Hey, I Just Met You...

Hey, I just met you... and this is crazy... but we ran out of things to say... awkward maybe?

There is a moment when you meet somebody, and you go through the typical, get-to-know-you, easy, questions that you ask everybody when you first meet them. This shows that you are at least interested in meeting them and getting to know them a little bit, but once you run out of questions, you don't really have any more questions to ask because you don't want to get too personal...

This is okay if you're at a party or crowded setting where you can quickly move on to another person and ask them the same questions; however, if for some reason, you are stuck with this person you just met for any longer...

The awkwardness grows and grows... and both of you are fumbling for an excuse to politely end your first meeting.

This works if you can both leave the scene. But, once again, what if you can't leave the scene and you both keep bumping into each other!?

well?

In a situation such as this, waiting in line, you can't just make up an excuse and leave your spot in line! You're hungry and you want your food too! Thus, continued get-to-know-you conversation is necessary once more...

Sometimes, this isn't so bad if the person you are talking to is an older male at BYU, because there is one question that you can ask 95% of them that they will have an answer to, along with a few other noncommittal, not-too-personal details.

This at least saves you for a few more minutes from that awkward silence... although, if you're like me, asking these questions brings back memories of other friends on their missions...

and then ends our small-conversation again...