Re: how honest are you, online
One of the main reasons I come to forums like this is because it's a way of silently talking to people. I like peace and quiet, so online posting and chatting is perfect for me.
IRL in large groups of people I come across as very quiet and withdrawn from the group, but with a smaller group I find it easier to interact. It's just that I've always found it very easy to correctly interpret what someone is thinking about me (Making it very easy for me to make friends), and with a large group there are so many people forming their opinion of me (Yes partly paranoia I admit) that I find it very difficult to lead a conversation in any particular direction once the thoughts start whirring away. Not that I care what anyone thinks of me, afterall I am what I am, but large groups are just intimidating and this definately includes any kind of spoken presentation to a large group.
I think honesty can eliminate this completely for me, especially when I'm with a lot of honest people. I'd rather have someone tell me what they think of me than lie and then say things behind my back. Also, spoken lies are one thing, but lying with body language is something else, often worse.
I would describe myself as a good listener rather than a good speaker, I like people telling me all their troubles as I will quite happily listen and help without getting bogged down with all the information and depressed. However I don't think anyone in my life knows me properly, as in they don't know the 'real' me. Not sure anyone ever will, it's not that I lie about myself I just don't give out all the information on every bit of my life.
As for this thread I was wondering if we could start up a question and answer session to test people's honesty. Of course if you don't want to answer a question you don't have to but it would be nice. :smilie:
I'll start: 'What is your most embarassing social moment?' (i.e something you've said or done and regretted.)
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04-07-2006, 02:49 AM
