• stinky@redlemmy.com
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    13 hours ago

    Polite conversation

    Knowing when silence is damaging

    Knowing when to shut up

    • Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOP
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      12 hours ago

      I always feel like if you’re spending time with someone new, it’s OK to have stints of silence. It’s one thing to get along with someone by having easy conversation. At the same time it’s nice to know that you don’t always have to fill up every moment with dialog. To just exist in someone else’s presence is sometimes enough.

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      13 hours ago

      I was going to make my own comment but this hits the nail on the head. Civil discussion. They or you may be wrong but make your point and let them make theirs and may the strongest prevail.

      Assert your point but don’t be mean.