Have you ever found yourself in the unpleasant situation where you realize that someone doesn't want to talk to you? If you try to keep talking long after the other person has lost interest, you may need to pay more attention to social cues. Reading between the lines and observing your interlocutor's body language can help you tell if they are ready to stop talking.
Steps
Step 1. Listen to the "short speeches"
For example, if you say "What were you doing?" and the other person replies with a simple "Nothing special" and maybe a "… and you?" after an awkward pause, then maybe he wants to finish the conversation quickly. In this case, simply reply with a "Now I have to go", and the conversation will be over.
Step 2. Watch your body language
Is the other person looking at you, with a smile or an expression that is interested in what you are saying? Or does it keep glancing in other directions as if it were somewhere else?
Step 3. Watch out for "even shorter" speeches
If your interlocutor keeps mumbling "Mmm", "Yeah", "Yes yes", or faking giggles every moment, it probably means he isn't even listening to you.
Step 4. Find out if the other person is ignoring you
This is probably the most obvious way to tell if he doesn't want to talk to you.
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This usually happens mostly in instant messages. If you've sent a screen full of unanswered messages, and you "know" that that person is available in chat, even if they are busy, then clearly they don't want to talk to you.
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Step 5. Check that the person is not talking to someone else
If she is, and she hasn't even noticed your presence, it most likely means that she doesn't want you there right now.
Advice
- Don't panic, don't get angry or sad. Sometimes people just don't feel in the mood to talk - they may be busy, something may have happened in their private life, etc. Don't start accusing the other person of being insensitive to you, unless they do this most of the time. If this person is a recurring problem, or if it's a close friend or relative and you think they "shouldn't" ignore you, then just have them sit down. Gently ask him if there is something wrong. Do not be offended under any circumstances, it is part of human nature.
- Just do the same that is done to you. If they ignore you, ignore them. Eventually both of you will get tired and start talking to each other again.
- When a guy tells you he has to go to an important meeting, or keeps looking over and over again, then he's trying to get out of the conversation. Another sign of her wanting to leave the conversation is when she stares at the floor.
