ajblaise
Minister of Propagandhi
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How friendly are you? If you aren't as friendly as you or others might like, why do you think that is?
When does friendliness and agreeableness become disingenuous or just too much?
I think I make a decent effort to be friendly, but if I can't sense some kind of connection with someone on some level, I often find it disingenuous and insincere to try and force one, and I often just have no real motivation to do it.
If I'm in the same situation as someone or we are both doing something together actively, it's a lot easier.
friendliness
noun
1. a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company [ant: unfriendliness]
insincere
–adjective
not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
disingenuous
adjective
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse" [ant: artless]
When does friendliness and agreeableness become disingenuous or just too much?
I think I make a decent effort to be friendly, but if I can't sense some kind of connection with someone on some level, I often find it disingenuous and insincere to try and force one, and I often just have no real motivation to do it.
If I'm in the same situation as someone or we are both doing something together actively, it's a lot easier.
friendliness
noun
1. a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company [ant: unfriendliness]
insincere
–adjective
not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
disingenuous
adjective
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse" [ant: artless]