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[quote=Anonymous]“How’s it going?” is a more open question that lets people answer either with feelings or logistics. PP is right about give and take. The opposite end of the continuum is the person who responds to every comment by turning the conversation back to themselves and keeping it there. Those people are tiresome. Them: I just sold my house. You: Wow, that’s big news. I know that can be stressful! Where are you moving to? Them: We bought a place in X. You: [something about X or else something general like “How’s it all going?”] It’s like tennis. Keep lobbing it back and forth. If that thread of conversation peters out, you can always start a new thread asking about summer plans, work, where they’re from, ask for a book or show recommendation (“I’m asking people for book recommendations. What’s a good book you’ve read recently?” or something along those lines.)[/quote]
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