Ackward Silence....
Any advice on awkward silences? I have this friend, but I can never seem to talk
around him. Not nervous or anything... I just don't know what to talk about! So
in class now, our seats are next to each other, and all I can do is smile,
laugh, and nod. HE doesn't have any problem talking. I just end up sitting
there. I am not a shy person. I'm actually very outgoing- so talking should be
easy. I just don't know what to say! Any advice?
-NoWordsComingOut
Dear NoWordsComming Out,
First, I apologize for the very long wait for me to get back to you. It's been a bit crazy in Advice Cafe.
My advice is don't push. Don't work so hard to say things that you end up making a fool of yourself. I had this same problem. There was this guy I sat next to in math (he was hot, BTW) who I was super shy around. I was not quiet, but around him I was like an ackward mouse. He would talk all the time though. He would ask me problem and tell me stories, and I would just sit there and shrugg or nodd. SOunds alot like your story. By the end of the year I relized the only way I would feel confurtable was by acting like myself. I choose to be me and I wasn't going to care what he thought or what others thought. We ending up being great freinds and always joke about my quietness.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave a comment in the blog area or send a form.
-Lindsay
around him. Not nervous or anything... I just don't know what to talk about! So
in class now, our seats are next to each other, and all I can do is smile,
laugh, and nod. HE doesn't have any problem talking. I just end up sitting
there. I am not a shy person. I'm actually very outgoing- so talking should be
easy. I just don't know what to say! Any advice?
-NoWordsComingOut
Dear NoWordsComming Out,
First, I apologize for the very long wait for me to get back to you. It's been a bit crazy in Advice Cafe.
My advice is don't push. Don't work so hard to say things that you end up making a fool of yourself. I had this same problem. There was this guy I sat next to in math (he was hot, BTW) who I was super shy around. I was not quiet, but around him I was like an ackward mouse. He would talk all the time though. He would ask me problem and tell me stories, and I would just sit there and shrugg or nodd. SOunds alot like your story. By the end of the year I relized the only way I would feel confurtable was by acting like myself. I choose to be me and I wasn't going to care what he thought or what others thought. We ending up being great freinds and always joke about my quietness.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave a comment in the blog area or send a form.
-Lindsay
Home Sweet Home
Dear Advice Cafe,
My family can't pay for our house, so the bank it taking over it. We have to move out soon. My parents and my sisters and I will have to live in my aunt and uncle's tiny house with them. O lord, help me! What should I do?
-tinyhome=home?
Dear tinyhome=home?,
I went through that very same thing!! I have to live with my parent's friends for half a year. They lived in a two room house and my family has seven kids. I got through it though, and so will you. It might not be fun, but it is life-changing. You get to learn how to care for your family, you, and others. This is just a phase, and it will all be differnt soon. Pinkie swear!!
I wish all the luck in the world!
-Kadence
My family can't pay for our house, so the bank it taking over it. We have to move out soon. My parents and my sisters and I will have to live in my aunt and uncle's tiny house with them. O lord, help me! What should I do?
-tinyhome=home?
Dear tinyhome=home?,
I went through that very same thing!! I have to live with my parent's friends for half a year. They lived in a two room house and my family has seven kids. I got through it though, and so will you. It might not be fun, but it is life-changing. You get to learn how to care for your family, you, and others. This is just a phase, and it will all be differnt soon. Pinkie swear!!
I wish all the luck in the world!
-Kadence