Conversations are supposed to be two-sided – but all too often we come up against someone who’s passionately, exclusively in love with the sound of their own voice. Time to fight back … When I was in my early teens, I was often invited round to a schoolfriend’s house for dinner. Her family stru...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/13/monologuists-interrupters-trauma-dumpers-survival-guide-one-sided-conversations)