Timeline for How to join in when people are gossiping?
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| Oct 17, 2017 at 6:18 | comment | added | xLeitix | I like the part about talking about positive interests, but maybe OP needs to be a tad careful when trying to be "the voice of reason" in a group that already considers them snooty - especially so if they currently lack strongly developed social skills, which I think the question implies. Staying out of the gossip honestly seems less risky until they are better established in the group. | |
| Oct 17, 2017 at 5:52 | comment | added | English Student | "If you can help people feel better once they have interacted with you than they did before you spoke, people will love you." __ yes this is the key to social goodness @threetimes! | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 20:04 | comment | added | DLosc | +1 to this. Asking people about themselves is a great way to talk about something they're interested in, without the negativity of gossip. For some of us, it does not come naturally, but it is a skill that can be learned. (Or, if you can't think of anything to ask about them, there's always the old standby of talking about the weather!) | |
| Oct 15, 2017 at 17:55 | comment | added | Joel Harkes | Amazing answer. Also Once you learn some people better, im pretty sure you can find some common interests you can talk about. | |
| Oct 15, 2017 at 11:33 | history | answered | threetimes | CC BY-SA 3.0 |