Usually, i'll just say "wow, now THIS is an awkward silence isn't it?"
I figure i might as well... ease the tension a bit.
2006-11-13 08:30:56 · 34 answers · asked by falzalnz 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Smile, wait, enjoy the silence.
2006-11-13 08:32:34 · answer #1 · answered by Saffernellie 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Most times I'll try to ease the tension with a bit of wry humor, but when that fails & nothing seems to be working, I remind myself that communication is a two way street & it's not solely my responsibility to cover the awkward moments. Those times I'll be still and wait.
2006-11-13 08:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by Shadow 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
I'm not normal! lol. If there is an awkward silence I start entertaining myself. I fidget, dance, and other things of that nature. Usually kills the silence and gets the tight lipped person to start loosening up.
2006-11-13 08:33:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
On our first date, after 30 minutes of no talking, just silverware clanking on the plates, my husband (then neighbor) let out this loud fart that I swear lasted 2 minutes
when I started laughing and quoted my family's motto,
"THE LOUDER, THE PROUDER!"
he jokingly proposed
he proposed for real a month later
We've been married 7 and a half years
2006-11-13 08:51:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I tend to stare off into space, then slowly turn to whoever it is that I'm talking to and smirk a little, looking at them out of the corner of my eye, and then I catch their eye and start getting lost there. I'm not really sure what happens after that, it all depends on the other person.
2006-11-13 09:11:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my house, silence is a blessing. I just enjoy it for the 2 seconds it lasts, till my husband turns the TV on!
2006-11-13 08:32:36 · answer #6 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Smile
2006-11-13 08:35:28 · answer #7 · answered by Salim Reilly 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
By relaxing. Reminds me of a guy who wanted to impress a studio head with his ' acting ' where there was no dialogue. The guy blew up on him and yelled;
" Don' t just do something, STAND THERE !!!!!! "
2006-11-13 08:34:14 · answer #8 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do this little whistle thing and look around at everybody. Usually someone laughs and that breaks the silence.
2006-11-13 08:32:47 · answer #9 · answered by emotional blonde 5 · 8⤊ 1⤋
I ask someone a pointed question, but one that I know will get things started, like what did 'tom' do over the weekend....
2006-11-13 08:34:32 · answer #10 · answered by Jen-Jen 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