Managing awkward silences: key phrases

I told my sister last month that I was leaving my job without another one lined up. For a while, neither of us said anything. ' It's a lot to take in ,' she finally said. I nodded. ' I'll be honest ,' I said, 'I've been thinking about this for months — it wasn't a quick decision.' She asked me to just give it a moment before we talked any further. I think she needed to let that sink in before she