How to Politely Exit a Conversation
If you are the type of person who has difficulty making small talk , then you probably also cannot decide how to end the conversation; after all, when a conversation turns into awkward silence, there is no single right way to say to someone, “Let’s stop talking now that we have nothing else to talk about.”
“Starting a conversation is not that difficult for me, and sometimes I can even have a good conversation, but when it gets to the point where I feel that the escort is stopping or I need to go somewhere soon, I never know exactly how to stop. “, Posted u / yellowsubmarine19 on a recent Reddit thread, asking for advice. “I’ll talk less and less and smile a lot, hoping the other person will end it.”
While talking less and smiling a lot can work, how do you politely end a conversation with someone who doesn’t understand the picture? If you’re desperate for a way out – and don’t want to look like a slacker – here’s a tiny (and possibly wicked ) trick that might be a little more obvious, depending on how you choose the word for it: extend your dinner invitation.
For most people, this should politely imply that you would like the current conversation to end without being so obvious about your real intentions. (In its simplest form, it should sound as simple as “Let’s have lunch sometime.”)
You can apply this advice to most social media platforms and people, assuming the other speaker is not exactly a stranger or someone you just met; It doesn’t have to be lunch – it might just be coffee. And once they enthusiastically agree, turning down the conversation politely won’t feel so awkward or rude. You have already stated that you are going to see each other again.
There is one caveat to this tip. If you send out an invitation, you must assume that they will accept it (although that does not mean that they will follow it. Perhaps they were just polite too).
If, on the other hand, the other speaker is a jerk, it might not be a good idea to invite to dinner. As we wrote earlier , being straightforward is great when dealing with certain people.
And to those with whom I have used this before, I apologize. Let’s have lunch and talk.