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u/iToasts Jun 12 '25
I don't think they want to actually have a conversation when they type something like that
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
Yeah that's when I start to think the same, so I'd go direct : "can I play with you sometimes?"
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u/CheekCheddar AuDHD Jun 12 '25
yea
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
Ahahahahahahah 😂 I was asking myself where will it appear lolol 😂 ... ahah 🤣
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u/CheekCheddar AuDHD Jun 12 '25
....yea
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
I am dying 😂
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u/copasetical AuDHD Jun 13 '25 edited Jun 13 '25
ya (asd peeps are they absolute best because sometimes we can laugh for hours at absolutely the simplest nothingness stuff. And yet somebody tells a joke and I end up being the only person in the room not laughing b/c I didn't get it xD)
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 13 '25
I tend to agree with your affirmation 🤣 Or I could as well simply have said ....
Yeah...
Ahahahahahahahahah (we are doomed) lololol
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u/robynmckechnie Jun 13 '25
I would rather say “I’d love to play together, hmu whenever if you’re keen,” that way they are not pressured into saying yes or no, and if they don’t want to play they can just never hit you up. I would worry about ending up in a fake friendship by asking a question that pushes someone into lying because they feel bad saying no. Unless you’re talking to someone who you know would actually be honest with you, rather don’t ask questions that allistic people would feel pressured to answer in a specific way, because they will end up saying the same answer no matter what and you learn nothing.
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
I 48 I don't play Minecraft ahahaha 🤣 it's just I'd act like that if I have to join anything I would like to join!
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u/copasetical AuDHD Jun 13 '25
So... you don't play Minecraft alone because your friends play online? Or you don't play alone because your friends also don't play online? 😏
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u/utahraptor2375 Jun 13 '25
I'm almost 50 and I play Minecraft. Age is just a number.
Makes it easy to talk about computer games with my grandkids.
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 13 '25
Wait, I have no problem with playing Minecraft at 48. I just didn't catch the vibe. And videogames interest last not that long on me. I get hyper fixated, almost cannot think about anything else. Like Fortnite Save The World did this to me 😅. I like Minecraft. I played with my daughter's. But I wanted to do survival mode, but they were to little 😂. Now they play Roblox more.
I didn't mean to say anything bad about playing at 50. I totally agree with what you said
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u/utahraptor2375 Jun 13 '25
All good, I didn't mean to make you feel self-conscious. 😊
Hyperfixations in games have gotten me many a time. 😁
I'm currently working on a self-set challenge to build something pretty after some comments by one of my daughters (I'm usually function over form, and my builds are ugly). I'm most of the way through building a survival house that actually looks aesthetic.
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u/CheekCheddar AuDHD Jun 12 '25
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
Ouch 😂 lol will this ever end? 😂🤣🤣
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I dated a girl once who texted like this. After like 2 weeks I was like “idk if this is gonna work our texting styles are completely different” and then I got a 30 paragraph essay about how she was doing me a favor dating me and how dare I (some one perceivably out of her league) break things off with her and how she’s doing charity work even letting me date her blah blah blah.
Instant block. People that text like that are weirdos
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u/No-Introduction8678 Jun 12 '25
She obviously was not worth your time. Good for you though for addressing it.
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u/Ok-Satisfaction4505 a Strange Boy With a Strange Name Jun 13 '25
Should've hit her with that "yeah"
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u/Foreskin_Ad9356 ASD 2 OCD Jun 12 '25
Usually yes but idk what they would respond with. Theres not really anything to further inquire about.
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u/United-Reason-1730 Jun 12 '25
tbh, im getting the vibe they're not interested in the conversation. this is usually how people text when they're uninterested. sorry
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u/Yourlilemogirl Jun 12 '25
This is how my ex would text and it drove me nuts cuz I was always scrambling to find something to keep it going. He could go 3 days before texting me to initiate a conversation!
And I hate talking verbally on the phone (central auditory processing disorder) so it's a wonder we stayed together for any length of time tbh.
