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Maintaining healthy relationships requires contact skills which help you meet others and stay in touch. Expanding social skills isn\u2019t easy for everyone. Some are shy and some are extroverted. Most of us are somewhere in between. For those who are shy, try to keep in mind that no one is born with contact skills; we learn them as we go.<\/p>\n
Contact with others is a stress reliever. It is energizing and we need it; we seek company when we\u2019re down. To increase your comfort in social situations you first need to realize a few things. You won\u2019t be interested in everyone you meet, not everyone you meet will be interested in you. Don\u2019t get discouraged if you don\u2019t hit it off every time. Trust the rhythm of the conversation and give it a shot! If you\u2019re nervous about keeping up conversations, try asking open-ended questions. (\u201cWhat do you do for fun?\u201d instead of \u201cYou like soccer?\u201d) If someone supplies you with an answer that goes beyond what you asked, take advantage of this \u2018free info\u2019; follow up on it and offer some in return! Tell them something unique about yourself. Also, don\u2019t be afraid to admit it if you aren\u2019t knowledgeable on a subject the other person is talking about, especially if they brought it up. Rather than think poorly of you, chances are they will be happy to tell you more. This is a great way to both get to know someone and learn something new.<\/p>\n
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Maintaining healthy relationships requires contact skills which help you meet others and stay in touch. Expanding social skills isn\u2019t easy for everyone. Some are shy and some are extroverted. Most of us are somewhere in between. For those who are shy, try to keep in mind that no one is born with contact skills; we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[152,138,145,153,10,8],"class_list":["post-312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-contact-skills","tag-healthy","tag-relationships","tag-social-skills","tag-stress","tag-wellness"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n