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Wednesday, July 06, 2005

So Shy They Can't Talk - It Can Be Painful

So what do you do when the person you are having dinner with says NOTHING.

And I dont mean nothing in the sense that they arent saying anything important. I mean literally nothing. Not a sound. Not a peep. Not a damn syllable or even breath. It can absolutely painful.

I recently experience that with this hot guy. I have always thought he was so damn hot. We had dinner tonight but he didnt talk at all. He did not ask me one single question. I asked all the questions and kept the conversation going. When I stopped talking the conversation ended.

Now after we finished eating, I got the impression that he would have hung out more but there isnt a lot to do on a Wednesday night in Dallas. He told me to call him and suggested at one point we could do something on Friday since there wasnt a lot going on tonight. He truly is a nice guy, but it totally threw me off....

But I could not help but wonder during dinner...was he not curious to learn anything about me? Or is he just that painfully shy? hmmmm......

what do you guys think?

4 Comments:

  • At 12:57 AM, Blogger Jim said…

    Yeck, that. I've had that happen too. Sometimes its insecurity, sometimes its just a total lack of social skill.

    This kinda ties back to your confidence post, doesnt it?

     
  • At 4:08 AM, Blogger purpletwinkie said…

    I've been in your shoes. Years ago I met a guy that I really liked. We talked on the phone/online, but when out at dinner he was nearly silent. It was so odd and a turn-off to me. I realized that he was very shy and uneasy in public (like "hello I am GAY" was printed on his forehead). We lived near each other and continued to hang out. There was no romance, but we became good friends and that shyness slowly dissipated.

     
  • At 12:40 PM, Blogger Brettcajun said…

    Hmmm... perhaps he had a lot on his mind and was thinking a lot. The one great thing about seeing GUYS is that most of them do not chatter away like a bunch of hens (like females do). I cannot deal with a Chatty Kathy, but total silence is kind of spooky. I feel for you. It must have been very bizarre!

     
  • At 3:33 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I have actually had a date go that same way and thing is i know the guy was attracted to me and everything. I am a good communicator though and i need someone i am dating or in a relationship with to also be a good communicator. The guy i dated also shouldnt have been shy since we had known each other for like a year before we dated so he should have been able to talk to me.

     

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