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by QuiXotical1 2742 days ago
I find that sometimes just talking about whatever pops into your head can make for good springboards into a fun conversation. Example: you’re talking and it stalemates, you look out the window and it’s snowing, so you say “ isn’t it crazy that no two snowflakes are the same?” And then the friend goes “yeah” so then you say “actually it kind of reminds me of people, we are all so similar, and there’s billions of us, but none of us are the same.” And just keep doing stuff like that until you find a new thread of conversation that sticks. When I find conversation hard, I usually notice that I’m second guessing my ideas, and thinking that it’s not worth saying whatever it is I’m thinking, and that’s what kills the convo, not that there’s nothing to say. You’re a complex human with complex thoughts, you’re insanely interesting and if you let your ideas out in a light hearted way, people will want to engage with them. Good luck!