VINDICATION!
Assholes.
Getting to know people over dinner can be tedious, painful and awkward. Especially for us introverts. There are few things worse than sitting across from someone and not having anything interesting to say to one another.
Well, I'm sure both parties have tons of things the other would find interesting but it's a matter of getting past that barrier of silence and monosyllabic answers.
I had an ethics teacher who said that once you reach a certain age adults only have two things to talk about: what you do for a living, and if you have kids. This was, and still is, a depressing notion.
Fortunately, there is a way to bond with a friend of a friend. Make fun of the mutual friend. Want to win over my family? Make fun of me.
I have a friend. This is how our first introduction played out.
I walked into a mutual friends home. The hostess said, "This is so-and-so, she's new. Be nice."
I said, "No."
We have been buddies ever since.
Getting to know people over dinner can be tedious, painful and awkward. Especially for us introverts. There are few things worse than sitting across from someone and not having anything interesting to say to one another.
Well, I'm sure both parties have tons of things the other would find interesting but it's a matter of getting past that barrier of silence and monosyllabic answers.
I had an ethics teacher who said that once you reach a certain age adults only have two things to talk about: what you do for a living, and if you have kids. This was, and still is, a depressing notion.
Fortunately, there is a way to bond with a friend of a friend. Make fun of the mutual friend. Want to win over my family? Make fun of me.
I have a friend. This is how our first introduction played out.
I walked into a mutual friends home. The hostess said, "This is so-and-so, she's new. Be nice."
I said, "No."
We have been buddies ever since.
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