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Haha, my first thought when I read this thread is "That''s me!"Date: 10/14/2009 5:43:57 PM
Author: MC
It''ll be funny to read the responses here where people answer by talking about themselves.
HI:Date: 10/14/2009 5:48:10 PM
Author: NewEnglandLady
Haha, my first thought when I read this thread is ''That''s me!''Date: 10/14/2009 5:43:57 PM
Author: MC
It''ll be funny to read the responses here where people answer by talking about themselves.
I have a terrible habit of trying to relate to somebody by talking about my experience (if I have any) instead of just listening. Then I have this moment where I think ''OMG, I''m blabbing about myself now''. So embarrassing.
Ditto. I tend to do this as well!Date: 10/14/2009 5:48:10 PM
Author: NewEnglandLady
Haha, my first thought when I read this thread is ''That''s me!''Date: 10/14/2009 5:43:57 PM
Author: MC
It''ll be funny to read the responses here where people answer by talking about themselves.
I have a terrible habit of trying to relate to somebody by talking about my experience (if I have any) instead of just listening. Then I have this moment where I think ''OMG, I''m blabbing about myself now''. So embarrassing.
ditto!Date: 10/14/2009 6:27:47 PM
Author: elrohwen
Ditto. I tend to do this as well!
For the most part it doesn''t bother me if people talk about themselves a lot because I do it too sometimes. I really can''t stand the people who *brag* about themselves though. Talking is one thing, but trying to one up everyone else is annoying. That''s when I really start to tune out.
HAHA! I sure hope she learned something!Date: 10/14/2009 6:40:51 PM
Author: Smurfyimproved
wow i wonder if your friend learned her lesson about talking too much as well lol
maybe you fell on a handicapped paint line? lol
I''m sure they are so busy talking about themselves that they dont get it and dive right in with more detail? Right?Date: 10/14/2009 5:39:56 PM
Author: Starset Princess
I usually encourage the behavior further by asking them to add more detail because I''m mean like that.
Date: 10/14/2009 5:48:10 PM
Author: NewEnglandLady
Date: 10/14/2009 5:43:57 PM
Author: MC
It''ll be funny to read the responses here where people answer by talking about themselves.
Haha, my first thought when I read this thread is ''That''s me!''
I have a terrible habit of trying to relate to somebody by talking about my experience (if I have any) instead of just listening. Then I have this moment where I think ''OMG, I''m blabbing about myself now''. So embarrassing.
Yup.Date: 10/14/2009 5:48:10 PM
Author: NewEnglandLady
Haha, my first thought when I read this thread is 'That's me!'Date: 10/14/2009 5:43:57 PM
Author: MC
It'll be funny to read the responses here where people answer by talking about themselves.
I have a terrible habit of trying to relate to somebody by talking about my experience (if I have any) instead of just listening. Then I have this moment where I think 'OMG, I'm blabbing about myself now'. So embarrassing.
What can people share if not stories from their own personal lives? Unless you are an expert on something (meaning that you have extensive experience or have done academic research on something) all you know about the world, and all of your ideas about it have been shaped by your personal experiences in it.Date: 10/14/2009 5:43:57 PM
Author: MC
It''ll be funny to read the responses here where people answer by talking about themselves.
I have a friend just like this! I consider myself a story collector, and that''s how I do the most of my learning and planning in terms of navigating through life, but man...!!! When it''s a solid four hours on the phone - and I''m SO not a phone person - of "I mean, I know I''m so pretty, and everyone thinks I''m pretty, and everyone tells me I''m pretty ALL THE TIME" + having to switch ears constantly because my phone is literally on fire from use - suffice it to say, I don''t really speak to her much anymore. Which is a shame, because otherwise she is a really sweet girl.Date: 10/14/2009 9:10:33 PM
Author: packrat
Funny to have this thread today. I have a coworker who is very ''me me me'' and I spend a lot of time nodding my head and Mmmhhhmmm-ing. When I need a break to roll my eyes and make a face I go around the corner to get something to munch on. Today was a biiiiig day..''I''m so pretty, I''m so thin, I''m so strong, nobody understands what I''M going thru and how it affects ME even tho it really has nothing to do with ME, I will go nuts about it and find a way to make it about ME''. Interesting day.
I have fun working w/her but sometimes it gets to be a little much.
Clearly I''m also a relaterAnd I can relate to being a relater. I''m a story teller too..I need to do actions and facial expressions and make a whole production about it.
Hate to say it but just dumped a friend who was like that. I''m all about listeing and wanting to hear about her life, but it occurred to me that she NEVER NEVER ever asked me how I was or what I was up to, etc. It was all about her, her issues, her health, her job, her kids, etc. I started feeling like her therapist.Date: 10/14/2009 5:28:39 PM
Author:Smurfyimproved
We all know one, how do you deal with them?
I find myself blatently nodding along and going ''uh huh....uh huh...oh i see''
lol i''m terrible
''but enough about me...tell me how you feel...about me''![]()