I've been plagued by this problem for ages and it's really starting to grate on my nerves. I have trouble coming up with insults and my wit isn't that great, so when I find myself in conversations with people who are joking around with me or teasing me, I find trouble dishing it back in an effective and equally backhanded way.
Just last week, I ran into some old high school "friends" and as much as I wished I had become better at it, after a few minutes, I felt the conversation had turned into different people just throwing jabs at me for fun, and me not quite able to keep relaxed enough to laugh it off and dish it back to them. Does anybody know any good solid way to really work at this? I'm not trying to become a master of insults or something, my inability to sustain verbal repartee just really bothers me sometimes, as it makes me dread dealing with people who always talk this way
Just last week, I ran into some old high school "friends" and as much as I wished I had become better at it, after a few minutes, I felt the conversation had turned into different people just throwing jabs at me for fun, and me not quite able to keep relaxed enough to laugh it off and dish it back to them. Does anybody know any good solid way to really work at this? I'm not trying to become a master of insults or something, my inability to sustain verbal repartee just really bothers me sometimes, as it makes me dread dealing with people who always talk this way