I’m generally pretty good about initiating and holding a conversation but I tend to close conversations in a clumsy way even when it has otherwise been enjoyable which can leave a damper on the whole thing.
Any tips, habits or general things you do to close a conversation in a way that leaves everyone feeling good?
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Alright, gotta run
Think I’m gonna head out now
Honestly not much thought needs to go into the exit line. The important part is combining it with a preface or closing statement that indicates you enjoyed hanging out and/or leaves the door open for the next time you meet up.
Such as:
Good seeing you
This was fun
We should do this again
Some kind of joke related to what you just did (like if you went skating and fell a bunch, you could say “next time I’ll only fall a half a dozen times”)
“Well, gotta bounce, it was great talking with you!”
Or, “I’ll let you go now, this has been a lot of fun!”