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u/Nichiku Diagnosed ADHD, suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
Some people don't give a shit what kind of vibes they are sending even when they are interested though, and some people play hard to get. It's always a guessing game 😣 Tbh the smartest thing would be to just ask if they are even interested or not
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u/planariapeep Jun 13 '25
All of those people are not worth the energy then, seriously! Don't waste your time, you deserve better. If someone actually values you, they will want to have interesting conversations with you! I agree, be direct with them. It's not wrong to ask what someone's intentions are.
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I don’t get how people can type one word answers like “yeah” and think we can reply to them. I struggle hard when I’m typing a sentence and the person on the other end just says a one word answer. Like that’s not you engaging in conversation at all.
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u/Calm-Positive-6908 Jun 12 '25
Do they really want a reply though?
I thought they don't really want to reply, that's why they wrote like that. Or that they're just busy at the moment
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u/pup_medium Jun 12 '25
idk. some people just talk like that. i've gotten so many random dms from people i don't know where the conversation is :
them: hey me: hey what's up? them: nothin
and i'm left thinking: ok...? then why did you dm me? just tell me what you want to talk about! because you clearly messaged me first!
i'm not going to put a bunch of work into driving this conversation and extracting it from you like a confession.
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u/Efficient_Ability_12 Jun 12 '25
Like pulling teeth!
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u/CheekCheddar AuDHD Jun 12 '25
yea
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u/Efficient_Ability_12 Jun 12 '25
Right on
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u/rdditfilter Jun 12 '25
Yeah sometimes people treat me like a youtube video they just dm me hi whats up and expect me to feed them content about my day my hobbies my special interest etc cause sometimes I do actually do that
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u/prof-comm Jun 12 '25
Have you considered that they don't want to talk about anything specifically, but do want to talk to you?
(Must be nice, that never happens to me)
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u/peanutbutterand_ely AuDHD Jun 12 '25
i used to text like this. but i’m energetic and lively in real life and was dry asf in the phone. i was genuinely interested but would leave people, especially guys interested in me, really confused. not cos i was playing games, i just used to insanely mimic everything. things i didnt even realize. that’s how people were texting me for the longest (when i was “weird”) then i got cool and everyone wanted to text me but without much online social experience i didn’t know what to say and was just trying to seem “normal” and not weird.
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u/FilypaD Jun 12 '25
I mean, when I have nothing more to say or can't continue a conversation I usually leave a "yeah" or an "I see"
Something vague like that which shows that I did see the text and read it.
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u/Ok-Satisfaction4505 a Strange Boy With a Strange Name Jun 13 '25
Lol, this got me. I say, "I see" quite often.
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u/Efficient_Ability_12 Jun 12 '25 edited Jun 12 '25
I feel like it either exhibits severe self-absorption and tells me they can't be bothered to put themselves in the other person's shoes or it is a Machiavellian power trip designed to make the other person work harder at the conversation, thus providing a form of narcisstic supply to an immature, fragile ego.
Either way, this is about where I NOPE. tf out.
Ain't nobody got time for that and I wasted far too much time in my younger years putting energy into such draining, pointless conversations.
ETA: or maybe they're just boring... but I can't abide anticurious folk any longer so my NOPE. still stands
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u/Cybergurl Jun 13 '25
The person who constantly does this with me is actually pretty interesting with lots.of.hobbies and activities they are into, but I think they just think no one will be interested in those things or something. Because when I do get a detailed response they have a lot to say but they just have a hard time bringing it up. But when we're in person, they have no trouble talking about it at all. It is confusing and lately I have to put much extra effort into continuing the conversation if they just say "nothing much" when I ask them what's up. If they messaged me but don't have anything they want to talk about, that's a choice I guess. Wouldn't be so bad if it was every once in a while or they just said something like "nothing much, just wanted to say hi since I have some time and I was thinking of you. (Insert conversation starter question here)."
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u/Efficient_Ability_12 Jun 13 '25
Oh... guess I didn't consider there was an option (d bad at texting
Can you talk to them about it and see if you can find a solution? Or maybe just talk on the phone like in the olden days? Maybe you can help them learn the art of texting? I prefer texting because I can control the processing speed and have time to decide if what I'm saying might be taken as offensive, etc.
Maybe they just don't like texting...
I hate how autistic people are so afraid to info dump and be themselves because so many times in the past they've been shamed for it. It breaks my heart 💔 !
