How are you?

[Jessica]

Sometimes I would say good, bored, tired, etc

and sometimes it might depend on the person. sometimes not

 

[anathelia]

I rarely answer honestly. I'd probably sound like a rocking bitchfest if I did.

So I'm fine.

 

[Taralynn]

I lie on my belly like a snake. I have to agree with anathelia on this one.

Some days it would be like opening the lid on a big bucket of shit.

 

[freakofnature]

I am done. Completely, totally and utterly DONE. *dies*

 

[All Else Failed]

99% of the time I'll tell whoever asks how I truly feel. But, thats probably because only people close to me ever says it.

 

[HottyToddyChick]

Matt answers honestly and it drives me crazy.

I figure most people don't ask because they care- they do it out of politeness and expectations.

I generally lie. Or find a reason for "fine" to be true.

 

[All Else Failed]

Why would him answering honestly "drive you crazy"?

 

[AnitaBeer]

I will say if I'm having a good or bad day. But I don't go into why unless it's someone I really know.

 

[All Else Failed]

sometimes I'll depress people by accident by going ito specifics on why my day was horrible and why so many things we do are futile


yeah lol

 

[shocker69]

People ask this question a lot. But do you answer it honestly? Do you tell them, regardless of who they are, how you TRULY feel at that moment, or do you give the generic "I'm okay" answer?

So.

How are you?

I tell them what I think they wanna hear. I think we all do this at sometime or another to save the ones we care about the grief of listening to our drama.

Let's face it, most of us have friends that don't care to hear about how we really are. If ya have some friends that really wanna know, they're true, good friends that should be cherrished.

 

[PerfectBlue]

Usually I say "oh I'm alright, how bout you?" I don't feel that way a lot of the time right now cause my life is kinda jacked up but I try to not be negative. I always remember things could be worse than they are.

 

[DuhhhBlond]

I say, "Let me pull up a chair, and I'll tell you all about it,"
to the customers I wait on..

 

[Danny Boy]

i normally tell people i'm ok

 

[Nikelodeon]

I still hate my life but want to live..

 

[Xeno]

I say what comes to mind.

(...whether it is a lie or not is really a mystery...)



​

 

[Natasha]

I usually say "I"m good, how about yourself?" or something like that. Or if I'm at work I'll say "I'm here."

 

[HottyToddyChick]

Why would him answering honestly "drive you crazy"?

Because he's so emphatic with it- he's either awesome or tired. I don't know... I figure most people ask because it's the polite thing to do and I feel the polite thing to do in response is to say "fine".

And yes, I realize that question is ancient but I never saw it.

 

[Dana]

oh u mean in general

 

[Loyalist]

I really don't think that too many people that ask that really care.
Its just their attempt to be polite.
But I guess its better then just being ignored.

 

[Darrell]

I usually say, "I am well, how are you?"