone a decent response and wanting a good discussion, only to have your attempt rejected. So anytime I get one, I ignore the person until they give me a response that actually holds some value to it, as I feel they just want the conversation to end. Either they don't like you, or aren't interested in what you have to say. Some might think its just simply the fact they don't know what to say, but surely someone can add more than something like "ok" or "cool" etc. Its just one of those things that makes me not want to talk to certain people to avoid the feeling of frustration. Do any of you feel the same way?

I think that's a good rule to go by, but it does depend on the situation. You can "feel" it out if the person just isn't sure what to say but tries to say something. Usually you can just tell if someone cares or not. We may seem oblivious, but we really aren't always so oblivious with emotions!! We can catch on here or there.

Yes.

One word comments are usually a sign of disinterest. Act accordingly.

Yup. Don't push for conversation from the disinterested is a good rule to play by.
Avoid repeating topics that result in one word convos in the future.
If you get the 1 word treatment, try not to keep changing the topic until they contribute as it usually aggravates people. Sometimes it's not the topics but their desire to chat with you. It's better to say nothing and do something else or engage with another person when this happens.

If people won't give you more than 1 word responses on any topics, I'd say you need to make new friends.

Yep.

Agreed. Even so, I usually can't easily stop myself until I finish what I had to say.