A Good Conversation

What you'll need:

A pair of brains, to some extent, hot wired to sync. Preferably playful, serious, curious and insightful all at the same time. (This is one of the harder parts.)

Healthy, listening ears and sincere enthusiasm and interest.

While you're at it:

The most important thing is that it has some sort of flow. It's not structured, but the exchange of ideas just happens effortlessly.

Both of you do not always agree to what the other says, or else it turns out boring. Good conversations tell you that what you're thinking is not always right. It shows you that there are other perspectives to things.

But then of course, you should agree on many things too.

Insert nice things to laugh about and random trivia you think that person is interested to know.

You don't count the hours down before the conversation ends.

Post-conversation:

The realization that it was a good one not while it happens but when it's over.

Good conversations make you enjoy them while you're at it, and then leave you with some healthy thinking afterwards (around 10-20 minutes post-conversation).

You 'research' on about things you may have talked about.

You don't mind talking to that person again.

Other notes:

Can happen anytime, anywhere, whether it may be over Toffee Nut Latte, over the telephone on a school night, along the shoreline, on top of a hill, at 3 in the morning, in the front seat of a car or over Yahoo Messenger. The location or manner does not usually matter.

Good conversations are like stickers on a loyalty card-- they accumulate and indicate deeper friendship.