I can very much relate to eyes forward conversations. I read recently some blog or article about sons and it included how car rides were often the greatest time of conversation. My previous therapist told me to keep the conversation going, as I seemed to have opened that line with my own. Topics might not always be of value, however being open and in tune with what's important to them is a start. Even if the latest release of Terraria and the xbox delay in comparison to playstations isn't the most interesting phenomena you've ever heard.

Before you know it, you are the one setting the bar for the relationship style they either find healthy or the void that they seek.