>''hi, anon! how are ya?'' >''I-I'm

>>38751763
>>38751763
stop giving generic responses... let people know there is a little darkness in your world

>''hi, anon! how are ya?''
>"I'm gettin' there"

>''hi, anon! how are ya?''
>''I'm here... you?"

>''hi, anon! how are ya?''
>''really tired for some reason... how about you?"

>>38751763
I try to vary it up.

>"Fucking starving."
>"Fucking stoked."
>"Hanging in there."
>"Pissed, but not at you."
>"For some reason, I'm actually enjoying being angry today."
>"Better than yesterday."
>"Honestly really shitty, but it's gonna get better."
>"Tired as a motherfucker, on a Monday."
>"Honestly? Horny."
>"Wet."
>"Hot as hell."
>"Cold as a motherfucker."
>"Sweaty."
>"Glad to be ____."
>"Blue, but you need days like that."
>no verbal response; pantomime vomiting/dying

Anything not to just say, "Good. You?"

>>38751763
greetings are an illusion people are not even real

>>38751891
This feels very true when you're around normies prolonged periods of time. They feel like NPCs, you might click the first response on the list just because, but you really just want to walk away from the character and go about your business

>>38751763
Learn to small talk, it's 100% a skill. With most people it doesn't even matter what you're talking about, just keep taking or asking questions to let them talk.

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>>38751871
>Honestly? Horny.
ishygddt

>>38752365
Obviously you don't say that one to a complete fucking stranger. It's fine for some people.

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>hey, how's it going?
>"yep"

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>>38751871
I wish I could use some of these rather than replying reflexively. I'm too cheerful and and friendly around people, even towards people that actually need to hear it like family.
For example:

>Few days ago
>Mom is sitting in my room, we're talking about uni and such
>She says that I seem a little down
>Passively Agree
>She smiles, "Everyone has a few sad days, you'll get over it soon"
>Give her proper eye contact for the first time
>reply "I think I'm in a worse place than I'm letting on"
>Silence
>Tears well in her eyes, her voice is shaky and strained
>"I-I love you anon, please don't do anything silly"
>Feels Trip

Felt good to say it though.

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>>38751763
>''hi, anon! how are ya?''
>''does it really interest you?''

>>38751763
>''hi, anon! how are ya?''
>"I'm good, how about you?"
>"something something, I'm a dumb bitch"
>"What have you been doing lately, dumb bitch"
>"I've been doing _______ lately,
then you continue the conversation about whatever topic

>>38751763
but it's perfect when that happens. they understand i don't want to talk so they don't continue the conversation.

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>>38751871
I'm the guy who posted this, and upon reading it again, it occurs to me that most of them are complaints in some form, and that any person asking me how I am would rightly assume that I'm uncomfortable, gloomy, or pissed-off in some form.

I respond this way to be sincere and friendly, and I thought I mostly tried to be positive with people even when I felt down. I hope I'm not depressing to people.

Dunno how I could answer that question all cheerfully without lying a lot of the time, though.

>>38752623
I don't think you said anything bad there. That's just a sincere response with no filter on your brain.

>>38752728
>Dunno how I could answer that question all cheerfully without lying a lot of the time, though.
the problem is that exactly what normies do, they lie all the time. Normies wouldn't be able to function if they didn't lie

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I've been doing a lot of reading on how to properly converse and not just empty small talk about the weather. It's really hard to put into practice though because there's so much info that I forget and end up not improving.

>>38752693
>''hi, anon! how are ya?''
>"I'm good, how about you?"
>"Good. You?"
>"..."

>>38752754
That actually doesn't make sense to me. Not even trying to sound above it all. Being sincere with people just feels better.

>>38752693
>''hi, anon! how are ya?''
>"I'm good, how about you?"
>"Good"

Conversation ends there

>>38752875
you either get it or you don't I guess

>>38752937
then try to keep the conversation going
you can't really expect the other person to do all the work
or are you a bottom?

>>38751763
change "I-I'm good, thanks"

to

"I'm good thanks, how are you?"

That will invite them to talk about themselves, which people fucking love doing and will generally spark a good back and forth conversation if the other person isn't as autistic as you.

If people bother starting a conversation with you, then it generally means that they want to tell you something, so giving them the spotlight as soon as possible is the best option.

>>38752959
I will be at this rate.

>>38751763
I wish there was a book of the way you lead a dialong

say 30 most common set of dialong lines, just gotta learn then and tada

not so much frustration, at least you can say: "Well I did everything by the book, 80% people talk that way"

>>38751871
>not just saying "good, you?"
It's common courtesy. They aren't asking because they're interested in how you're doing, it's literally babby's first convrsation starter.