is being a good listener an excuse for not talking?

i guess some do..but i can detect somebody while im ranting if they are not paying any attention to me or really listening attentively...

Hi mitchii, welcome to mylot and I hope that you enjoy your stay here. No, I think that it is not a excuse for not talking. As you said, and I agree completely with you, They can still thinking about something else and don't paying attention for what you are talking. Be a good listener include give all attention and a good advice for who is talking about his problems. A person need to feel that someone care about her/him not only a ear to talk with. It is a question of time untill people discover that someone isn't hearing what they said and it make them feeling worst than before. Have a nice day.

I don't think so, there are people who just listen to what other people tell them. For me, the real good listener is the one who will not just listen but to speak out his/her ideas/opinions on what the other person saying.

Good listener is understand the person talking. But doesn't necessarily mean not talking at all. But there are also instances that you better not to talk rather than do all the talking. If someone has a problem, he or she should be the one talking to release his or her emotions.

Somebody who tunes you out is NOT a good listener. There is a difference between not being a talker and tuning you out. A good listener actually hears what you say.

i think u can tell the difference between a good listener and one that is faking it. people who fake it arent good listeners. they are just there for moral support, like a mannequin. might as well get a mannequin or doll or stuff animal, and tell ur troubles to it.