What Makes Awkward Silences So Awkward?

Have you ever been in a conversation with someone, and the conversation comes to an awkward hault? What makes awkward silences awkward? Ross Everett joins DNews to discuss what makes conversations awkward!


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[DanicaDeCosto]

I'm always the one being silent during the awkward silences because I can't think of what to say next. :/ I guess I'm bad at conversations.

[MelvinArthurMurray]

To avoid awkward situations i just don't talk to people.

[liv]

i don't get why people are so scared of awkward silence.. sometimes i just like to be silent.. why can't it just be that way? why does it have to be awkward? i never feel awkward if a conversation suddenly stops..  but maybe i, m just a weird person?  :3

[sellbythebell]

Why is it that when a SourceFed member joins DNews, they still bring that "SourceFed personality"? Just be straight, honest, and give me the news. I don't want a "funny guy" or "overly hyper guy" to give me the news. That's when it is really awkward.

[orignialsaansi]

During awkward silences, I talk to myself in the most quiet voice that only I can hear, and start counting things, and telling myself how awkward this is, then I start playing with m fingers and act like there is something really intriguing about my finger nails, and I jump into my own world, to avoid their awkwardness spreading onto me. 

[yazzzv]

Another awesome host on my fave youtube channel! Thanks for the video (:

[tomclem]

Miss you on sourcefed Ross!! Stay in Dnews if you can you're awesome

[gimmechocs]

Ross!! Miss you on Soucefed, nice to see you back on camera!!

[ThomasDankerl]

I quickly riffle through every conceivable peice of subject matter that would prevent an awkward silence event and salvage The Flow.

[ItsBumblebe]

What's the music in the background here? I love it!

[laurenhornak]

I like Ross. Great addition! Very good engaging speaker 😃

[Leon]

What was that crazy hand thing you did at 2:10? Does it work on the ladies?

[itskdog]

Great to see Ross on DNews. Is he moving here permanently now that he's left SourceFed?

[Denielgunz]

It is really awkawrd having someone next to you and no idea of what to talk about, at least with someone you are not really close to.

[Greyz]

ive been more or less out of the loop in terms of this whole socializing fad when i went through some antisocial years, so i have a question about silences with your friends: are they all awkward? is every time you don't talk a bad sign or whatever the opposite of brownie points are or something?

[danthadon]

I find awkward silences funny, particularly observing the other person's uneasiness, so I purposely create them all the time for a giggle

[JohnnyRoseofVersailles]

"That's when you know you've found somebody really special, when you can just shut the fuck up for a minute and comfortably share the silence"

[phyconinja]

I used to have the sound of crickets easily available on my phone, every time there was an awkward silence, I would take out my phone and play it. Always broke the silence :)

[FalconPan]

...towards the end... did you actually do the "awkward turtle"?

[stephaniechan]

I SEE WHAT YOU GUYS DID I shouted and screamed at my computer screen after that last awkward silence...LOL