Behavior 6: The One Worder

 This type of behavior usually arises during conversations, when the One Worder simply begins to answer questions or statements with one word, such as "yeah, no, yes, ok, cool".  Such platitudes are not conducive to a conversation and make the other person feel like the One Worder is either not paying attention or not interested in the conversation.    A dialogue takes the commitment of 2 people discussing a topic or idea.  If one person isn't really involved, then you basically have a monologue. 

I know that some people do not mind this type of behavior, but personally, I find it gets old very quickly.  I love to talk and good conversations can make my day.  However, I don't need someone else to talk to if the only responses I get are going to be one word statements or interjections.  I might as well talk to myself at that point.  People have very rich lives so you can never really know everything about someone.  This means that there are bound to be numerous questions you can ask about their lives to get to know them better.  If you can't find anything to say to the other person, no ideas to talk about, then you obviously aren't trying very hard. 

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