Do you ever catch yourself doing this, just to avoid a REAL conversation?
A new poll found that when someone asks how you’ve been, our go-to answer is “FINE” . . . even when things have been terrible.
70% of people usually say “I’m fine” on autopilot without thinking. Mainly because it’s easier than explaining why you’re NOT fine.
We also do it because we think the person’s just being polite, not really asking how we’ve been. And because we don’t want to come across as being negative.
We do it a LOT though. The average person says they’re “fine” four times a day, or 28 times a week, according to the survey . . . and we’re lying 38% of the time.
Two-thirds said they wouldn’t even answer honestly if their closest friend asked.
When we ARE honest and say things have been rough, people aren’t quite sure how to handle it. Almost 40% said an answer like that makes them feel awkward, or like they need to help somehow.
