Choosing to live life in solitude

[calgor]

The worse kind of question you can ask is one that invites a one word answer. Just a couple from the ones you listed. How are you? Fine. What's your favorite food? Pizza. On the other hand questions that invite more of a response at least provide the opportunity for the other person to stretch the conversation. For example I could ask if you like gayspeak. You could answer yes or no. On the other hand I could ask what you think about gayspeak. This invites you to express your opinion which could then lead to more things to talk about. Now of course you could still just say I like it. I could then ask what do you like about it? Again that invites you to provide something specific. Now if you shrugged and mumbled I don't know I'd be inclined to give up and move on figuring you just weren't interested in talking to me.