Still here Jas

To be honest, it depends on how tactful the person in question is. I tend to be very sensitive, perhaps overly, to when people want to stop talking. I would be more like the sister in SJ's comment - just get to the point, and move on. I have been out witnessing with some people, and I'll be standing there wishing them to stop talking because the householder obviously isn't interested!

I've found that it also depends on the ethnicity of the person visiting you - nothing against anyone here, I have simply noticed that certain ethnic groups are less 'socially aware', probably because of the different attitudes in different countries.

As I've said, we in no way take it personally when people say they aren't interested - frankly, we'd all be basket cases if we did!

And I don't find your comments hurtful or argumentative at all - I'm just as interested in listening to others beliefs as I am talking about mine!