Starting up conversations?

[gamecubeguy214 2,511]

I almost always start the conversation because I have quite a bit of experience with starting conversations. I have an extrovert in me.

I've always had trouble with coming up with what to talk about. It's harder than you think. I usually end up making it feel weird and forced, so I just let the other person start up the conversation.

Doesn't matter to me as long as we have something to talk about.

[Invincible 2,090]

I'm somewhat of a mixed type. In truth, I would prefer not to talk to people. At all. In fact, human interaction is something i actively hate.

 

However, when thrown into the situation, i could do so easily. I have the tendency to emulate a social butterfly around people who i prefer not to know the true me. Not only that but i do so quite well.

 

This usually happens at my workplace or at my college, but it doesn't really matter where. If i feel the need to maintain a certain image, i can achieve this almost effortlessly.

[Justin_Case001 4,855]

I can actually be pretty talkative if someone else starts, but in terms of starting the conversation, I'm about as effective as a frozen chunk of rock on Pluto.

[cmarston1 5,951]

I am not really the best at starting conversations.

But if it is a topic that I am interested in I can talk quite a lot.

[Windseeker 546]

My ability to start up a conversation with someone comes and goes. Sometimes I can talk to people with no issue, sometimes I am very shy and can barely muster up small talk. I always end up saying the wrong things, some cases to look 'cool' and the like.

 

Pro tip, before you greet someone, always have a topic in mind.

[Yarishia 144]

Mostly I'm too shy to start a conversation and I hate it so much, because it's sometimes sad for me when I want to start talking with someone but something keeps me quiet

But I'm very talkative when someone start the conversation with me.

[Retro*Derpy 3,079]

I'll admit I'm really bad at starting and upholding a conversation. Keeps me just to myself.

[Noandnoandno 100]

I always try to avoid conversations with strangers whenever I can. As Ihave no idea how I appear to other people, I am afraid of being awkward or falling into the cringe category. I love having conversations about things I love, so I try to force myself into it since I can't help myself to keep my mouth shut, terrible results usually ensue.

[Luminn 109]

I find it easy to start conversations, though I don't like participating in them much. I'm shy and quiet with decent social skills despite my social anxiety

[Moony the Cat 3,697]

I still havent started a conversation on this side yet, despite me being on here for years and having over 1200 posts.

So yes, im shy and i dont start conversations normally.

And probably never will.

Not here nor in real life.

[Dreambiscuit 8,023]

I tend to be a talker. I'm better at carrying on a conversation than starting one, but once I get going, you can't shut me up sometimes. 

[Detritus 258]

I'm never the one to start up a conversation. The other person always has to do it.

 

I never really learned how to keep up a conversation either, so they're usually short-lived and awkward.

[Dynamo Pad 10,777]

Though I try and start a conversation I'm not really the best at it. I also become nervous when being in a conversation with someone because sometimes I feel as though I am boring them. However, after I get to talking and knowing the person better I become confident and very talkative. 

[Guest]

I'm really shy and quiet so I'm not good at starting conversations. Absolutely not in real life, that is the most difficult task for me. Sometimes I tend to initiate conversations on the internet though, because that way the person I'm talking to doesn't notice my awkwardness and I have more time to think of what to say.

[Midnight Solace 5,129]

I can't talk. Like, at all. Every time I try to, the words come out all wrong. I hate myself so much for this. I'm always so awkward and nervous in in front of others.

[Lucky Bolt 34,914]

It really just depends on my mood, but for the most part I have no trouble in starting up conversations. There could be a complete moment of silence and then I perk up with some completely random out of the blue question, a bit like Pinkie Pie, I can be a bit oddly random like that. 

[Mirage 24,127]

I don't have any trouble with it. Although I think our culture makes it hard for some people with all the nuances that we're programmed with.

[KatonRyu 1,026]

It kind of depends on where I am, but in general I'm quite able to start conversations. I usually don't care to, though.

[Here No Longer 5,270]

I don't think I've ever started a conversation in my entire life. But I would prefer not to anyways with my crippling social anxiety. 

[TBD 17,228]

I rather not and have someone to be the one to start up a conversation. Although depending how I feel, I don't like being bother. 

[Early Sunsets 2,106]

I always feel like I annoy people when I talk to them, so unless someone talks to me, I stay quiet. I figure if someone actually wants to talk to me for some reason, they'd probably do so.

[Partialgeek514 4,920]

I've always struggled to start conversations. When I do, they usually end up getting really awkward really fast. On the other hand, if I don't start a conversation, no one usually comes to talk to me, so I don't really have a choice if I really want to socialize. It's only recently that I've been able to become more comfortable with online conversations.

[EpicEnergy 22,071]

It's rather difficult for me to start up a conversation because I'm usually not interested, and it makes me a little anxious talking to people.

[applesjck 5,601]

I’m kind’ve in the middle. I go back and forth between being the conversation starter and waiting for someone to come to me. It just depends on my mood!

[Alphabet Soup 38]

I'm pretty shy so I usually don't start conversations, even though sometimes I really want to.