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Originally Posted by The Fuse  I don't know what I am saying... this is why I almost never start my own threads  . Anyone have comments? Similar experiences? Opinions? |
Understand exactly what you're saying...your damned if you do and damned if you don't sometimes.
When we're at parties I try and make it a point to talk to everyone.
Some of the problems I've encountered with those that seem out of place or awkward are...they're scared to death sometimes and no amount of light conversation will relax them...they're so happy to have someone talk to them, they latch on to me all night like a lost puppy....they take my polite conversation as an interest in playing, which at times has scared them off and at times caused me to have to gently say no thank you and at times led to some really nice play times.
For myself, I've gotten really good at maneuvering myself around the room, introducing myself to everyone then quickly venturing on to the next person/couple. That way, those who are scared to death can at least say they had one friendly face say hello, those who would latch on to me or who would take the hello as interest on my part don't have enough time to do so and it doesn't allow me enough time to scare anyone off and gives me a chance to cruise the room to see who I might want to go back and talk to more.
It's the best solution I could come up with for myself that seems to have answered the question...do I say hello or not?
Teresa