Hiii everyone, I wanted to get your thoughts on something that happened recently.
My brother invited me out to eat, and I ended up going with him. When we got there, two of his friends ended up tagging along as well. What I noticed the entire time was kind of strange to me.
His friends barely talked at all. It was mostly just “yes,” “no,” or very short responses. My brother was the one carrying the conversation and trying to keep things going, but even then his friends would respond briefly and then just kind of give vague responses and went no where.
My brother would actually make interesting non forceful funny conversations but on the other hand they were just dry, a bit defensive or quiet and if they did joke it was like an attempt to try roasting my brother on something he said or like about someone or something to vibe or idk it was so weird…
What confused me is that my brother has known these guys for like 13 years, so I expected them to be a lot more comfortable around each other.
I honestly felt a bit awkward during the whole thing and I’m trying to understand what might’ve been going on. Are they just shy or socially awkward? Could it have been because I was there (I’m the only girl)? Or is this just how some friend groups are? or no personality ?
Just curious what others think, because I found the whole dynamic pretty unusual and uncomfortable