If you find yourself in the middle of an awkward silence that might have been caused by something you said, take some time to reflect on what you might have said and how it might have negatively impacted your conversation partner. Even if you don't think you said anything bad, empathize with your conversation partner and view the conversation through her eyes. Empathy can help foster good relationships, while a lack of empathy can be damaging to relationships.This emotional perspective-taking can help you identify your offensive remark in times of uncertainty. One great way to move past an awkward silence is by using humor to directly confront the elephant in the room. This allows you to directly deal the awkwardness while making light of it, and can serve as a nice transition that will help you to move past the situation and onto better topics of conversation.  For example, you might try some self-deprecating humor, such as "Sorry about that. Apparently sometimes I like to channel my inner Michael Scott and throw everyone for a loop with some Dunder Mifflin managerial shenanigans." Only use this approach when you're the one who has committed the awkward act. If you make fun of someone else's awkwardness, this could upset them further and make the situation even more awkward. If you become anxious about the awkward silence, this can interfere with your ability to think clearly and come up with ways to remove the silence.  To stay calm, breathe deeply in over a few seconds and exhale slowly over another few seconds. You can also try broadening your view of the situation, which can help put an awkward silence in perspective. To do this, you can ask yourself a question to challenge your feelings, such as, will you actually care about this conversation a month from now? In many cases, it is probably best to avoid apologizing for the comment and just to change the topic and move on. Blow past the awkwardness by talking about something else. The main goal here is to get her mind off of what you said before and get it thinking about what you're saying now. That said, if you said something highly offensive or if she looks clearly upset, you may way to apologize for making that remark. Keep your apology short and to the point and be ready to change the conversation right after, otherwise the awkward silence may remain. You may have had a great conversation earlier with her that you could bring back up again to change the subject. This can be a great way to remind her that you both generally get along, but that you just said something inappropriate this one time. For example, you might say "remember that conversation we had earlier, I'm still curious about why you think X..."
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One-sentence summary -- Assess what you said. Fix the situation with humor. Stay calm. Change the topic. Bring back previous discussion topics.

Q: Dice an onion and mince garlic and ginger. Heat coconut oil in a wok or Dutch oven and add the diced onion and minced garlic. Cook the onions and garlic for five to seven minutes on medium-low heat or until fragrant. Cooking till fragrant means allowing the contents to simmer until you can distinctly smell the aroma. garam masala, coriander, cumin and turmeric. Most spices should come pre-ground. If you need to grind yours, add them to a mortar and pestle with some brute force. Once these spices are powdered like a conventional dried spice, add them to the sauted onions, garlic and ginger. Stir the onion mixture for a minute or until they too are fragrant. Garam masala is a spice blend traditionally used in curry. While it can be made at home, it contains ten varieties of spices. It is often less troublesome and expensive to purchase it premixed. Break the cauliflower down into smaller, bite sized florets. Stir the cauliflower in with the other remaining vegetables and coconut milk. Increase your heat until the mixture is boiling. When searching for chickpeas, look in the canned vegetable aisle of your local grocery store. One can of chickpeas is approximately 15 ounces, or just under two cups. If you choose to use canned chickpeas, always rinse and drain well. After the curry mixture begins to boil, give it a good stir and adjust the heat to keep it simmering and cover it. Every so often, give it a stir but allow it to cook for at least 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, uncover the curry and allow steam to boil off. Allowing steam to boil off thickens your mixture. Thicken the curry to your preference. Before serving your curry, add salt and pepper to your liking. You can also pour the curry over rice and use diced cilantro as a bright garnish.
A: Saute the onions, garlic and ginger. Add your spices: Mix in the chickpeas, tomatoes, cauliflower and coconut milk. Reduce the heat and cook.

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