A Walk to the Bus Stop

Several years ago, way back in high school, my brother and I used to walk to the bus stop together. It must have been during my freshman year because my older brother was not driving to school yet. Anyways, we were walking and talking early in the morning. At one point, I just stopped responding to what he was saying. I was still listening to him, I just wasn't saying anything back to him. A moment of silence would pass, where normally I would have said something. Then, my brother would fill the silence and continue talking. I did this for maybe a minute or more before I informed him of what I was doing. I said something along the lines of, "Would you just keep talking if I never said anything?" This made me wonder if guys, particularly my brothers and dad would just keep talking if I never said anything in response to them. I know that a few times that week I tried it with my younger brother and my dad. Both of them proceeded to speak even though I was not responding to them. Every now and then I still do this, just to see if it still happens. Both of my brothers and my dad will all continue to talk to me, whether I respond or not. I wonder why this is. It could be that men will talk whether there is a response or not. They might not listen for a response at all and just talk on and on. It is possible that men often do not listen and participate in a conversation, they just speak what is on their mind.