How do you handle a person that won't let you get a word in edgewise while

Hi! You need to ask her to come over and let her know what her babling is doing to your friendship. Invite her to dinner or tell her you know someone who never allows you to get your 2 cents in and when she asks who it is tell her it's her. It worked for my fiance. It may work for you!

I have an aunt like that. I have literally put the phone down for ten minutes and then came back and she was still babbling. I tried to tell her once, but she got all offensive and tok it wrong. So now when she calls I will give her a ten minute time limit (without telling her of course) then i will keep butting in and tell her that I must go. then hang up. Its the only way. lol I feel for you

Take a lesson from your Uncle.

I have been around people like that, and I try to avoid them. My husband is like that too. I tune him out or tell him to please let me talk, or I won't listen to him. As far as a friend, well dear, you need to say something, of just be quiet and tune her out. Good luck honey.

Well I just don't bother saying anything at all I just sit and listen and that is it I tried to say something but then the Person just takes over again so I really don't say a lot anymore now lol

If she is a good friend I would tell her what you are feeling. and what you think she might do, for instance, When I am talking to you, I find that you talk on and on like I am a sounding board and not a friend. Do you think we might share a conversation. She might take offense and that is what I am afraid of, but if you tell her that you know people that haven't got the patience to listen to some one who insists on going on and on. She probably isn't aware that she does this, I was told that I do this exact same thing, and after I listened to myself, I could understand what they are talking about, so now I watch some ones face and can tell by their expression, that I have done more than my share of talking. Perhaps you could start your conversation with her by saying I came across a particular topic on mylot today, and then use me as an example of people that babble, and then ask her how she would solve the problem you posted here, it might work, and she may just get the idea. It is worth a shot.

I know how you feel, My mother is this way. I try to talk to her and she constantly is either talking about herself (hardly ever my father) or my sister and brother in law. At first I just kinda let it go but now it has ticked me off so much that I just change the subject back to what I want to talk about. At first she kept talking, so what I would do is talk at the same time she did. Then she kept it up so I told her to shut up VERY POLITELY I might add and then I talked. I don't always recommend this but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. Now when she doesn't want to hear what I have to say she tells me her phone is dying, and she has to go. That makes me mad but at least she isn't going on and on and on LOL! And if I can't get the conversation back to what I want then I just tell her I have to go. You have to do what is right for your situation though.

I would not have a friend like this in actuality. As far as what to say, can you really if she/he doesn't let you speak as it is? I would simply walk away as he/she was in the middle of talking. Maybe he/she would get the idea then. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~

I think I would be straight forward with her. Tell her HOLD UP!!! I have something I need to tell you. You are annoying me by not letting me get any words in. I bet she doesn't realize she is doing this. Once you get her attention and tell her I bet things will be diferent. There was a lady I used to work with and everytime I called her she would make a sigh sound. We had to have a talk one time and I told her about this and how it bothered me. She said she didn't realize she was doing it but her husband told her and she would watch it from them. She quit doing it and if she did do it we would both laugh until she broke the habit. I think things are good to talk out and not go behind peoples back and talk about them. I know I want to know if I am annoying a person.

Yeahh !