Sometimes, we’re our own worst enemies: we feel bad when no-one wants to
talk to us, but then when someone tries to engage us in conversation, we can’t
wait to get away. If someone has made the effort to come up to you, they
deserve at least five minutes of your time, no matter how boring that person
seems. Even if you decide at the end of that time that the person is too boring to
talk to, perhaps they can introduce you to someone else who you can talk to.
And if you’re lucky, perhaps more people will join your conversation group, and
suddenly you’ll find yourself in the middle of the action.