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writes: I called a friend to meet for lunch the other day and happened to ask a woman who knows this friend to come along because I thought that she would want to catch up on all the news. I regretted it. He and I just wanted to catch up on events in our lives since we last met and she completely took over the conversation for the hour we were together. I could not get a word in edgewise. She recited poetry that she had recently written and it was....a disaster. I know people will query why I asked her to come along but I did not think that we would be eclipsed by her. How do you handle people who insist on dominating the conversation? Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (10 December 2006): Usually I stay quiet, nod, and then let the evening pass. Next time my friend suggests to bring her out, I'll laugh and say, "Uh, nah, how about you two have fun then. I'll catch you later." That usually sparks up him saying, "What? Why? You don't like her?" And I'll say, "No not at all. She had loads to say last time. The poetry reading, how she cooks up carrots with shallots, and how they taste so fingly, how her dog eats cat poo, how the bus driver was being rude, etc, etc. So how have you been doing since the 2nd to last time we've seen each other?"
In short, Ms. 41-50, I don't handle them. I just make it a point to not see them again. 8]
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