Rec | LIKE EVERYTIME I MEET SOMEONE NEW

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Rec'd on 😅 5/19: WHAT’S AN AWKWARD MOMENT THAT STILL STICKS WITH YOU FROM MEETING SOMEONE NEW?

i have a hard time talking to new people especially when i don’t know what their personality is like. the first twenty minutes of me talking to them is me trying to get a grasp of what they like, what they think is funny, topics to avoid, etc. even if it’s someone i will never see again, i’m constantly wondering if i’m saying too much, not enough, if i’m being funny, and so on. its ESPECIALLY bad if i want to be friends with them. then every sentence i say is pre-planned 5 minutes before i say it. i plan out every word and even begin to pick up their vocabulary. is anyone else like this or am i just a psycho??

@killcharlie

May 20, 2025

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@Leona

i have to be honest, this video from the most unlikely source (can’t believe I watched a video this long from a show called “diary of a CEO”) helped me a lot in this regard: https://youtu.be/VHUrdELKjDw?feature=shared

May 20, 2025

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