tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post1420162474032952272..comments2023-10-26T20:05:14.669+07:00Comments on intrepid flame: Small TalkJabizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15060918134697370964noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21001963.post-31118683657898983652008-10-01T03:09:00.000+07:002008-10-01T03:09:00.000+07:00i hate social situations- as i suspect many do- si...i hate social situations- as i suspect many do- simply because they are so contrived. yes, we dress up and go because 'we have to', it's our duty, yah yah- trust me- my husband is manager of his office now. i have a certain role. i go when i have to and i mostly keep my mouth shut. i don't do small talk. if someone approaches me, we have a real conversation- needless to say, i try to keep a low profile. that's the last thing most people want- something real in an artificial world. cynical? yep. i deliberately limit myself to interacting with people simply for my own sanity. i have never really belonged anywhere. the people i met at school and then in the workplace- for the most part- were decent people- but i did not have my niche. i was too poor to hang with the middle classers or above and i was too smart to hang with the poorer, less educated crowd. i had a few close friends and that was it.<BR/><BR/>and i loathe social gatherings. loathe them. i find them tedious and a waste of time. weddings- are all the same. same dress, same cake, same reception... showers, parties, etc- all the same. there was a time for that type of social interaction- now we do it mostly out of habit and obligation. anyhoo- i think i rambled myself far afield from your post. :) i meant commiseration and solidarity to the whole social affair type thing. i don't do small talk and truth be told- i don't care enough about any of the people at these events to get to know them any better. it is a dilemma for me :) although it does help me not to give a shit what they think- so i dress the way i want and ignore if i want.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.com