I feel extremely boring when I see an acquaintance at a party that I want to get closer with but there’s no common ground to talk about other than work

2 comments

1. How about:

   1. What’s new and interesting or fun in their life
   2. What’s new and interesting or fun in your life

2. Not always.

   I went out with co-workers a while back. We had a fun time but most of our conversation centered around our commonality – Work!

   You can talk about other things too. Every time I see people mention they have nothing to talk to people about, I suggest they do some self-reflection. YOU do not have enough interests or experiences, it’s not the other people. Read some books, get a hobby, travel, etc. Ask them about themselves or share stuff about yourself and find some commonalities.

   Some generic conversation starters are: “what do you plan on doing for the holidays?” “How was your weekend?” etc. The conversation should branch into something meaningful.