tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post8498912634938037587..comments2023-06-16T03:59:43.229-06:00Comments on hailey tracks: It's no small thingHaileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09952482356525756638noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-61804376722416962112012-01-09T08:59:09.103-07:002012-01-09T08:59:09.103-07:00Hey, Will! I love it when the guys stop by! As for...Hey, Will! I love it when the guys stop by! As for spouses, Ben is not big on small talk, either. It's not that he doesn't know what to say to people, he just doesn't talk unless he needs to. Even in situations when I feel comfortable with people, I will do a lot more talking than him, and he seems to be fine with it. I think it should be fine, as long as you are aware of your girlfriend's personality and sensitive to it! If she's fine with you taking the limelight, then that's a bonus!Haileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952482356525756638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-10170564656621385972012-01-05T10:57:48.950-07:002012-01-05T10:57:48.950-07:00You know what, my love? I can totally relate to t...You know what, my love? I can totally relate to this. I tend to be quite shy and quiet myself. People find that surprising when I say I'm an actress or hear me chatting it up with someone I know. But if Cody takes me to a work party I cling to his arm in hopes he won't leave me alone at the punch table (do they still have punch tables?). I mean, once I get started talking to someone I don't know it gets easier. It's just not easy to get started. Someday I will come visit you and we will go get beverages and Thai food and talk to no one but ourselves. How does that sound?Jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518302943799825895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-18588405681160933802011-12-28T08:01:42.231-07:002011-12-28T08:01:42.231-07:00As a professional small talker and someone who eve...As a professional small talker and someone who even enjoys talking to the checker at the grocery store, I can't relate directly. But your post gives me insight into my girlfriend who would rather eat cut glass than talk to someone she doesn't know. She very much prefers familiarity. Soooo Question for the ladies in the small talk aversion boat: Is your spouce similar or are they more outgoing in that regard? Do you feel it's better to be alike in this way? what's easier? Could an outgoing partner possibly breed resentment at some point?<br /><br />Great post Hailey, I'm sure more than one of my involuntary Latin hugs made you cringe at some point during our budding friendship. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08162929595574123556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-75190754987233933892011-12-20T13:26:49.687-07:002011-12-20T13:26:49.687-07:00I SOOO relate to this! I adore you Hailey and am ...I SOOO relate to this! I adore you Hailey and am so glad we're friends! Let's grab a Caramel Apple spice hot cider at Starbucks after Zumba next time and continue this incredible self-awareness discussion. Love ya!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080071624710707802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-2444856936937555302011-12-13T20:41:35.782-07:002011-12-13T20:41:35.782-07:00Thanks, guys. You all make me feel so unweird. I a...Thanks, guys. You all make me feel so unweird. I appreciate it.Haileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952482356525756638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-5711207291868998922011-12-13T14:08:13.931-07:002011-12-13T14:08:13.931-07:00I love this post and it made me miss you so much a...I love this post and it made me miss you so much and I would go get Diet Coke and Thai with you anyday of the week. And my butt is killing from spin class today and Up All Night slayed me last night, along with the Office. We were just catching up from last week.<br /><br />Really, I love and miss you SO much.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01801334753009944125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-90422152624421879922011-12-10T00:47:11.553-07:002011-12-10T00:47:11.553-07:00Please let me come be friends with you!! We will b...Please let me come be friends with you!! We will be in NYC this summer (and hopefully for a long time more come summer 2013.) And I won't know anyone - And I love Diet Coke and Thai and Starbucks and Zumba! Pick me!!Lizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14448518099557471866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-51326961883930438172011-12-09T23:40:31.597-07:002011-12-09T23:40:31.597-07:00This explains SO MUCH. Like how we'd just smil...This explains SO MUCH. Like how we'd just smile and nod at each other for YEARS instead of actually talking. And why I wondered why you weren't a little more outgoing when our kids were meeting over t-ball. Or how I (and I'm so sorry to admit this) thought you might be a little snobby. I should have KNOWN that you were just socially pathetic (heehee.)Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859567470814286102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-74788297313126879352011-12-09T20:44:53.791-07:002011-12-09T20:44:53.791-07:00Hahaha. You're right, I have thought of this t...Hahaha. You're right, I have thought of this too. I didn't get to know you until Facebook and we had something (other than acting) in common (the law thing). I felt more comfortable with you online, not as intimidating. Dare I admit that I thought that you thought nothing or very little of me back at BYU? You were like an idol to me, haha. There, I just said it. But you probably already know that snobby side of me too, or maybe not, it comes out more in person, that I am tactless. That's my social flaw. <br />My hubby hates small talk too, one side of my family suffers from it more than the other, so we avoid them. I try to do the small talk thing but I'm not so sure how I fare. I have to force myself to do it, unless there is some sort of self-interest involved (like I want to know where they go their purse or perhaps I stalk their blog or something immature like that). And there, I just said too much. Okay, so you make me laugh. And isn't it sad/scary/funny how our social traits are passed down to our children? Eek.Hannah Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-8991513481639847422011-12-09T19:14:30.900-07:002011-12-09T19:14:30.900-07:00i'm just a snob! haha good post.i'm just a snob! haha good post.Sharon Beesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216815786961720884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-33496862658267780372011-12-09T18:25:12.911-07:002011-12-09T18:25:12.911-07:00i am the same way. i always feel like i say the d...i am the same way. i always feel like i say the dumbest things in small talk and thinking about it gives me anxiety. and i have had multiple people (close friends) tell me that they thought i was a snob when they first met me. you definitely have to break through a shell. great post!Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04815700401389316035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-50102955571423414242011-12-09T11:06:00.153-07:002011-12-09T11:06:00.153-07:00I am the same way. It's probably what kept us ...I am the same way. It's probably what kept us from talking to each other when you were in our ward years ago. Thank goodness I read your blog and we are friends on facebook!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-20776927699122582522011-12-09T10:47:01.358-07:002011-12-09T10:47:01.358-07:00i'm exactly the same way. i sometimes feel tha...i'm exactly the same way. i sometimes feel that it has kept me from making friends, because i don't know how to make small talk, and because i really don't care about the small things. when people greet me and say "how are you?" i usually answer pretty honestly, and i almost never ask how they are. oops. i have no idea if people think i'm a snob.lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469003026824987502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056476.post-31182131088563015332011-12-09T10:20:05.557-07:002011-12-09T10:20:05.557-07:00We live in the same boat, my friend. No small-tal...We live in the same boat, my friend. No small-talk abilities here. And frequently taken for a snob.April Fossenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028011102632277657noreply@blogger.com