How are you doing? Do you say you’re good when you’re not to end the conversation or you actually tell them how you really doing?

[Pinay_ako]

I always say I’m good 😑. But my face says otherwise. This face doesn’t lie 😆

[Finchie40]

I guess it depends on how I am really feeling, and who I am with , Only a select few people I can really trust and share my drama with but most times I don’t like unloading my troubles onto someone else and put them on the spot , so yes I will say I am good even though I am not. The only person I will really vent my frustrations to is my brother , Because my brother and I are a lot alike and we help each other out , my brother and I know we have each other’s back no matter what happens in life , I can tell my brother anything and unleash my inner feelings about my relationships or work stress etc. I can honestly say my Brother is my best friend, because we understand each other the most. My girlfriend hates that I am super close to my brother and I tell her all the time if you can’t accept it then leave , I tell her she is part of the reason I talk to my brother a lot and she hates that lol Truth hurts

[NNWSSEnew]

I'm doing fine no matter how it looks thanks for asking

[shyman87]

@Pinay_ako, you are so right about this one, lol! Now, me personally, no day is ever a good day. The best part of my day is either when I go to sleep, or if I'm talking to one of you guys on GAG. My life is a nightmare, and it would take a real miracle for someone to make me smile.

So, do I tell people how I actually feel, no I don't. Why? It's better off that way. I don't like people worrying about me. They have a lot on their plate as it is, and me telling them what's wrong will only distract them from what is at hand.

Would I change my mind?-- No I would not. Everyone has a worse day than you, and telling them about your bad day will not solve anything.

[AsaKyo]

I'm just honest with how I feel if someone asks
If I feel like shit, I'm gonna say I feel like shit

[Pinay_ako]

Same here omg

[AmandaYVR]

It can become an extremely difficult question to answer sometimes. Can’t even answer it in text.
My answer is “fine” or “good” if they are a stranger. It’ll get expanded to more and more honesty, depending on my relationship with them. Only under very extreme circumstances, major stress, will I use some of the actual language that is in my head. Even that’s just the tip.

[dynamicyandere]

I usually just say, “I’m good.” even if I’m doing horrible. When I was a teen I remember contemplating suicide and nobody had a clue because I always wore a smile on my face. I tend to fight my demons on my own and I don’t trouble other people with my own battles. I only tell them how I’m really doing if I can really sense their genuine concern for me and if they’ve earned my trust. There are very few people I fully trust.

[Pinay_ako]

How are truly doing now?

[dynamicyandere]

I’m doing pretty well overall. My health is good, my family is doing well, my relationship with my SO is going very well. I’m a little stressed due to deadlines and work during my business launch but other than that things have been pretty good. ☺️

[Pinay_ako]

Good for you! Good job 👏

[dynamicyandere]

Thanks!

[Blueeyes81]

99% of the time when a person says "How are you doing?" Its meant as a hello or acknowledgment of your presence, not a genuine I care about your well being question. So I always say "I'm good how about you?" It's a waste of breath in my opinion, nothing more than a social norm that really means nothing. For shits and giggles I'll say terrible from time to time just to watch peoples reaction. It always catches them off guard and I've even had people say "That's good, I'm fine." They asked without even listening to my response. Lol

[MrPickles13]

My face is mostly neutral towards unhappy most of the time. Can't really do much about it. Plus happiness and joy look odd on my face.

But yeah I say I'm good just to end a conversation and not draw attention I do it with lots of things like injuries or illness I just say I'm good or will be fine. It's probably not a good habit.

But well I have to wonder how many people care when they ask or is this just where we are as society. That most of the time people ask how you are to be polite. With the expectation that they will answer they are good.

Like I think many know of this but we just accept it.

Hopefully I'm making sense..

[Kori1236]

I tell the truth, if I’m having a shitty day I say it but I will also look on the bright side or at least try to. So for example yesterday I didn’t sleep well so that set up a shitty day; but I had my coffee and it was an easy day so that made it better

[Bluemax]

I have understood it that when most people ask how I'm doing, they really aren't terribly interested in an honest status report. It's social conversation. A polite greeting. If I know this to be the case, I say I'm fine.

Otherwise, if the person is someone who cares about me, then I will answer honestly unless I know they are themselves not doing well and feel that my situation might cause them more worry or stress.

[ObscuredBeyond]

I'll say "so-so." It's closer to an honest answer, and usually spares me from having to infodump an entire episode on someone out of nowhere. As a black lady in a meme once so eloquently put it: "Ainna nobody got time foh dat!"

[Wubs3000]

I'm feeling awesome lately thank you for asking! How are you feeling?

When I wasn't doing as good if people asked 95% of the time I said I'm fine. Unless if they text me when I'm not doing anything, I don't have the time or willingness to get into anything. I will ask to talk when I want to or go to a counselor.

[Bmories99]

My go to answer is I'm surviving. I like this answer because it's true and allows people to ask more questions if they want or to just leave it alone. If I am in a rush in the morning I tend to say morning if they say good morning I usually mention that for me it's just morning and weather it's good or not is yet to be seen.

[FunkyMonkee]

"Hey! How are you?"

"Awful. How are you?"

"Awful?"

"Oh, you, too, hunh?"

But, most of the time, nobody even notices that I just said, "Awful" and they come back with their usual reply, "Good! Good! Glad to hear it!!"

[andreasderjuengere]

My standard reply to it is: ''Reasonably'

I'm not hiding my emotional condition of the moment; but I see no reason to share it with strangers.

The ''question'' isn't meant seriously anyway; you could as well greet someone differently.

[JSmuve]

I'll say "I'm good", "I'm fine", or "I'm okay". I don't say how I'm really feeling because I either don't know them, don't trust them with that information, or I'm not emotionally close to them. No one wants to hear emotional vomit and, since I'm a guy, few actually care anyways.

[ChiTown33]

Most people don't really want to know how you're doing when they ask that. It's just a pleasantry. But no unless I have specific reason to I'm not going to burden them with my problems. How are you doing?

[Pinay_ako]

I am doing well, thanks for asking. How are you?

[ChiTown33]

Peachy. 🙂

[boldlyblu]

That's idle chit chat no one really wants the truth, we learn that eventually society says say your good.

[Pinay_ako]

Depends on who’s asking

[IJhonnyI]

I always say I'm aight, because truthfully I'm never good😆 and know one genuinely tries too hear your life story, besides me 😂

[Pinay_ako]

🤣 depends on who’s asking right?

[IJhonnyI]

Yea Ig

[GreatnessBack]

I say I'm good, because I know no one cares if I'm not.
Not friends, family, wife, kids, or even strangers on the internet.
Everyone is self absorbed and couldn't give two shits about anyone else, but feel guilty when their loved one deletes themself, wondering what they could have done.
Fucking BS.

[Honesttguy]

Life is hard some people just give up in living and its not necessarily anyones else fault.

[GreatnessBack]

@Honesttguy Maybe. Maybe there could be more done when someone is sick.

[RavVid]

That's me exactly. Seldom would I admit to not being ok/good. I take the attitude that I have to deal with X and that talking about it is not going to help me. Best to go into my man cave for as long as it takes.

[LikeALog]

It's just a greeting of sorts. Some people think it's a real concern about them and talk and talk.
When asked I respond with: Doing fine or okay.
Now I just ask: "Doing okay today?"

[rosemilk]

i absolutely hate small talk. so yeah, i say i'm good regardless of how i really am so i can continue with my day

[Autember]

"Oh its going. Still here *awkward laugh*" or "same old, living life, ya know" is typically my go to answer haha