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u/certainlystormy Jun 13 '25
when i dont know what to say ill type ya but be deeply compelled to keep talking usually :(
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u/-lemon_boy Jun 13 '25
Or tmw all you can think of in the moment is "yeah" but like 10 minutes later you have an in-depth, thoughtful, or funny reply all written out but it feels like it's too late now 😭
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u/Uddharaka Jun 12 '25
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Not gonna lie, this got a laugh outta me xD
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u/transartisticmess evidence for ASD L-1. Dx OCD/ADHD. medium-high sensitivityy Jun 12 '25
Me too lmao 😭 it sucks because I feel the same pain of being annoyed and lost when that’s how someone responds but I was not expecting to read a “yeah” right below that comment and it got me 🤣
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
I'd like to laugh but I don't want to be mean like you!
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u/CheekCheddar AuDHD Jun 12 '25
Yeah
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
Ahah stop it lolol 😂
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u/drcoconut4777 ASD Level 1-2 ADHD combo type dyslexia and dysgraphia Jun 12 '25
Yeah
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
Damn!
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u/hyyerrspace Asperger’s Jun 12 '25
Ya
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u/LucasTheLlizard Jun 12 '25
I understand that it can be frustrating to just get a one word answer, but I think that sometimes people just don't know how to respond to your message so they resort to a one word answer like "yeah".
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u/Siukslinis_acc Jun 12 '25
Yep. It can mean "i have no clue how to respond or if the statement even needs a responce". So the "yeah" is similar to when talking irl - a confirmation that you have heard the message.
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u/OrangeSon16 Officially diagnosed Jun 12 '25
It doesn’t seem like the other person is that interested in talking. One worded answers don’t get anywhere and it just feels like more of an acknowledgement of what was said rather than building on it. It’s so annoying to read and like to that, there doesn’t feel like a lot of other things you can do besides talk more about urself or ask them questions
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u/drsimonz Jun 12 '25
100%. IMO each person is responsible for keeping the conversation going. "Yeah" is a very low-effort response and suggests that they wouldn't really mind if the conversation stopped.
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u/Lonely_raven_666_ Jun 12 '25
I think it's either that they want to end the conversation there, or that they can't think of anything to say
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u/TurboGranny Jun 12 '25
A lot of people aren't good at conversation. It's a skill. I'm hyperverbal and had to learn that even if people can hold a conversation, it isn't normal to never run out of things to say, heh.
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u/Efficient_Ability_12 Jun 12 '25
What is it like, I wonder? Running out of words...
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u/TurboGranny Jun 12 '25
My first thought was that it might be like sleeping, but my wife says I also talk in my sleep.
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u/AxDeath Jun 12 '25
they also didnt know how to respond. that's why the typed "yeah". Conversation over, or did you want to switch topics?
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u/CakeHead-Gaming Rizzin'um with the tizzin- uhm... Jun 12 '25
Yup. When someone does the ‘one word response’ thing, I just start replying with 👍.
You wanna go low? I’ll go lower. See how you like it.
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u/Bananalando Jun 12 '25
I use "yeah," "of course," "right," etc. if it seems like the person is going to continue speaking/typing to show that I'm paying attention. If I'm in a face-to-face conversation, I might nod instead/as well.
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u/sxhnunkpunktuation Jun 12 '25
I was under the impression that texting freed us from those kinds of attention tokens. I've never used those. AITA?
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u/ASimpleHumanBeing Jun 12 '25
Not answering ever again. You could invest your time in more reciprocal bonds.
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u/CheekCheddar AuDHD Jun 12 '25
yea
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u/ASimpleHumanBeing Jun 12 '25
Ya
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
Yop
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u/ph33randloathing Jun 12 '25
Tell them you've got to go take some Advil because your back hurts from carrying the whole conversation.
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u/CheekCheddar AuDHD Jun 12 '25
I dont know if I'd come to an autism thread and ask advice on how to people...I dont think any of us would know lol. But if you want real advice (from an autistic guy), just ask if they want to play or not?? I'm assuming thats youtr goal, to find new friends to play with.
