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Originally Posted by Sanity Panda 
Generally I get the impression that people are usually just freaked out when you start giving questions that seem forced, where it's obvious your asking for the sake of talking about something.
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Well, yes, people don't appreciate it if you are just asking them questions to avoid the silence. The key is to cultivate a
genuine interest in the person you are talking to. If you really want to get to know them, then you are probably wondering all kinds of things about them. Try and find answers to those things you are wondering about! If you are not wondering about anything, then it doesn't seem that you have a genuine interest in the person, so why pursue a friendship with them?
I think most of the posters here who have trouble with conversations could really benefit from
actually being interested in someone, as opposed to
acting like you are interested just to continue the conversation.