Comment by gibspaulding

Wow, that was a very succinct explanation! I've definitely experienced this, but thought through the two perspectives like this.

I definitely fall into the interrupter camp. With some of my friends in particular, conversation seems to form one long sentence being picked up by different people as it meanders along. It feels less like a dialogue and more like a melding of minds. Occasionally I'll meet someone though who I really struggle to communicate with. I find myself either frustrating them by interrupting, or I end up feeling like I'm getting lost with all of the clarifying questions and comments I'm trying to keep queued up in my head for whenever they finish.

I guess it's just one of those things where you need to get to know the person you're speaking with before leaning too far one way or the other. And of course it's challenging since the safe default to start with is the one that does not come naturally to me.