It’s hard to be yourself. Anyone neurotic enough to relate to anything on this blog will agree. There are so many pitfalls to expressing an earnest opinion or interest: the threat of scorn and dirision, that “Oh, I didn’t know you were so weird” look, the slow back-away, the I’ll Call Ya. It can take months or years to become sufficiently comfortable with another person that you can put the faking away.
To help with any faking quandaries one might have, I’ve created this easy-to-use diagram that indicates the level of sincerity that should be used at each stage of acquaintance. Enjoy!
Copyright MrsMiyagi
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I am surprised that family is above facebook friends.
Comment by Jess — June 11, 2010 @ 6:21 pm |
I think it really depends on the family member, and your relationship…
Comment by Briana — June 11, 2010 @ 7:34 pm |
?Where is inanimate objects?! After a hard day at work, I feel quite comfortable screaming into my pillow.
Comment by Greg — June 11, 2010 @ 7:37 pm |
Good question. Some of them are probably your real friends. The rest probably populate the second-to-bottom category.
Comment by mrsmiyagi — June 11, 2010 @ 7:46 pm |
Im gonna go fondle my sweaters….uh…fondue the cheddar.
Comment by Greg — June 11, 2010 @ 7:59 pm
I’ve found that I can be painfully sincere with the Facebook friends I don’t like. In a mean way.
Comment by Briana — June 11, 2010 @ 7:39 pm |
This one was tough, because while I will tell things to Facebook that I will not say to family members, I then remember that most family members are also Facebook friends. I guess someone’s personal comfort quotidian could be jacked up by the fact that they know how many times you’ve broken your wrists or have ever called you out for peeing in a pool.
Comment by mrsmiyagi — June 11, 2010 @ 7:40 pm |
Do you give extra credit to people who fit several of these categories?
Comment by Jayel Draco — August 10, 2010 @ 10:45 pm |
[...] don’t have a space for this in my Hierarchy of Personal Comfort. Here is a person who should be a stranger to you, therefore regarded even below the Facebook [...]
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