They really suck. Whether it is with someone you know well or someone you just met, you don't want to be THAT person. So what do you do? Apologize? Play if off? Let us know!
I pretend as if they never happen and hope those awkward moments fade into obscurity and that no one ever brings them up again. And if it is brought up I feign ignorance and pretend that I don't remember.
That is sort of what I do. I immediately think, there is no way this person is so lame that they'll think about one mistake so hopefully it is forgotten.
I acknowledge how awkward it is and then either explain that I am weird and sorry for being that way or I just slowly end the conversation and die inside.
I only have awkward moments regarding my terrible jokes. For people I know, I typically say, "That sucked and I'm not sorry." and we all laugh. For people I don't know, I just ignore it and move on.
Usually with one-on-one convos, which is why I highly prefer to be with at least two other people. I'm just kind of socially inept, and I like talking about stuff like politics, or philosophical stuff, so if the other person doesn't have an opinion on stuff like that, I'm kinda screwed. Of course, this can be avoided if I'm talking to someone I know well, so yeah. Recently I've been trying to figure out the science behind awkward handshakes- which means literally going up to someone and messing up the handshake to see why it makes people feel awkward. Something I've learned though, is that the situation is only awkward if you make it awkward. A lot of the time, silences are normal, but a lot of people try to fill up those silent moments that it ends up turning into awkward moments. I went on a huge tangent. I'm so sorry omg
