In my work I interact with a lot of people all over the country and the world through different means. One constant that I've noticed is that, as someone who's a bit socially awkward, I struggle with closing out conversations a lot of the time.
I've noticed that I'm actually a lot more awkward in situations where I believe there is some social expectation on my side. If I'm working with a customer who I don't have much of a connection with the expectation is to be businesslike, so no problems there. However, when I have a more friendly relationship with individuals, or when I sense that someone believes we should have a more friendly relationship, I spend more than a reasonable amount of energy trying to determine how friendly is too friendly (or not friendly enough). This is especially a problem when closing out a conversation.
My goal in the conversation is to have closed out the conversation without hurting feelings or sending an unwanted signal. So, I struggle between the extremes of looking like I'm trying to shut down the communication and caring a little too much about what's going on with the person I'm chatting with.
Am I the only one?
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