People say, Let’s talk over a cup of coffee. But I don’t drink coffee.<\/p>\n
Or they say, Let’s do lunch. But I don’t want to spend money eating out (unless they’re treating).<\/p>\n
How about getting together to walk and talk?<\/p>\n
In addition to being a healthier alternative, which is already a good enough reason, here are more advantages:<\/p>\n
1. You don’t have to awkwardly stare at each other across the table.<\/p>\n
2. It’s easier to talk about personal, potentially embarrassing subjects because you don’t have to look at each other.<\/p>\n
3. Silences are not awkward because you are actively walking, doing something.<\/p>\n
4. You can always make legitimate comments about the weather or the landscape if you run out of things to talk about (though I’ve never had that problem.)<\/p>\n
5. You are committed to walk all the way back to the car, so you might as well talk about everything you can think of.<\/p>\n
6. The energy you get from walking and being outdoors adds energy to your conversation.<\/p>\n
7. There is little chance of being distracted by seeing someone you know like you would at Starbucks.<\/p>\n
8. You can laugh loud or jump up and down with excitement; there is no one around (assuming you are not walking on crowded city streets.)<\/p>\n
9. No awkwardness of when to leave. You naturally say good bye when you’re back to the car.<\/p>\n
10. It’s an efficient use of time, killing several birds with one stone.<\/p>\n
I had a nice walk and talk today with a friend \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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