Are smiles overrated?

[Anonymous]

Do you think getting a smile from a guy/girl in general is overrated by people?

Girls generally smile a lot, Guys its more rare

Guys generally smile a lot, Girls its more rare

No smiles are a big sign most of the time

Yes they're way overrated

[Jawless]

Depends on that persons ego. Sometimes the shyest boy or girl can get that smile and it will be the best thing that has happened to them all week - is it possible that this becomes overrated simply because it was a polite gesture which became a sign of someone caring and noticing them? Possibly.

Conversely, sometimes that guy or girl can see someone smile at them and assume it was because of their pure attractiveness and animal magnetism. Is that overrated because they end up getting the wrong end of the stick and assuming it meant so much more? Again, possibly.

But I suppose it really does depend on the circumstances. A polite smile in the street is something you can consider overrating if someone gloats or goes on about it, but a smile from your friends while cracking a joke or just talking gibberish, probably not. That's actually a tricky question to answer, so I can't answer it properly.

I know my girlfriend thinks her smile is lame. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, her little face lights up and becomes completely different when she smiles - sometimes it's unnerving, when it is a laughter smile.

I voted C, anyway. They are just a day-to-day occurance, only meaning something when it's obvious they mean something. That naughty smile when you are about to remove someones clothes, for example.

(It's possible I misunderstood your poll choice. I'm assuming you meant that smiles aren't a big sign all the time, not a NO! YOU ARE WRONG! SMILES MEAN EVERYTHING! reply.)

[onlyfor1girl]

I guess you can call it overrated, but smile usaully don't mean much, just something some people use to be polite. Some times its more, it depends.

[Rubies_7]

Actually, this varies in different countries. My friend Vlad from Serbia got in trouble for smiling while he was in his home country. He was so use to being in America, and since we smile all the time that he naturally does it too. However, in Serbia, especially out in a public place, that means the person is interested in whoever their smiling at. He got trashed at a bar, and in the morning his cousin called him a man-whore because he got over 30 numbers from people because he was smiling so much at people (he didn't remember).

So smiling is overrated!

[Cailleach]

That does not happen in most parts of Serbia. What city did he stay in?

[Greys]

People smile to be polite like someone else said like if I saw someone looking at me I'd smile at them, doesn't mean I like them though. It is overrated sometimes.

[martyfellow]

Sure, some people smile at everyone, it's their culture. It doesn't mean a whole lot. But I still like it a ton.

[ericneo]

Smiles remind me of a MacBeth quote

"False face must hide what the false heart doth know."

[Anonymous]

I thinks girls smile to be polite...i smile at girls sometimes and they smile back but show no sign of interest...

[4UtoSee]

It depends on the smile.

[Anonymous]

I like smiling.