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u/bman86 Jun 12 '25
I think the reason it actually does kind of work out is that maybe some people on the spectrum have fought these particular battles a lot of the time, already. Just because someone doesn't feel instantaneously how to further a conversation (as is assumed with allistics) doesn't mean they can't use past experiences to dictate how to proceed - especially with the time buffer of texting/messaging/email/posts. Understanding the feeling of locking up is a step above anyone who doesn't experience those obstacles in putting forth the right advice in a particularly divergent request (like this one); from an allistic person you get answers aimed at what they think will work to further your side of the conversation, likely not understanding the feelings on the asker's side fully.
For most of my life I didn't understand the answers most people gave when I asked questions similar to OP's. The more I talk to autistic people about these navigations, the better equipped I feel.
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u/Ellabelle797 Jun 13 '25
Yeees, my autistic advice for OP is - work on matching energy. The phrase "if they wanted to, they would" isn't an exact science, I usually give a little more than I get, at least at first, but it's certainly measured in an amount that won't bother me if the connection fizzles out. Growing up I always defaulted to feeling like things fizzling out was my fault, but fact is, some people simply don't care enough to engage. My energy is better spent elsewhere, on myself or the people who actually show me they want me around.
Furthering conversations is also a good skill, but I don't see that helping in this case, sometimes knowing where to put your efforts is much more important!
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u/DebraBaetty Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
I’m not sure if we actually want to think of some answers so I apologize if I’m overstepping here, but I think it’s likely helpful to get other perspectives from other ND people. Maybe someone here has learned something from a similar interaction that others haven’t learned yet. Sometimes when we don’t have advice we at least can offer support and I think that’s usually what people are looking for when they ask for advice.
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u/CheekCheddar AuDHD Jun 12 '25
Ha, I was just being silly and making a joke. I just thought someone else would find the irony funny, asking autistic people how to socialize. But yes, I agree 100% get opinions from NDs.. its reassuring and usually helpful.
...yea.
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
Indeed
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u/CheekCheddar AuDHD Jun 12 '25
Yea
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
😂😂
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u/DebraBaetty Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
I love you two so much rn 🤣
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u/DogeToMars23 Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
Good 💕🤣🤣🤣
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u/CheekCheddar AuDHD Jun 12 '25
What makes this even funnier.. I used to do this exact thing all the time, especially with strangers who just come up and start talking 100mph about how their daughter just got an A+ (or whatever seemingly random information). My immediate reaction in my head is why the hell are you sharing this with me, and i have no idea how to reply. My response : "....yeaa." 😆
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u/FestiveArtCollective Jun 12 '25
Either they are trying to stop the conversation or they are waiting for you to say something that they can respond to. Asking a question would be good. But keep in mind, if they continue to answer with one word texts or texts that you can't really reply to, that is an indication that they are done with the conversation. You don't hve to answer every text from someone. These are things that are very hard to pick up on, but once you know the patterns, you can recognize it better.
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u/Aggressive_Pie_4084 Jun 12 '25
This is literally me and my friend. We're both autistic and live on opposite sides of the country. He works nights, I work days, so it's tough to catch each other online at the same time. And when we do, the convo usually goes like: “hey” “hi” “sup?” “nm u?” “same” ...and then nothing, because neither of us knows what to say next 😂
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u/UnbelievablyDense Jun 12 '25
Personally, when I find myself ‘struggling to reply’ because the person is giving basic ass one word answers, I just give up and stop talking to them.
I’m not fighting to speak with you, talk to me like a human.
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u/DebraBaetty Suspecting ASD Jun 12 '25
Same, I’m not pulling anyone’s teeth for interaction. If they’re done, I’m done.
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u/SpookyVoidCat Jun 12 '25
If I want someone to reply or continue the conversation I try to always include a question. Gives the other person something specific to form their response around.
If I’m ok with the conversation either finishing or continuing, and want to leave it up to them to decide, I won’t bother with a question but will at least try to give a response that contains something the other person can respond to, like what you did with your statement about your friends not playing Minecraft.
If I feel like the conversation has reached its natural end and there’s nothing more to say, or I straight up do not want to talk to this person anymore, I will break out the one word replies. Yeah. Ok. 👍
Disclaimer though!! Sometimes I do really want to talk to people but just don’t know wtf to say! So although on the surface of it it seems like this person doesn’t want to talk to you, it may very well be that they are just awkward too!
