One way conversations

[Besswess88]

Does anyone know someone that when you are with them they dominate the conversation?

Whether we meet as couples or alone you just cannot get a word in edgeways to the point that the conversation doesn’t even feel natural it feels like a monologue.

What do you do? Continue to meet?

Literally forcing my way into the conversation and felt like they were irritated that I had interrupted.

If you can't be amused by their self-centeredness then it might be best to limit meetings.

I know a few people like this and cut down my interactions with them. Unfortunately I have a colleague who does this even when I'm having a conversation with another colleague. She jumps in and finishes everyone else's sentences too. I've started to raise my voice and carry on my conversation as though her interjections aren't happening. I don't think she has any idea she's doing it but it feels wrong to tell her?

I know plenty of people like this. Dominate and tell the same stories over and over. About themselves.
Not learned how to deal with it or them but reducing contact helps if you can. With colleagues it's not so easy of course.
The fact they are so unaware they are doing it is also worrying! I guess people don't like to tell them ?

One way conversations are monologues; your role is to listen. As a pp said, this that doesn't entertain you then don't do it. If it were me and I felt I couldn't participate in a conversation then I wouldn't feel valued as anything more than an ear.