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Yeah, dudes come to me for coolness advice because I've mastered the art of conversation.

I'm an introvert, and yet.

And yet.

I've overcome it by coming up with awesome conversation starters and what.

Now we got some, you want to read this thing to me on Facebook?

Yes, he left it on your Facebook page and he says his way of beginning small talk is, his name's

Joshua, by the way, is telling people they smell.

And he's an introvert too.

He is.

So he'll say, hey.

Instead of hi, you smell like, and then he'll maybe say something there.

But people weren't open to the...

His overtures, so French.

He starts off by saying, hey, you smell.

Mm-hmm.

And he's wondering what the deal is.

Yeah, why people weren't really open to continuing a conversation. Honestly, I would just stick with it. I don't see you... Stick with it. I don't see an issue. He said it's not working. But he's the people he's around. You can't control everybody. I mean, you can only go so far in a relationship,

and the other person has to step up.

You're doing your... He's around. You can't control everybody. I mean, you can only go so far in a relationship, and the other person has to step up.

You're doing what you can.

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