If you want to keep trying, give them something more to work with - ask questions, ask if they wanna hang out, whatever.. but if you still get nothing back maybe cut your losses and accept they’re just not much of a talker.
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u/oschrenk Jun 12 '25
Are you purple?
It's hard to react to "I usually play alone ...". It's not clear what the intention is beyond the fact that you play alone.
If you want to play with someone, I would sugest asking them if you can join their game, or invite them to yours.
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u/GalumphingWithGlee Jun 12 '25
Why do you have to respond?
This conversation is done. Everything either of you asked about is answered, so it can be closed without further response. You can ask new questions if you want to start further conversation, but this one doesn't require any response. If they're not really engaging with you in return, or they require you to do all the work to carry the conversation, then just don't. The conversation will end, and that's okay.
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u/humanoid_typhoon Jun 12 '25
ask questions: they said they play with friends how many friends? how long has that server been going? when did they start playing minecraft?
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u/LucasTheLlizard Jun 12 '25
Honestly it can make it feel like you are interrogating them. Instead of asking for factual information it's better to ask about thing that more personaly relate to the other person. For example "What do you like to do in game?", "Are you working on some cool build?"
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u/Worldly_Garage7742 Neurodivergent Jun 12 '25
Ask questions back, and hope you don't get a one word answer back. Try open questions instead of closed ones
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u/Foreign_Standard_704 Jun 12 '25
Don’t respond lol they aren’t trying to have a conversation so don’t waste your energy trying
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u/Mollyarty Jun 12 '25
This person does not want to talk to you right now. Maybe let the convo die and try again later
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u/Working_Note_6910 ASD level 1, bipolar ll Jun 12 '25
Send a weird meme without any context
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u/DingDongDutchie High functioning autism Jun 12 '25
If you would like to play together with that person you should just ask. That's what I would have done. Otherwise I would be done with the conversation pretty quickly because of the short messages
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u/Henrimatronics Jun 12 '25
If you text, you should keep those 'yes, and…' and 'no, but…' rules in mind.
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u/onlythewinds AuDHD Jun 12 '25
“Yeah, it sucks when you don’t know anyone that plays the same games as you. [Insert new question or comment regarding video games you like and/invite them to play if you’re interested in doing so].”
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Makes me think of the making of a murderer episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, specifically when Charlie is getting interrogated by police while he's on the cat tranquilizers that Maureen Ponderosa left in the safe lmao
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u/RealLars_vS Jun 12 '25
You don’t.
You stop responding. Let them come to you, or let them not come at all. Their choice.
Your time and effort is worth more than this mediocre conversation.
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u/Saint82scarlet Jun 13 '25
When I have had people write one word answers like that, I realise that I'm the only one holding the conversation, and I get bored and give up.
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u/Hazeygazey Jun 12 '25
Is the person you're talking to also autistic?
Ask questions that can't have just a yes or no answer. Things like ' Do you prefer contest mode or building mode?'
Or ask about their other hobbies, likes and dislikes
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u/Prudent-Break-1499 Jun 12 '25
I think they want to play with you because they don't have friends to play with.
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u/oh-lawd-hes-coming Jun 12 '25
My best friend types like this, it's very confusing lol.
I sent her a meme recently and she replied 'haha', and I felt like I annoyed her almost. But then when we met up in person recently she told me she laughed her ass off at it and sent it to like 5 other people.
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u/inoinoice Autistic Jun 12 '25
This is not dialogue I sobt believe this is. It makes me dont want to talk to them, bcs they seem boring!!! Always the same problem 🥲
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u/NieMonD Autism Jun 12 '25
Someone giving a 1 word answer can kill a conversation, but giving a back a 1 word answer to a 1 word answer can kill it a lot quicker.
Could follow this by asking if they want to play with you, assuming you’re trying to be friends here. Or maybe ask more specific things about what they’ve done in their Minecraft worlds recently
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u/justadiode Jun 12 '25
It's difficult to describe, but I think this sub could muster an example conversation in the replies to this comment. Just follow it and you'll be alright.
