Are you serious most of the time, or hardly ever serious — a real comedian, or just the type of person who doesn’t get bothered much by circumstance?
Most of us fall somewhere in between, but some folks are definitely a lot more serious than others. They don’t smile a lot. Some are worry-warts – they see the glass as half empty instead of half full. We suspect that pessimists are a lot more serious than optimists, who roll easily with the punches.
Our question today is not very scientific. We just want to know if you are serious most of the time or the other way around. Remember, it can take a few moments for the poll to load. So stand by!
I am apprenticing to be a cranky old man according to DW. She also says that I already am “the little girl with a curl.” I tend to try to entertain others by reacting to comments as though they are meant to be taken literally; they rarely are. Alternately, if I am attempting to accomplish something, especially something I find difficult, then I can become extremely short, rude, profane, or all three. Thus, apprenticing to be a cranky old man.
Gee no sarcastic option?
Well, that’s a sarcastic comment if I ever heard one, Seann, so I am officially putting you into that category. 😆 Have a good night. 😀 (And I’m not being sarcastic. 😉 ) –Diane at RVtravel.com
I am easy going just do not get me mad it takes a lot but I do get mad
After three years of counseling for anger issues, and giving my life over to God, I don’t anger easily. As a matter of fact, people who know me are surprised when they find out I had anger issues. However, I like structure and plan our trips, including fuel stop, well in advance, but if my plans get interrupted, I just accept, adjust, and move on. I openly admit that I’m OCD.
I’m called either a Curmudgeon or The Brick by my family…I’m a pretty serious guy.
I took enough Psychology classes so as to confuse myself as to who I was, who I could be, or now, who I am. Others may have labeled me but I have given up. (I guess it is too late to get my money back on those classes.)
I pay attention to what’s happening. That make me serious? I’ve been called The King of One Liners. I took it as a compliment. DW sees the worst in everything, so I try to make jokes and keep things light. Is that a “Balanced Relationship”?
Mostly, I’ve been told that I am “quiet and easy going. Also a good listener”.
Hmmm, maybe it was ‘be quiet, and get going’. I wasn’t listening.
I tend to be on the quiet side around people I don’t know. Of course as I get older, my hearing gets worse which also (I think) contributes to my quietness. Fortunately, my wife of 58 years is very gregarious and will strike up a conversation with a telephone pole. I just stand there and smile
Thank you for the chuckle, Ron. I hope you and your wife have a wonderful day. (I’m looking out at the telephone pole in my front yard, seeing it in a whole new perspective. 😆 ) 😀 –Diane at RVtravel.com
Thank you both for the laughS! It should be the “Joke of the Day”. Ha – love it. (My wife is the same way – often having a conversation with herself!).
Thanks, Doug and Joan. Have a great day! 😀 –Diane
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When growing up, I was the proverbial Black Sheep in the family. Being the middle child out of 5, I was normally on my own and had to do things for myself. My parents catered to the two older ones, and since my grandmother lived with us, she favored the two younger ones. Everything that needed done was put on my shoulders, and everything that went wrong was blamed on me. I started working when i was 14. Bought my first car at 16 and maintained it myself. I was the first to move out and get married. It took a long time before I realized that I was the one that made my life the way it is now.
I am still serious about most things, but I know how to relax and enjoy what I now have.
Since I never had a normal childhood, I am making up for it now. I may be growing old, but I refuse to grow up.
Serious doesn’t mean walking around with a frown. It does mean I try to see another’s position as well as my own. I do admit I tend to pick up my ‘lawyer hat’ when I feel somebody is skirting the rules to their benefit at the expense of others, and especially if they take a bullying attitude. Be careful who you try to knock down. They just might get back up.
If y’aint smilin’ get outta ma face. But you’re certainly welcome back when you find your smile. As long as it is a sincere smile and not a practiced politician/salesman smile.
Growing up as an only child with pressure to be perfect, I was definitely a serious person. In my 50s, however, I started dressing up as a clown on holidays and weekends to let my ‘other’ side come out and help others to escape the serious.