Guys, how often do you smile? What makes a man smile?

Question

According to studies 🙄, men stopped smiling at 5 years old. But they will smile when they see someone or something they like or makes them happy. Is this true or false?

silkjames · Accepted Answer

If I'm in a good mood I smile sometimes I think of funny things that happen in my past that makes me smile people that try too aggravate me makes me smile 🤣

ab2shifty · Accepted Answer

Honestly I don’t smile that much, but when I see my homies it makes me smile a bit 🤣

AlexEfron · Answer

I used to smile a lot. So much that people used to make remarks - "what makes you smile so much?" "How can you be this happy without any reason?" "Smiling for no reason is a sign of losing sanity". I was genuinely happy back then.

A lot has changed since then. Life changed so drastically, I literally lost every reason to be happy. So much that the people who knew me back then, noticed the visible change. Now, I rarely smile. You'll rarely see me interact with people. I tend to keep to myself. Don't engage much with people. I quit most social media. I stopped talking to people who took me for granted, and I realised, there wasn't anyone to begin with. Everyone was there as long as I tried. As soon as you stop, you realize, there's no one. Not even one.

I disagree with what's mentioned in the question though. I do smile. A lot less than before, but I still do. My current profile picture has me smiling. It was taken last month when I went on a trip to a hill-station with a couple of people I got acquainted with while staying out of town. It was my first trip in two years and probably the first time I enjoyed a little after some shitty events since last February.

BoopBoopBeep · Answer

I smile countless times every day. Life is good. I always smile at other racers when we pass on out-and-backs. Hell that alone could be towards thousands of people in a few hours if it's one of the bigger marathons. Is that one smile or a bunch? Non race days I may smile at 30 people at the grocery store and/or cafe. Smile at people at redlights, walking down the sidewalk. I get home and go into my conservatory to check out my dwarf citrus plants, typically that makes me smile. My rescue kittens make me smile countless times a day when I'm around them. I can look out the windows at my land and smile when the baby raccoons frolic by the stream. I smile if I have a good supply of firewood for the winter. I smile if I tried a new recipe and it turned out really well. I smile when I'm sharing any of those moments with a special lady.

I survived a major car wreck, an IED, bullet wound to the leg, armor shot twice, a stabbing, two assassination attempts, been shot at more times than I can count. Nobody died today.

I'm recovering nicely (objectively, but still slower than I'd like though) from a major heart attack that nearly killed me. My cardiologist is thrilled that I do races wearing 30-40lbs. I successfully completed 67 races last year and have several milestone races lined up for this year.

I'm smiling right now because it's already unlikely to be another one of THOSE days.

GuyAnswersGirls123 · Answer

I actually have a case of the Resting Happy/Smiling Face where people have a tendency to ask me, "Why are you so cheerful?" when I'm not. 😅

I also have all these associated symptoms here:
https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/15/18-things-only-people-with-resting-happy-face-will-know-5618868/

That said, I used to have Resting Bitch Face when I was a teenager where I got people asking me the opposite question, "Why are you so upset?" when I wasn't.

As for why I do it, its not a conscious thing so it's hard to figure out why for sure. However, when I was a teenager, I was extremely serious all the time with anger issues and negative thinking patterns. So I think my default mood might have been a bit negative even if I didn't consciously realize it.

Then I started studying about Stoicism and learned a lot about how to think very positively and productively, cultivating a sense of inner calm and joy. It seems like putting that into practice and starting to think very positively and cheerfully changed even my default body language to the point where I went from Resting Bitch Face to Resting Happy Face.

So I'm always smiling these days. I have to be genuinely upset not to smile.

Squatting_Slav · Answer

Interesting question - I actually only ever smile when someone makes me laugh or when i'm talking to someone I like or a co-worker. SO maybe only a very few times a day. Most of the time I'm neutral and straight faced rarely ever smile to myself.

I've never actually though about this before 🤔

ShadezMcgee · Answer

Rarely. I only smile when I laugh or greet someone at my job. Otherwise I just have a straight stoic face or RBF as some call it.

Sameone · Answer

Because my job i see a lot of people sometimes when people smile in my face i stay smileing for 30 min 😅 alone like crazy person
And also when i meet my girl she really makes me smileing all time when aim whit her
Or when i remember something or sameone i smile if i was alone
now aim smile 😁 because i remember sameone

NathanDavis · Answer

I also smile when someone gets stupid and confrontational, other men that is... lol more of a grin, than a smile...  and it's not that it makes me happy nor I like it... I just find it amusing

serious · Answer

I don't smile often. About what makes a man smile, the answer to this very subjective.

Hardy_007 · Answer

By God's grace, I have a good set of teeth and a natural smile everytime I have something joyful around me. Sometimes, there is a dimple on my cheek too that appears. I see myself a cute happy face. So in my case, this study contradicts well.

Sevenpointfive · Answer

i can't speak for all men, but for me it's a long look. don't confuse that with staring. a girl who looks around is open. it doesn't mean you. hold the moment with a smile and that means something.

LaFemmeFatale_1 · Answer

Very often,   People are always enthusiastic to talk to me and share their stories and of course, I smile as I am listening or communicating something with them.

RavVid · Answer

I smile a lot. If something amuses me I smile. When you are having a good look at a girl you should smile as they react better.

legalboxers · Answer

Nothing makes me smile anymore. I actually stopped at 16..

moneymagnet24 · Answer

I'm optimistic & positive person i smile almost all the time I don't allow anyone to come so close to me that they can steal my happiness & smile ma'am. 😊

Phoenix98 · Answer

I don't really smile to much I'm more of a smirker, only really smile around certain people.

Fuentes · Answer

If somethings funny I smile or if I know someone I smile, but other then that yeah I don't smile for no reason unless it requires me too

dolemite58 · Answer

I smile when I laugh or am happy about stuff, I just don’t think adults in general smile or laugh as much as children do.

Drew-1990 · Answer

I don't know about the 5 part but yes I don't smile much anymore, not much to smile about I guess

boggboss · Answer

Is it not normal to only smile at things that make u happy

dragoblack · Answer

Being cared about romantically. And i often try to but its obviously forced.

standardguy · Answer

That is false. Only machos stop to smile. The good softie men smile until they die.

Jennz6 · Answer

Not using my teeth makes him smile

WhiteBoyChill · Answer

I usually smile when I think of something funny

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Good friends like you make me smile. How are you? You haven't been on much. Are you okay?

eagle1951 · Answer

i probably throw on a flake smile a lot these days.

Sonorous · Answer

I smile so much. Doesn't take much.

spartan55 · Answer

I smile all the time...😁

Jmmmfi4 · Answer

NOT OFTEN

justabuddy · Answer

I smile more on the inside than the outside.

karekaaaa · Answer

I do smile all the time

Overandunder89 · Answer

A pretty woman

msc545 · Answer

Rarely.

Amur8711 · Answer

Pretty much true lol

roy_ricky09 · Answer

Not answering 🤣

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