I think it's about having an exchange and realising it's not about me and nor about them, but rather, it's about us, what we create as we converse in togetherness

M... Sometimes I'll stop myself in the middle of a conversation if I'm talking too much an not listening. Then think for a moment, look back and say "Sorry, I went on too long. You were saying..." Then repeat back what they said along with "Could you tell me more about that?". It happens less often these days, but generally I'm an active listener.

I'm probably kinda stressed if it comes to me rambling too long though. And I'm probably really just venting and thinking its me giving my opinion. I think I usually use a counter that's "If I'm talking for more then 60 seconds or 120 seconds, I need to check if this person has a response no matter how important what I'm saying feels to me." Good system ^^

I'm not good at lengthy conversations.
Tend to be short and direct.
It's somewhat a handicap,I suppose.
I am polite and try to listen.
I rarely tell people my own problems, when I have they don't seem very interested.
Sometimes, I think people look for admiration for unadmireable behavior or permission of a sort by way of validation ,not really interested in your opinion even when asked.

I have always been more of a listener but I don't always have the capacity to process everything at the spot. I'm often too distracted by the environment or my own stray thoughts that are inspired by the conversation. When I'm in a public space, I have to be aware of what is going on around me and I can't 100% pay attention to what is the person I'm with saying. I can also stray off in my thoughts and then I have to say "I'm sorry, I wasn't listening to you. What were you saying?" Sometimes I recall some conversation and process it again when I'm alone and in a familiar environment where nothing new distracts me.

I have been in many different types.

When I have time, I like to take the time to ask questions to understand others and restate what they tell me in order to make sure I am understanding them as they wish to be understood.

Sometimes, I don't have time, or I am sick of nonsense, or just being silly, myself...and that isn't at all the samen any more than the inspectional ("pidgeon-holing"/evaluation) level of reading is the same as the syntopical reading in Adler & Van Doren's How to Read a Book...

I try to be a good listener and engage on the other person's thoughts and interests. I hope it is coming across that way.

Im a good listener. People open up to me, I try to be supportive. Or I'm trying to make people laugh. I don't talk about myself much anymore.

Like how you need two hands to clap, it takes two listeners to converse. The irony is this trait being followed in online conversations too as what you say happens more in verbal conversation where one is louder and abusive over the other.

But the problem these days is people are advocating and blaming others, how to converse than conversing itself.

More critical to rules than content.

I think I listen to act, react, for validation or just to be a listening ear. It depends on the situation and sex of the person speaking.

I’m not much on interjecting the “my story” part. No one really cares and reverse empathy is kind of narcissistic.

I'm attentive, but not for the sole purpose to understand the other person. I listen mostly because I've learned that the less I say, the better off I am.

I always have two way conversations. It's not all about ME, it's about US

I always listen with the intent to understand where the other person is coming from

Always listen, sometimes reply with the truth but sometimes the truth isn't wanted....

I do try to do this

We have two ears and one mouth. We should listen twice as much as we talk.

i've been accused of many things but i've never been accused of being dismissive

People never want to hear the truth...