Instead of:
Jon: "I haven't seen you in forever!"
Tim: "I know, how have you been?"
And so forth. Do:
Jon and Tim hadn't seen each other in a very long time and they spoke for hours. They talked about their lives, their children, their jobs, and their wives.
Jon: "I haven't seen you in forever!"
Tim: "I know, how have you been?"
And so forth. Do:
Jon and Tim hadn't seen each other in a very long time and they spoke for hours. They talked about their lives, their children, their jobs, and their wives.