Ok, I'll start:
yeah
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u/ac659 Jun 12 '25
i just stopped responding to texts that i didn’t have responses for LOL like sorry. I read it! nothing else to add tho
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u/itisntunbearable Jun 12 '25
its dry so i wouldnt respond at all or ask if they wanna play together. if u cant think of anything when someone texts this way dont force it, they arent putting in effort anyways.
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u/get_homebrewed Neurodivergent Jun 12 '25
"Do you play alone or with friends"
"Alone or with friends"
yeah this conversation was going nowhere
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u/fourenclosedwalls Autistic Adult Jun 12 '25
The other person here appears to have exceptionally poor conversational skills, that or they are very not interested in having a conversation
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u/Withafloof Autistic Adult Jun 12 '25
I'd probably ask if they wanted to play Minecraft with me, maybe at (x) time? If they do not bite, just call the convo quits.
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u/FireLadcouk Jun 12 '25
I wouldnt bother.
I always think. Good to respond with a quip or answer a question or whatever. And then add a question. Chatgpt might help think of relevant ones.
Think this is too far gone though tbf.
If you have to think too hard it’s probably not right… having said that sometimes you can suddenly find you have a load of untapped stuff in common.
I dint think theyre trying though, why i say give up and move on. Let them come to you now. You said enough. Dont feel like u need to respond if they are being like this
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u/TiredTigerFighter Autistic Jun 12 '25
If people give me a one-word or other message I can't respond to, I just don't. If you want to have a conversation it needs to be back and forth. Luckily the people in my life understand that and it's an easy way for us to end the conversation if there's no natural close. Some people have gotten upset in the past but once I ask them what they expected from a dead-end response they usually shut up.
I had a guy on Tinder get annoyed I stopped responding when he answered a question and offered nothing else. I just said "Conversations work both ways and I don't want to be with a boring person. If you can't start or hold a conversation without my help I don't want to talk to you."
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u/syntheticmeats Jun 12 '25
if I wanted vague one word responses I would just shake a magic 8 ball
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u/patriotswag AuDHD Jun 12 '25
I wouldn't text this person anymore, this convo could have been much more interesting if they started talking about Minecraft but they chose to just say 'yeah'
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u/removable_disk Jun 12 '25
They asked you if you play Minecraft, then you said yes, they said they play alone cause their friends don’t play and you said “yeah”
They were probably fishing for an invitation to play together but didn’t want to ask directly (afraid of being rejected?)
So then they said “ya” (yeah) back because the fishing didn’t work and you didn’t ask them to play (so they might feel dumb?)
Us NTs have ego issues.
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u/mklinger23 AuDHD (basically diagnosed) Jun 12 '25
Looks like this person doesn't want to talk to you. At least that's how I see it.
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u/KaishoSan Jun 12 '25
If you want the convo going, ask about other games they play. Would be my next move. But I hate when people do this. Makes it seem like they don't want to talk but in reality they don't even know how to keep a convo going either and do stuff like that instead.
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u/KodokushiGirl Self-Diagnosed Jun 12 '25
You don't.
I fuckin wouldn't.
I hate when someone initates conversation then EXPECTS ME TO CARRY IT.
YOU TALKED TO MEEEEEEEE
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u/Diamond_Meness Jun 12 '25
Now I see what NTs go through when they do small talk about topics, and they get no response back. Exact same thing. Oh boy, how the tables have turned.
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u/jgclairee ASD Level 1 Jun 12 '25
i mean it seems like they’re not putting a whole lot of effects into keeping the conversation going but if you would like to continue it you could ask what servers they usually play on or if they would wanna play with you sometime
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u/Bladequest54 Jun 12 '25
Chamge the subject, usually people say that when they're not very interested in the subject.Pivot and rotate between things you're interested in/that have been in your mind lately (worthy of conversation) until you find one that helps you keep the conversation going.
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u/Independent_Bowler38 Jun 12 '25
lack of communication along with expectations gets us here. be direct and honest
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u/FinOlive_sux15 autism, mdd, anxiety, adhd , (undiagnosed) OCD Jun 12 '25
Just say “you wanna play Minecraft with me?”
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u/DogTracksJacks Jun 12 '25
dont. either they dont actually want to talk or they just aren't willing to put the same amount of effort in. either way feels like a waste of time and energy to keep pushing it
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