When you first start a relationship.....

Laughter. I always believe that laughters is the easiest way to break the ice between two people. I know it would seem absurd but I always do that. I mean, making some little jokes would be nice. Laughter can make people feels closer and comfortable, and if you wanted yourself to be able to be close to someone you like, try to know what kind of person they are, so you would be able to know what kind of joke they can enjoy. After some jokes and the ice has been broken, you would be able to start whatever conversation you would like to make.

It is definitely a good idea to get to know a person through conversation. Of course looks can be important at first but you need to know if you have things in common with a person so you can perhaps get along better.

Well, it is usually kind of hard to just blurt it out. For me, I took the time to know my wife better before asking her out on a one to one date. Before that, it is always group outings or group lunch. Always with another friend or with a bunch of them together with my wife. Then when I know her better, I started asking her out on a one to one date. Then come one day, we just shared our feelings with each other. We went out and then later got engaged and now, we are married!

I ask odd questions. For example I will ask something like, "What is your most memorable dining memory?" This leads to a good story from them, and if they are shy, opens the way for more questions related to the topic. I also make sure to "dumb down". I keep my vocabulary casual and try not to use words the average person does not use in daily conversation. I also ensure that my favourite topic, Quantum Physics, is avoided. After a good twenty minutes of conversation, I usually gauge well enough to determine if I can ease up on the "dumbing down" part or if I need to keep it simple. I think the most important part of getting to know a person through conversation is to listen to them. Not just the words they say, the subtle expressions, hand motions, body positions, etc. In all my years, using those methods above, I have yet to find a quiet person and have been told many times that with everyone else, they rarely talk. But just feel comfortable enough with me to gab for days. I will say to follow the old social rule of "No Politics. No Religion." seems a good one to follow until you know the person a little better. Good luck and I hope you garner some great conversation/ice breaking tips!

Hello exus656! My husband is the first one who broke the ice the first time we met each other at the airport. We've been talking for a couple of years before finally meet up and make our relationship into the next step. I am the type of person who is very quiet especially to the person whom I just met. Thank God, my husband is good in handling those idle moments.

...I think i would spend enough time to know him better, to ask questions i would like to know and to build a goor relationship between us so that we feel comfortable to interact with each other...

I remember back in high school when relationships were mainly conducted over the phone I would absolutely dread that awkward silence. I would actually make a little list of conversation topics! As I thought of or saw something interesting I would jot it down and then if our conversation started to go south I would just bust out my list. And it actually worked! I would bring something up from my list and it would generally get us on to other topics. Eventually we got to know each other enough that my list got shorter and shorter and then after a while I didn't need one at all. It may sound a little childish but it really worked well.

when you speak of relationships I take it as you talking about a general friendship. Because if you start a 'relationship' as in dating the ice should have already been broken in the friendship phase. WIth that being said I use the general rule of thumb basic to complicated. Meaning I start off with basic information. Where you're from, interests, hobbies general personality questions. Then as time goes one and by time I mean weeks mroe information comes out. As you get to know a person you start to dig deeper into who they really are. You may dig as deep as they will allow you. Breaking the ice is all about confidence in your ability as a person. If you are shy chances are you won't be breaking the ice with ease and there will be nervs. Generally the shy people are the ones who get appraoched by the more outgoing type of people. As I said if your referring to "dating relationship" there shouldn't be any 'breaking of the ice' as this would ahve been established before you started dating.

i made friends to them.... i first satart my reationship when i was in my thir yea high shcool..... and i think i'm not lucky ith such relationships... coz i'm three times bieng hurt.... wat do u thin i'm gonna do?