Good Listener

Many times I've experienced that kind of situation. One time I met up with my friend whom I didn't see for a long time. I was so excited to talk to her, that we miss each other and would want to have serious talks about what went up with our lives. I was talking to her and she kept nodding and smiling, but to my dismay, I noticed that under the table, she is using her cellphone and is texting to someone else. I was so disappointed that I stopped talking to her and said that I wanna go home.

Hi wallacej! Yes I have encountered this and the first thing I did is asked him he has really listening to me because if not then I'll just have to end the discussion. I understand that there are times we can't get the full attention of someone whom we are talking with so I always ask them first if it was really important. But if it's a serious thing we are talking about then I will be disappointed of course. I'm a good listener I can say and I always try to look in the eyes of the speaker so as to create connection and the communication will be much better and understood. Have a nice day!