What would you think if your guy/girl responds to you in one word answers?

Some people just do not talk much at all. The more that you try to get them to talk, the less likely they are to talk, because they think that you believe something is wrong with them. Relax, but be truly interested when they choose a subject and talk. You are correct, women talk a lot, they do communicate verbally. Sometimes guys communicate better when you are doing something else. For instance, if you are riding side by side in the car, it is easier for them to talk, or even when you are taking a walk. You need to be in a situation where they do not feel you are judging their responses.

One word answers drive me crazy. it makes me feel like the person I am conversing with is not really paying attention to what I am saying. The longer the response the more I know you are in this conversation with me.

If my special someone reply in one word, I always feel there is a problem. He either tired physically or tired of the topic or he is very busy. I will quickly send a message of asking him what is wrong. Of course I want to know the truth. I don't want to be worried for whole day of keeping my pride because of irritation. If I feel there is something wrong I will send him a message to know the truth. Or else I will call him regardless of his situation.

hi neelianoscet If my husband had very often responded to me in yes,okay or no or think about it, he would soon have no longer be my husband. this is rude and very telling. He thinks so little of you and your feeling that he just gives a one word answer to anything. It is the same as I feel when a few mylotters respond, oh that so or thats nice or yes thank you.I feel, no I know this person is so not into my discussion that he or she does not care to really respond to it. I detest those kind of answers as we all should think enough to come up with a few sentences to give your opinion or thoughts. It is rude and also it will not get you any earnings. for me either respond the right way or forget it. If I think enough of a discussion to respond I will spend the time to write three or four real sentences. The few times my husband ever responded to me with a one word answer was when he was worried about something and did not want to tell me and worry me about it. I got him to sit down and we talked it over and between us solved the problem. two heads are usually better than one. lol lol

If anyone responds to me in a one word answer and i feel like it's not enough then i'll ask further questions just to get the answer i want. :)

If someone who has been talking a lot to me and suddenly states just on eword, I would be shocked, may be that something is wrong and I need to work on that. Also, there are people who just talk the purpose and nothing else, they just pass the message as to why tehy are talking to you, I would not be surprised if he/she says single word. Till now I have not experienced this in personal life however there has been front office peoples stating same single word when something asked them twice or more.

Well, sometimes, one word answer, is being linked to irritation and disturbance to whatever we are doing, that's right.. While there are times, it's really we dunno how to answer or not interested in that topic at all.. And gals should know man, we are not good in communication, and a man prefers peace, rather than nagging when they accidentally say something wrongly.. lol =D As such, in order to prevent such situation, most men will tend to stick to one word answers, and only elaborating when they feel something's not right.. haha

Well it depends upon the personality of your partner. If he is not the type who answers by one-liner then it could be a sign that he is not interested and hence you should not stop talking about that topic anymore if you don't want to end up talking to a wall. Now if he really is a man of few words then there is really nothing to be concerned about. There are men who don't think too much but they listen and they enjoy doing so.

I pointed your discussion to my husband and he said, “Huh?” which is pretty typical because he is the king of one word answers or in some cases all I get is “Huh?” (LOL) It has grown to be quite an issue for us because listening is not his strong point either so he either has not heard a word I said or he’ll reply just with a yes or a no and he wonders why I don’t feel affectionate towards him sometimes! The thing with my husband is that he is not much of a talker and he is a man! Combination of the two makes very poor communication which has caused problems in our relationship. I am a quiet person too but I do enjoy good conversation occasionally which I have learnt to get elsewhere because it isn’t going to come from him.

I can relate to this. But I don't say that all men would be like this. When I write to my dad , he usually replies my mail in just one word or mostly one sentence. He is indeed a man of few words and we knew him well. About discussing something and then the respondent has replied only one word or one sentence, well that depends actually on the situation, either he already knew the topic so the answer would only be answerable by "yes" or a "no", or either the topic has been redundant so it is so obvious to answer already. If my hubby doesn't get what I asked, then I would repeat the question, although the answer would be very comprehensive and understandable. I don't mind getting a short answer but precise. I myself would answer back straight forward, no more spices and extra ingredients to include.

it mean he does not like to response it may mean many things either he is not interested, or do not like to see your face, feel tired or just not the talkative types.

it only mean he is not interested or he find me not a good talker. so if i encounter person like that i just simply tune down so that he would not feeling disturb.

it may mean that person is not interested to listen t me or it is his way to tell me to stop talking that he is not interested to every word i say or maybe simply he do not like me.

well i do that often when i am irritated and in a bad mood! :) when people react that way with me, i just try to leave them alone as i would prefer that when am in the similar situation! :) being patient with people in their foul mood helps them to come out of it in a much better and easier way but i guess i don't have that patience and i would end up getting irritated! lol :)

all the things that you have said are possible reasons for it. but of course it depends from person to person and on the situation. some people just don't talk that much by nature and usually gives short straight answers. my husband i like this at times. he's my opposite that when i am being asked a question i tell things to him into detail but when it comes to him, he just give a short summarized response! haha i understand why he's like that because that is his nature. he's like that to most people but there are also times that he talk more. i have experienced to be like this to, not talking much, answering in one lines. i have done it to my husband as well and that is when i am not in the mood of talking. worst is that i don't even want to say a word... i also do it with my father before, having some kind of silent treatment, i just answer what's being asked and no more follow up words. i am like that to him before just because i don't like talking to him and i have a bad feelings for him before...but that was long long time ago and now, we are already talking normally. and besides you can also feel from the person if he's not interested on what you are saying not only from answering short responses but also on his facial expression and movements.

What matter more is tone of the response.If it is dry then one need to worry.It shows your partner is not happy or now in the mood to talk with you.There can be many reasons.May be he/she is angry or just busy in something else or feeling lazy. if my boyfriend is behaving like that i will take back and wont talk for sometime.When his mood is ok and he is ready to talk about problem and sort it out then i will talk with him.

For me it is not clear by the one word only to tell about the topic of what you like to discuss.

I'm not a very talkative person but getting a one word answer out of someone is just frustrating!

hi ,,,yes i allways comeacross like that stuation that my partners give me one word and one short setence response for my quetions and for me at that time i don't carry much to it ... especially with my girlfriend she usually give me one word answer for my massages like ok and yeah that ...instead some times she with a bad mood if i sent her massage she don't replyes back me ... so i dont pay more attention about it ...

In such a situation, i would rather end the conversation. I won't beg you to talk to me. And i won't waste my time and breath. If you cannot answer me properly, then i won't talk to you. Unfortunately, i am that rude sweetie. Hope no one follows this. TATA.