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Originally Posted by Ceara1010
You know, I don't smile either, not unless I'm actually interacting with someone. If I'm walking along, as soon as I say "Hi" to someone, I will smile, or if they say "Hi" to me. But the rest of the time, I'm sure I look sad--in the past, people have told me that I do. Or if I'm concentrating, I look angry (I'm told).
I think that's one thing I love about online forums, I don't have to worry that my sad face or scowl will turn people off.
I think the younger you are, the easier it is to make new friends because people get set in their ways as they get older, and they get used to the friends they have and have a rhythm with them, so to speak, and are not usually looking for more friends.
--Ceara1010
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I would say "same here" for me on that one. I feel like I have a wry sense of humor and can make people laugh. I can smile quite a bit. In fact, some years ago at work, a woman who was a sketch artist drew a picture of me with a big smile. She said that I smiled a lot and that's why she drew it. I smiled a lot because I was happy to be there.
I guess there are certain settings where I feel like the best of me cannot come out. Being in a group (clique) setting is very off putting for me; so it's difficult to fake being happy. The church I go to is very much like that. And so at times the pool area at where I live can be like that also. There had been times when I'd sit in the hot tub, trying to relax, that the other people being there would get on my nerves. They are either in groups or in pairs; and they would totally ignore me. In situations like that I would feel like I'm ready to cry.