{"id":47510,"date":"2017-07-21T01:42:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T01:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=47510"},"modified":"2017-07-21T01:42:13","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T01:42:13","slug":"ingenious-three-question-rule-can-save-awkward-social-situations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=47510","title":{"rendered":"How the ingenious ‘Three Question Rule’ can save you from all awkward social situations"},"content":{"rendered":"

No longer squirm or cringe inwardly when you’re talking to someone new<\/span>.<\/p>\n

No one is exempt from awkward social situations.<\/p>\n

They happen to us all and have the unique ability to reduce us to cowed, embarrassed shadows of ourselves who scuttle off making excuses about needing to take a phonecall .<\/p>\n

Thankfully, there is a way – apart from the classic non-existent phone call – to avoid them altogether.<\/p>\n

It’s called the Three Question Rule and it’s been hailed as a “lifesaver”, socially-speaking.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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How the Three Question Rule works.<\/h3>\n

It works in the basis that it’s really not that hard to ask someone you meet a question about themselves.<\/p>\n

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Not only this, but on doing so, you’re showing you’re interested in them and willing to engage in conversation.<\/p>\n

First reported by Tali Aualiitia for news.com.au , the Three Question Rule wisdom was passed down to Aualiitia from a friend of a friend.<\/p>\n

Whether it’s a date, a party or a work do, when you meet someone for the first time, you ask them three questions.<\/p>\n

If, in the time it’s taken you to ask these question they’ve not asked you a single one…well, let’s say it may be time to fabricate that phonecall.<\/p>\n

This is because that person has displayed a lack of manners and is also a bit of a drain on your time and emotional energy.<\/p>\n

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It’s not difficult to ask someone questions about their lives<\/span> (Image: Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aualiitia points out the responsibility for maintaining a conversation shouldn’t just fall on your shoulders.<\/p>\n

Here’s an example of two scenarios to help you.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Scenario one.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bob:<\/strong> Hi, I’m Bob.<\/p>\n

Karen:<\/strong> Hi Bob, I’m Karen, I’m Karen, how are you?<\/p>\n

Bob:<\/strong> Fine, thanks.<\/p>\n

Karen:<\/strong> Great, so how do you know the couple?<\/p>\n

Bob:<\/strong> I went to school with the groom.<\/p>\n

Karen:<\/strong> How nice…It was a beautiful service, wasn’t it?<\/p>\n

Bob:<\/strong> Yes I suppose so.<\/p>\n

As you can see, Bob is a walking, talking conversational cul-de-sac, not having asked Karen a single question. We hope she hit the bar shortly after making her excuses.<\/p>\n

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