What do you do when dealing with someone who talks too much?

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   NateB11posted 11 years ago

   What do you do when dealing with someone who talks too much?
   
   I have a friend who talks feverishly, in a scattered way, continuously, like a monologue, and a lot of it doesn't make sense, even fantastic; he will hold you captive, drain you, and keep you from necessary and significant activities. It's pretty rude. Probably there is such a thing as being too polite to such a person. How do you handle such a situation?

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   MickSposted 11 years ago

   Tell, whoever, to shut up, and give his arse a chance.

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      NateB11posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Hahahaha! That's pretty much what I was thinking, or at least I had it in reserve as an option.

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   Jerine Sunnyposted 11 years ago

   talking too much is very difficult for me like people talk too less.but i will wait for that person to complete his talk so i will get patience

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   calculus-geometryposted 11 years ago

   I have a person in my life like this as well. So far, all attempts to get him to keep quiet for a while have failed and resulted in hurt feelings.  Some people are just so oblivious to how annoying they are, and there's really nothing you can do about it unfortunately, except to limit your exposure.  Good luck to you, and wish me luck too!

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      NateB11posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I think you're absolutely right. It is really their lack of awareness which makes them do it; as you say, they are oblivious to the effect they're having and to what they are doing. He is also one of these people who refuses to see it.

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