Awkward Car Rides

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Ever get stuck in a car with just one other person? It can be pretty awkward depending on your relationship with that person.

The drive goes on in silence, no one saying a thing. Eventually, someone may crack and make a bad attempt at starting conversation...which ends up making things more awkward.

Oooh, or the radio! Yeah, I've been known to just turn on the radio. Anything to kill the silence. It's still uncomfortable, though.

Anywho! When you find yourself in a situation such as the one I described, how do you deal with it? Any pointers for maybe making the trip a little less...awkward?
 
Yeahhhh times like this are awkward. Truthfully, I usually just sit there in the awkward silence and hope it is over soon :P
 
I normally attempt to tell a joke, and if that doesn't work i will normally stick a CD on or something, and when they tell me how awful the music is i start a discussion on why the music is crap.
 
I'l just look out the window, especially if it's early in the morning. I hated when I used to be in the car with my exes dad, even though my ex used to be there because it was just so .....silent, I used to will him to put the bloody radio on, no such luck though
 
I usually suffer that silence when two or more people in the car have had an argument. In which case, the arguments often make us too depressed to speak so no one really tries to break it.
 
Ack, I hate it when that happens. I especially remember that happening with a friend of mine. She and I were on our way to school - we both had the same class - and the drive was like 15 - 20 minutes. The entire time we only talked twice or thrice and then the rest were deafening silence. I think there was a tension between us that we both didn't wanna face for some reason, but it was very awkward. She was driving and so I had no choice but to look out the window, pretending to be interested in the cars and the freeway.

We're both cool with each other though. I've known her for almost 8 years now and we're like sisters, really. It's just that as the years go by, sometimes it can't be help that people drift apart from each other slowly, but you just have to take control of the reigns and hold your friendship tightly.
 
I don't think I've ever had an awkward car ride mainly because if someone else and myself are in the car and there is an awkward I seem to either sit there grinning or start laughing for some reason which then makes the laugh...so the atmosphere becomes lightened. :D
 
I normally just stare out the window for ages. Then I start to think about things, and so I kinda lose track of the time. So normally the car ride finishes without me having to feel awkard.
 
I normally just stare out the window for ages. Then I start to think about things, and so I kinda lose track of the time. So normally the car ride finishes without me having to feel awkard.
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That's what I usually do. I will try to start a conversation and if that doesn't work I just ignore it and stare out the window. If the other people in the car want to feel awkward that's fine with me but I'd rather just ignore the situation and think about more interesting things.
 
So there's really no avoiding it. Maybe I'll just opt to ride in the trunk of the car next I have to ride with this dude from work.

I could deal with the awkwardness more easily if he'd stop looking over at me as he drives. I just stare ahead and pretend that I don't notice him through the corner of my eye. Creepy bastard should be watching the road as he drives.

Or maybe I'll start disturbing conversations with him. Like the time I had to kill the pizza boy after we got into an argument about the size of the tip I gave him. Not happy with $2.00? Fine. I'll kill you, keep the pizza AND my $2.00. How's that?

Kidding, of course, but I'll try making him feel more uncomfortable than I do.
 
I deal with it 2 ways, since I know I'm horrible at starting conversation. The first thing I do is I crank that radio on and I sing. I love singing to the radio in the car and it beats the awkward tension. If I can't listen to the radio or sing, I just go to sleep.
 
Lol nice tactic, Bei. I typically sing in the car too but it depends on whom I'm with. Sleep, of course, is the best option if the awkward silence is just too much...or at least pretend to be asleep. It really gets more uncomfortable when you start a convo and you only get a few brief replies and then silence again. Or vice-versa (only because I can't seem to think of a more lengthy reply). So I just give up and leave it be.
 
It depeds on who is with me. Usually I talk with that person about my life until he gets annoyed and makes me get out of the car. -__-
 
When your girlfriends mom walks in her room at 4 in the morning and found out you spent the night. And says shes driving you home.

Lmao happened to my best friend.
 
I don't get in cars with strange people.... If I know beforehand its going to be one of those rides, I'll say I take the train.. or something like that.
I used to have it with the parents of my now ex boyfriend. My god, 1,5 hours of silence once.. At least my ex was there too, and I had an information booklet of the school we just went to visit. So I had something to do. Unfortunatly it was only 3 pages..
But yeah I avoid them unless its only going to be 5-10 minutes.
 
I've been in this situation far to many times. Last time was the worst.

Took my girlfriend on vacation to Florida. She cheated on me while there and the car ride back took us two days. We didn't say a thing the entire time.

I just kept the radio on while I drove. And when I wanted to switch I'd just stop at a rest stop, take a piss then climb in the back site giving her the signal to take over. When not driving, it's best to just force yourself to go to sleep. At least that way you can sleep your way through the uncomfortable moments.
 
I woul'd have just left her there. Told her to take the bus home or something.
You're too good for this world.
 
I just ask tons of questions like "so how was your day?" and "anything interesting happen this week?" but usually i dont mind awkward-ness. Usaully im driving so it just makes me concentrate more on the road
 
Well, if it ends up awkward it means I am not good friends with them or close to them at all. =/.

I've had those when I offered to take someone home or to school a couple times. I turn on the radio and it still feels awkward cuz I dunno what they like. haha.

I just sit there in the silence and see how it goes.
 
I hate when that happens, honestly. To me, it usually happens whenever my friend's parents give me a ride home, and the said parent dislikes me. Seeing as how most of my friend's parents find me annoying, it happens often.​

Whenever they drive me home, I usually just listen to my friend and his/her parent talk, and attempt to voice my opinion, or simply say something. When I do, the awkward car ride begins. I then just simply look around the car or out the window, and think about whatever until we reach my house.​

Yes, I do understand that it's always my fault that I get stuck in the situation but I honestly hate sitting silently. Especially when there's other people who I know, talking right in front of me. D:​
 
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