09-27-2015, 05:23 PM
(09-27-2015, 10:19 AM)ramseycat Wrote:(09-27-2015, 06:50 AM)aussiefriend Wrote:(09-27-2015, 05:56 AM)Duchess Wrote:(09-26-2015, 07:39 PM)ramseycat Wrote: I guess it depends on if the person asking really cares how you are or they are just being polite.
Always with those who I know are just being polite.
They shouldn't fucking ask it if they don't mean it. It is inauthentic, insincere and shallow. I am one of those people who asks 'how are you' I mean it and if it's not good I try and help, even if it is in a minor way.
What if it's someone you barely know or just met? You really can't go prying into their private life.
what about saying "why? what's happened?" they then have the choice to divulge as little or as much as they want. Give a little advice, share a little kindness, that's it. Some people are difficult to disengage, that is a risk. You just have to look for them to take a breath and excuse yourself and you are gone. Maybe there is a skill to it.