Excuse me, did you say something??

I am the same. I always say that I need time to be with myself and have time to think not only to talk. I am very tired with people who are like to constantly talk and repeat everything few times...hard to interrupt and say...hey...this is 3rd time I hear this story... HUGS

I enjoy the silence, and talking is good too. I guess though that when people talk too too much it can be very annoying, I can't think of any instance except for my uncle's ex wife, she talks a lot.

LOL often I endorse your point of view. We don't really need to just be filling silence with empty words. On the other hand, sometimes meaningless conversations are also important as a relaxing tool or just to unwind. Personally I prefer to have a conversation about something that is meaningful to me, but I've had my days where I actually prefer a conversation where I don't really have to think much:):):)

The art of conversation is not just about imparting, gathering or disseminating information. It's also self-expression. So to my mind, the meaning of the content doesn't always have to be esoteric or profound. I rather enjoy it more when it's just plain nonsense and pure fun. That leads to laughter, and no one can have too much laughter in their lives........

I agree! Don't get me wrong, I like to chat with friends about things worth chatting about, but what is the deal with people that have to talk constantly? How much meaningless conversation do we have to be subjected to in our lives? I made a new rule in my house - quiet time from 8-8:45pm. Read, write, draw or do absolutely nothing, I don't care but for God's sake let's have some time to reflect on our own thoughts!

Oh my God, I hate this! People always ask me why I'm so quiet, and I have the response most quiet people give--I have nothing to say. And it's true! I'm not going to babble on about nothing of any value just because everyone else is doing it. I think it's stupid most people expect that out of others...

I agree with you. My husband is one of those "talkers" who starts talking the minute he wakes up until he falls asleep at night. It doesn't matter if there is anyone in the room to talk to, it can be me, other people, the cats, the TV or just himself. He talks constantly. I savor the silence when he is at work, but he will retire (semi) this summer and silence will be hard to come by then.

Hey momma! I do tend to agree with you! I think that sometimes there are some people who just do like to talk just to hear the sound of their own voice and that is so annoying! They will talk about absolutely nothing of value! I have no patience for people like that! I have no problem with listening to the "sounds of silence" because the "silence is golden" at times! If someone has something worthwhile to say I am willing to listen, but if they don't I would appreciate it if they would refrain from talking if it is about nothing!

I agree. in fact sometimes silence is the best conversation both people can have. No one likes a loudmouth.

In my opinion, persons are different from each other, maybe some person like silence and another don't, it is normal. Like me, i prefer to silence, i don't like to talk more with others when it is not needed. I always keep silent, Because of this, my friedns are less than others who like talking! So this is my disadvantage i think. In real life, we have to come along with others well, then we can be happy, i don't think i am happy now! We need to comunicate with others about our life, problems and happyness, that is real life. Now, i want to make friends with more people, i don't want to keep silence any more. We should enjoy ourslves in the limited time! Live in the style what you like!

Isn't there a saying- "Empty vessels make more noise"? hehe I agree with it a 100%. It is good to discuss,debate,share ideas and talk,when there is a need to. But meaningless, worthless rambling is one thing that really gets on my nerves. I treasure silence because it is hard to come by. :) My mom has a friend who has a habit of repeating the same thing in different ways.I have been a witness to that.Poor mom! That lady is very nice, but then she says the same thing by modifying the sentences.Sad part is when this lady talks she does not even give enough breathing room that my mom can make some excuse and run from the scene. :P Happy myLotting. Nice topic :)

I generally only talk if i have something to say, or if a particular question or thought is going through my mind sometimes i randomly ask it to people. But i love to just have some time to myself and to think, and im usually quite quiet in situations where i dont know the people too well, or in a situation i am uncomfortable in. In particular situations, like if it was just me and my friend in her car driving for a long distance, i try to make conversation so it isnt so quiet/boring, but i always make the conversation about something interesting. I hate people who really dont care what you have to say, they only seem to want to talk about their problems and not listen to yours in return, that really annoys me and yeah, im begining to think they might just like the sound of their own voice lol. I try to always listen to others, and if they have something to say i listen, take in what they are saying and then give them my view on the matter. I do that because i like to, and also because i think we should treat others how we want to be treated. It would be no good me complaining about people like that, and then doing the exact same thing myself!

i agree that conversation have to be meaning,but sometimes we need some meaningless conversation cause don't always serious,we need some joke too,so our life not become boring,and sometimes it will bring me closer to someone that we love.

Sometimes I wish some people would just talk less! Today someone kept rambling on to me about how he spent 2 hours at school doing summer weight training and how his Vicaden and his Asthma made it worse. It was okay the first time, because that was interesting. But he proceeded to repeat it in a different way at least 5 times! I wanted to smack him! Unless I'm around good friends, I am usually pretty silent and I don't see a problem with it.

I guess like you I'm just big when its worth the talking, sometimes meaningless words can be so much fun but most of the time we need to talk something that has sense.. There are friends who always talk about nonsense talking even when sometimes we need to get serious with matters which annoys me. I simply think that there is a proper time to talk nonsense and a proper time to talk about something senseful...but if we all can talk about meaningful words then I guess we can make a better world out of it.

It all depends on the conversation and who you know. There are some that are silent and some are not. I don't consider myself a silent person, I do speak to people I know, get to know and conversations just flow according to personality and interests. If speaking about meaningless conversations well that depends on your definition of what it is to you. I'd have to say meaningless conversation would be something that would be either rude, lewd or boring. It is much better to know a person that does know how to talk and who can be worthwhile to talk to. I agree with you also about saying something worth saying, depending your surrounding, topic and environment.

I don't like to talk unless I have something worth saying. I hate it when people talk to just fill space.