People who dominate conversations often exhibit traits like seeking validation, desire for dominance, anxiety, extraversion, cognitive off-loading, status signaling, and low empathy for turn-taking cues. Improving listening skills and balancing airtime can enhance relationships, decision-making, and personal growth.
Etiquette expert Daniel Post Senning advises that emotionally charged conversations, whether delivering bad news like a diagnosis or good news like a marriage proposal, should not be conducted over text messages. Instead, these should be handled via phone calls or in-person to utilize tone, volume, and body language effectively. Texts should remain informational, covering basic details like who, what, when, and where.