Sometimes you just don’t want to talk to someone. Maybe you’re busy or in a hurry, maybe you don’t feel so good, maybe you’re in a bad mood or you just got out of a very stressful situation. Or maybe you’re just not interested in the conversation. Either way, it’s hard to be honest and tell the person you don’t want to talk with them. And it’s worse when they don’t get the hint.
I’ve known many people who will talk your ear off, and even follow you around, without realizing that you’re trying to politely sat goodbye. I’ve had to resort to tactics like running to the bathroom, just to get away from them. I know it’s not nice, but these people drive me to drastic measures. I have yet to come up with a good way to get these people to take a hint, but I’ve made it my mission for 2012 to master this skill. Perhaps I’ll start with this list.
