Past 2 months I kinda realized that the best people (atleast to me) that I meet are the most down to earth, honest people.
Doesn’t mean you have to be a saint, but if you stop doing little white lies everyday, you break your boundaries down and open yourself up as a person, which people find intriguing.
Example, usually my go-to saying when someone asks “How was your day?” is “It was good.”
But that’s so boring and usually not even true, like maybe my day really was shit. So, why not just be upfront abt it?
“My day was a little boring. I was going to do ____ but didn’t get to it”. Or something like that. Guess what? That opens up a conversation and it IMMEDIATELY makes the other person feel more comfortable around you.
Talk to everyone as your most authentic, honest self. It is really hard to start obviously, but the next time someone asks you one of those basic questions like “How’s it going?” just be as honest as you can be. Then see how it goes!