Sounds of Silence.

A phrase often used by my friends and I is: "It's only awkward if you make it awkward"
But is it? Is silence something that is considered awkward no matter what?

In my opinion, there are two types of silences:
1) When people don't know what to say or how to react
2) When people have nothing to say or don't want to react

The first one is the one that most people think of when talking about the 'awkward-ness' of silence. Often in this type (from my experiences) follows an argument, comment, or meeting between acquaintances or random strangers.

The second one, although it is still silence, is definitely less awkward. One example of this is my car rides to school. Usually we say hi to each other when we get into the car, but then majority of the ride is spent in silence. Not because we don't like each other and we are doing it out of anger, but because we each use the silence as our own personal time to reflect and relax before the coming stresses of the day ahead. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our thoughts that we don't even realize that we aren't talking.

So is silence awkward?
Well my answer to that has to be, its only awkward if you make it awkward.