No, not enough. Im quite shy and reserved.

I usually have to push through and make myself talk to people

I'm more a watcher / listener

Talking with people is not on the top of my list of fun things to do

I think I probably talk too much. I am aware of that and therefore have learnt to ask people open questions and try to remember certain bits of info I can then ask them about when we meet up again (my memory is pretty bad it seems).

I do consider myself a good story teller though and can occasionally change small facts to make them funny - luckily my wife doesn't mention this when I am on a roll, now she can seriously talk and her stories can go on and on and on with no funny punchline - so I give her feedback or make "get on with it" motions with my hands.

I wonder if the majority of the regular "posters" on the org are actually the quiet ones in real life?

AsianBomb777 said:

Me too...although, I may talk a lot if I'm nervous.

AsianBomb777 said:

I literally CAN NOT read your posts anymore. They're making me dummer.

jerseykrs said:

Karma? Is that you?

Probably too much. I'm a good listener too though, so I hope that balances things reasonably well.

JustErin said:

If we'd ask your laptop I think it would say you do.

JustErin said:

my favorite times are when you shut up.

WillyWonka said:

I'm like this as well, but overall, I talk too much.

retina said:

Jerseykrs said:

x a million

WillyWonka said:

Strike that...reverse it...

Nothinbutjoy said:

Actually, I probably do too.

Because I don't really know if I talk too much. And I think it's pretty safe to say that if you don't know, you probably do.

I use to talk my friends to death. Now that they all died..I dont talk as much

I'm too much the 'observer' personality type; I talk very litte. Not enough. People who are close to me though - they'll say I talk plenty. But when it comes to small talk with acquaintances, I am completely inept and hardly try anymore. And this makes me seem aloof.

bc

applekisses said:

HereToRockYourWorld said:

Im VERY quiet.

Thats the first thing people notice about me. Younger, I was practically a mute

ThreadCula said:

i have a friend who talked so little when he was younger that he damaged his vocal cords and had to have speech therapy. even now, as an adult, he can't talk louder than a whisper. so when he chimes in on a conversation, the room always goes quiet so we can all hear him. good talent to have, i suppose.

Anx said:

I had selective mutism as a kid and I can't talk very loud at all

ZombieKitten said:

i'm not sure if that was my friend's deal. i just know his vocal cords atrophied.

Anx said:

selective mutism isn't when you don't talk at all though, it's when you only don't talk in certain situations. I apparently never said a single word in my 2 years whilst at montessori, yet chattered away happily everywhere else.

Sometimes too much, sometimes not enough. I'm a quiet personality, but once you get to know me I won't shut up.

july said:

I try not to be rude. But I am not always listening either. Some people will tell me about news, TV show, recipes, events. And I just can't vibe it. I have to tell them. That sounds cool and all. But I'm thinkin about something else. I never am rude. I just can't hear all the static that the world creates at times. I love my wife. But sometimes I got to tell her. Hold on a sec. Just slow down. Chill. I'm gettin ill. Damn. I need a study library, like Mr Brady. But ya know they always wanna talk about Rachel Ray. anyway.

Anx said:

oMG!!! I cant talk loud! My 3rd grade teacher would get mad at me,because she thought I was whispering.
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littlemissG said:

I used to talk a lot. Now I make Silent Bob look loquacious.

evenstar3 said:

Ditto.

AsianBomb777 said:

DarkKnight1 said:

Illustrator said:

Is this another GottaLetItGo alter?