Hey, you okay? Wanna write about it?...Don't that tick ya off?

It's good that you know what "I'm fine" means for you.

I know too many people for whom "I'm fine" means "I've got something that I want to talk about, but I like to pretend that I don't, so I say I'm fine but I'm really just fishing for you to ask more questions".

Maybe that's why they ask.

I don't open up very well with people face to face...and I struggle with letting feelings out in the form of print, but it is a lot easier to write than to voice sometimes.

Anywho, I often poke and prod people who look a little out of whack, especially when they say, "I'm fine" or "Nothing" in response to, "What's wrong?"...maybe that makes me an asshole, but I've had no complaints as of yet. People open up to me rather easily...I'm good like that.

~Zoo

Hmmmm, good point. I do, however, feel that my body language was also fairly sufficient to tell them to bugger off.

I do love my friends, and I really like my coworkers, but they really need a "Guide to understanding the moods of Jai" That would help things a lot, I think. I know who my best friends are, because they know not to even ask. One old roomie would just leave me a post-it on my door saying, "I love you. I'm here. I'll have chocolate when you're ready to stop being a hermit." She was the best roommate ever.

I''ve been guilty of pushing to find out what is wrong w/ someone...I guess I should just let it be sometimes.

Perhaps, though San is right... some people mean different things with the same words. Not everyone is as antisocial/private/quiet as I am. I'm really not into "talking about my feelings" to just anyone. Certain people I talk to, but not most.

I will, however, write about any and everything. I just don't want to talk about it.

I. Am. Such. A. Freak.

That's what's so great about the internet. I know that the only person who I know in real life who sees what I write is my brother, so I can say what I want how I want without fear of recrimination.

I'm the same as you - I don't tell anybody anything; I'm a lot more apt to write it.

I use to work with a guy back in my teen years.  He was old (probably in his 40s or 50s, but that is old to a teen).  Anything you said to him his response was always the same. 'Fine, Fine, and you?'.  You could ask him about the weather - and that was always his response.

LW: That's a good idea! I wouldn't even have to tell the truth, just start making up some horrible stuff until they leave. Brilliant!

Doc: That sounds about like me. But usually when I look fine, people don't bother to ask further, even if I really do feel rotten. If I look like I'm in a bad mood though, they act as though I was on a high ledge!

When someone asks me, "How are you?" I rarely tell them the truth I always give a standard answer. Something like "Fine, and you?" If they keep going I just turn it around on them. I start asking them questions like something is wrong with them.



If were we friends I would always get the hint and never keep asking if you were okay. Instead I'd probably would say something like, "You look good! Are you losing weight? You know losing weight is going help you catch a man."

Maybe when you get a certain age you get set in your ways and always give the same answer. My parents go to the movies twice a week. My brothers and I would always crack up at my dad because no matter what movie he seen he would always say, "It was pretty good." Didn't matter what the movie was, too. "Hey Dad, how was Gigli?" "It was pretty good" "Hey Dad, how was Battlefield Earth?" It was pretty good" Hey Dad, how was From Justin to Kelly?" "It was pretty good"

But if it's funny doesn't it trump it being evil? It's what I always thought. Maybe that's why I've always gotten in trouble.

Fine, fine, and you?

If you were my friend, you would also know to run away quickly before you "accidentally" got a bruised shin or bloody nose.

To: little-whip

Too. Fucking. FUNNYYYYYYYYY.

V^^^^^V bites you.