Put the Honest Foot Forward

Let people like the real you, not who you pretend to be.

Don’t pretend to be something that you’re not in order to impress someone.

People like to put on the “best” versions of themselves when they meet new people, or approach people that they’re interested in.

While social etiquette dictates that you should be polite and respectful when meeting people for the first time, it’s also rather important that you don’t exhibit any unrealistic characteristics, behaviors, or beliefs about yourself.

Think about it like this: you meet this girl or guy for the first time, and you develop a crush on them. They’re extremely funny, wonderfully generous, and nice to the point where you get the fuzzies.

You spend more time getting to know them, and over time, you come to learn that their humor was just a bunch of pickup lines that they memorized. They don’t like sharing time or goodies with you, and they were really only nice in the beginning because they like to lure people in for the thrill of it.

You told them you like comic books. They enthusiastically shared that sentiment…