I always hear people having difficulty making a connection with people they just met, and the connection getting easier to form as they hang out more with the person.
In my case I feel almost the opposite. When I meet someone new, there’s so much to talk about and jump into, get to know the person, etc. Then, once all the usual “new person convo starters” run out, it becomes awkward. Like I can’t think of anything to talk about.
Weirdly, this also happened with some old friends. People I usually can connect to 100% and talk for hours on end, I can’t feel a spark anymore. It’s like I’m restricted to generic topics, and I’m desperate to keep that topic going – because I know if it ends, it’ll get awkward.
I don’t know if this is something I should “fix”, but I really see myself becoming boring to talk to sometimes. Other people can connect and have fun about a topic so easily, while for some reason I can’t anymore. Not sure if this is signs of fear of intimacy or something? What do you guys think?