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Originally Posted by soma
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Ok, this has been bugging me for a while. Whenever I'm with two people I know, and they don't know each other, I introduce them IMMEDIATELY. This makes things less awkward, and I would hope the two people appreciate my doing this. But it seems, whenever I'm with one person I know, and another person I don't know, but the person I'm with does know (that sounded waaay more complicated than it really is) I never get introductions. I don't know why... And then I feel too awkward to introduce myself. What generally is the way this should go? If I'm not introduced to someone, should I take this as a cue to back off, or to go over there and say hi. Is it hard for people to introduce other people? Is that why people don't do it sometimes? Also, how would this change when there is one new person, and a group of people?
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I don't know why everyone doesn't do that... I happen to always introduce people. it puts everyone at ease. however, when it does happen to me... and i'm feeling all awkward, i just put a smile on, walk up and say hello, blah, blah. It's not easy... but it does cut the tension right away.
I think when ppl don't introduce you, it's not that they want you to back off.. it's just that some people don't even think about it, it's more of a habit than anything. if it happens, don't take it personal (not saying you were) just let it roll off you and pick the ball up where they dropped it and do your own introduction.
you're making a lot of progress btw
sweetpea