More I'm stuck waiting for an opening that never seems to come, and I don't want to interrupt anyone. Especially since I've gotten in trouble for interrupting in the past, so I'm usually stuck in situation where the conversation has already moved on by the time I could jump in so I often just don't say anything… Yet on the other hand, when I am able to talk I usually don't like losing such. It is a frustrating conundrum of social interactions for me.
Sounds familiar. My personal favourite is workplace social situations with a view to getting ahead. Networking. That’s the term. Horrible, rotten concept. Observing others do it for personal gain, whilst not being able to apply any concepts yourself.
If you even wanted to.