I can bullshit with just about anyone, and l can be silent when l need to be.

If I have to start a conversation it’s going to be quiet for a long time. I have no problem contributing depending on the topic but I just can’t start a conversation.

Silence works well if you're holding hands.

Lol sorry I know a lot of people feel awkward with long pauses in conversations. I love to gab away especially to strangers. I also enjoy silence especially with those I know well. Its like we don't need words.
But don't worry she likes you or she wouldn't of went on the drive. If she wanted conversion she would be asking questions or pointing out the landscape.

I agree with a lot of the folks below -- I don't think this is a real problem. If she didn't like you she wouldn't have agreed to go with you. If she's been seeing you for a month, there is obviously something going on. If it makes you nervous before you see her, don't you take a few minutes and think about the things you talked about on previous dates. Or look at the news and see if there's something you would both be interested in. OR don't you talk about how it is to engage in small talk when you like someone. I'll bet you get reassurance and once she knows you worry about it, I bet the problem disappears. Give yourself some credit! It's been sixteen years since I've been seeing someone for a month!

Oh yeah.

Should have gone to Paradise or Intercourse, but I wouldn't recommend Blue Ball....Yes those PA Towns...lol

The problem is trying to impress because that becomes someone who you aren't.

Yes. It is something that I also recently noticed about myself. I can do it all day in my job but not so much in my personal life. I am beginning to think that I am more shallow that I had thought.....