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PokerEnthusiast · 09-25-2007, 08:55 PM

Hi, im a 20 year old guy currently attending university. One of my main goals in life right now besides doing well in school is making new friends and more importantly, starting a meaningful relationship with a special girl.

The reason I am here asking for some advice is because I have always had trouble keeping conversations going with people. I am not afraid to approach new people (in my classes for example) and start making small talk about the course that we're in but after that I am left with nothing to say and this usually results in the dreaded "awkward silince". Can you help me think of iteresting things to say in situations like this or other ways to keep conversations going. I would like to make friends with people I meet but im not sure how to let them know that without sounding corny(for lack of a better word).

One more thing I'd like some advice for is this really cute girl I met in class the other day. We talked about the course and about school in general and I could tell that she was really into me because she was laughing and smiling at me alot. We exchanged emails and I'm going to ask her if she wants to get a coffee with me either before or after class next week. What I'm afraid of though, is that if I meet her for coffee I will have nothing to say and there will be "awkward silences". I mean, there is only so much we can talk about regarding shcool and I don't know what else to talk about.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

09-25-2007, 08:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
PokerEnthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 34	Awkward silences Hi, im a 20 year old guy currently attending university. One of my main goals in life right now besides doing well in school is making new friends and more importantly, starting a meaningful relationship with a special girl. The reason I am here asking for some advice is because I have always had trouble keeping conversations going with people. I am not afraid to approach new people (in my classes for example) and start making small talk about the course that we're in but after that I am left with nothing to say and this usually results in the dreaded "awkward silince". Can you help me think of iteresting things to say in situations like this or other ways to keep conversations going. I would like to make friends with people I meet but im not sure how to let them know that without sounding corny(for lack of a better word). One more thing I'd like some advice for is this really cute girl I met in class the other day. We talked about the course and about school in general and I could tell that she was really into me because she was laughing and smiling at me alot. We exchanged emails and I'm going to ask her if she wants to get a coffee with me either before or after class next week. What I'm afraid of though, is that if I meet her for coffee I will have nothing to say and there will be "awkward silences". I mean, there is only so much we can talk about regarding shcool and I don't know what else to talk about. Any help would be greatly appreciated.