Small talk and other forms of interaction are skills that can be learned, both by reading and by observing, and also practiced. It's fine to hate it, but you also need to understand what it's used for and why it's important in social interactions. Being social includes both fun and unfun interactions; being socially graceful allows you to limit unfun interactions without making other parties overly uncomfortable as well.
Sounds like you have social anxiety if something like asking someone for their number is terrifying.
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Re: OT Thread
(Anonymous) 2025-11-02 01:53 am (UTC)(link)Small talk and other forms of interaction are skills that can be learned, both by reading and by observing, and also practiced. It's fine to hate it, but you also need to understand what it's used for and why it's important in social interactions. Being social includes both fun and unfun interactions; being socially graceful allows you to limit unfun interactions without making other parties overly uncomfortable as well.
Sounds like you have social anxiety if something like asking someone for their number is terrifying.