Talking with strangers can be relatively easy (not always of course) because you both are starting from level 0 so there’s no pressure when you’re speaking to them
But what about when you talk to people you kinda know, you know like a person you share a mutual friend with and that friend leaves and now you’re forced to talk about the weather lately
Like I wanna talk to them but it feels like they’re a friend for your mutual friend for an other reason you’re a friend of that mutual friend (that’s a lot of friends in one sentence)
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I think situations like this are easier than strangers once you can get the ball rolling. You know coming in that you have something in common which is your friendship with the mutual friend so you can normally use that as a leg up to connect. “How do you know x?” is a good conversation starter and normally can reveal a bit more about this person which you can follow through with. If you’re mutual friend has particular interests you can also see if they like those as well to atleast get some momentum going in conversations. I’ve definitely been in situations where these moments alone can feel awkward but it’s worth remembering that conversations are a two way street and being proactive with conversations means that you’re atleast trying to get to know them.