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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP is getting piled on.  But I know what’s she’s talking about.  People who make no effort to carry their side of the conversation.

I have a co-worker who comes and stands in the door of my office to “chat”.  She then proceeds to stand there and stare at me blankly until I ask her questions about herself.  I never wanted to have the conversation to begin with.  You are standing in my office.  And now you feel no obligation to assist in keeping the convo going??

I can see the same thing at a dinner if there are some long pauses.  Some people just always let someone else keep it going.  [/quote]

THIS. I don't get why everyone is piling on OP -- there are people like this and it's freaking annoying. I don't care if you're an introvert or not-- reality is, you're an adult and it's not cute to act like a shy 4th grader or to expect everyone else to entertain you while you contribute exactly 0. I have a cousin like this -- she'll call, say what's up and then basically sit on the phone silent, expecting you to carry the conversation and her expectation is bc we're family, that convo should go on for about an hour! And if you don't do it -- i.e. you've also had a long day, are in no mood to talk to someone giving one word answers while expecting you to regale them with stories and anecdotes, so you chat with yourself for 15 min and say you have to go -- she will then complain to her mama (BTW she's 40+ yrs old, not 7) that you don't care about family and you "give her attitude" -- and then of course in my family the aunt runs to my mom to "tell on me." Uh sweetheart - it isn't a grown adults job to entertain you, no matter how lonely you are and I can see why you're lonely bc family will at least do this sometimes out of obligation, whereas friends and work acquaintances are like -- I'm outta here . . . . I DO feel bad because she is family and is lonely and "chatting" with cousins is her outlet so I do it, but no way I'm doing that for a friend.[/quote]

But that behavior does not describe the typical introvert. That’s just a weirdo family member (whom you happen to share genes with).[/quote]

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