Non stop talking by friend

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I have a friend who talks non stop, doesn’t listen, interrupts when I try to speak and tells me the same things over and over again, driving me crazy. Any one else experience this?

Yes. I've been away on spa weekends twice with her. Both times she was still talking at me at 4.30am I was so shattered the next day I fell asleep in the swimming pool. How I drove home on 3 hours sleep I'll never know. She was still yabbering on in the car.

I have a friend like this who I've been slowly backing away from for a while. I sometimes come away from meeting up with her realising that I didn't talk about myself once. I feel like if I want to share any news I have to quickly shoehorn it in and it either gets ignored (she goes on her phone a lot when we meet up), or she doesn't really listen so she'll ask me something later on which I've already told her or it will get a two minute response and we go back to talking about her. I've realised I'm not getting anything out of the friendship so why bother?

Oh HELL yes and I've just had to spend the weekend with her.. Won't be doing THAT again anytime soon. Her children do a sport to quite a high level and omg I now feel I know more than her about it. On and on and on, all weekend, same old boring stories over and over again. Not once did she ask me anything about my ds, my life, my family, my job - nothing. Just her kids' fucking tedious hobby. I gave up trying to talk to her about anything else, realised I was stuck for 3 days, told myself it would all be over soon and put up with it. Obviously I showed genuine interest at first, maybe I appeared really, really interested? At first? I knew nothing about the sport, it's quite niche and yes, they're obviously very talented.

How do these people not realise when others are bored shitless though? Do they really not think 'wow, I've probably been talking all day about little Johnny and his hobby. Am I boring people? Is this really what they want to spend HOURS AND HOURS listening to me about?' Not long back from hell-weekend and using this thread to vent. Perfect timing!

One of my DD's is like this. So is SIL. I can't get wound up about it - there's bigger things to be stressing about and I'm sure I probably annoy them both for something or other I do. Nobody is perfect, live and let live I say.

Had a friend like this to whom I no longer speak. Nice lass, good heart but just could not shut up for a moment. I'd meet with her and right at the end as I was getting my coat she would squeeze in a slightly embarrased 'oh.. Oh and how are you?'
She did not really give a fig, I was just a convenient sounding board. She moved away, I didn't keep contact.

I have one like this. She never stops talking and if her OH tries to join in she will pause and glare at him until he stops. If I ever get a chance to say anything, she interrupts and talks over me. One day I decided I'd had enough and I just kept talking. I actually couldn't believe how we were both talking at each other but I kept on going until finally she stopped and looked very put out indeed. With much reluctance I think I have to recognise that my relationship with her is probably past it's sell by date as I come away feeling all put out rather than having enjoyed seeing her

You need to be blunt and tell her she’s boring you

Is your friend my mother in law?

Joking aside it drives me nuts too. I just switch off and leave my DH to endure his own mother 😂😂