# Slowly creep backwards while speaking more softly and with a greater number of increasingly-long… * * * Slowly creep backwards while speaking more softly and with a greater number of increasingly-long pauses. If your partner doesn’t attempt to follow you, the conversation is over and you may leave. By [John Ohno](https://medium.com/@enkiv2) on [March 2, 2017](https://medium.com/p/52d2fc2b7276). [Canonical link](https://medium.com/@enkiv2/slowly-creep-backwards-while- speaking-more-softly-and-with-a-greater-number-of-increasingly- long-52d2fc2b7276) Exported from [Medium](https://medium.com) on September 18, 2020.