Are awkward silences normal when getting to know someone?

Question

is it normal to experience awkward silences every now and then when hanging out with someone you've just started hanging out with?

Answer 1

hahahaha yeah =]

When my friend and i meet my now boyfriend it was really funny because we would talk about something for the longest time and start cracking up and the we would have this dead silent moment and we would crack up even more because of how awkward it was.

But its all fine now =]

We dont have anymore silences...

It will get better once u two have hung out enough that u have inside jokes and u can talk about things that happened the last time u hung out.

I hope this helped a little =]

Answer 2

Yeah, it happens all the time!

Answer 3

normal for ANY time!!

Answer 4

They are definitely normal. They aren't really a good thing, but they don't mean anything more than the two people involved may not be the most outgoing and pick-up-a-conversation-with-anyone kind of person. I'm not talking about quiet shy people, just those who aren't as loud and gregarious. Nothing wrong with that. Now if you continue to always have awkward silences with this person...then there may be a problem.