I find it really hard to understand why you guys look so serious always....my gf always tells me to be serious but then starts laughing....so I ask why so serious???

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FOR MALES ITS ALL ABOUT IMAGE......THE SAME REASON GUYS NOW ARE GROWING

BEARDS...ANYTHING THEY THINK IS ALPHA AT THE TIME.....IT IS FUNNY WHAT PEOPLE

WILL DO TO BECOME ATTRACTIVE.....

change to appear as its not a given that they are actually improving their appearance....lol

I have a acquaintance that seems to always be so serious...on the job understand... I guess ... just saw them off the other day ... and seemed the same way ... serious... when we spoke ... just casually ... so I am just wondering if this is just their demeanor ... and not take it so personal ... which I believe I am going to leave it like that ... being I am just sometimes to out spoken ... and their is a line they do not want to cross with me... gosh why so serious...

Thank you for this meme Rooster! It made me laugh because it was my first thought when I saw the title of this thread!

I have to admit that I find the really serious photos of guys a turn off. I tend to pass them by because they don't look like they would any sense of humor or fun. Not the kind of man I am looking for. And for goodness sake guys please keep your clothes on!!

yeah, looking like one is mad at the world is not the best first impression in this internet profile era,,,,

Hi welcome to mingle forum..

Looks like some took the advice very seriously

reminds me of a game we use to play in college..those days are just memories now..anyway why so serious

That's true, people keep finding something each era. We have designer bikes, cars, clothes, hairdo and now designer beards...what is next..well keep guess

For minute you sounded so serious that I was searching for the line there...so serious

Hey then you will love this guys..fully clothed and always smiling

Touche...being mad looks good only in movies nowadays..the hit "Mad Max" series

You're welcome. I couldn't pass up the opportunity

Well well well people like to get serious here. Cheating, hating and crime so much pain

Most communication is through indirect behavior.
Happy, good, pleasurable emotions, hugs, smiles, laughs, open body language, consciously disfocused allows for greater emotional experience.

Sitting online trying to be happy is like sitting online trying to talk about your love for crack, rather than actually doing crack.
It just makes you want to get off the internet and do crack.
Another thread a guy is asking for a hug emoji.
You think that is in any way as fulfilling or meaningful as a real hug?
Only to the retarded or delusional.

Laughter is infectious...when you hear it, when you see their body shake, when you see them smile, when you experience it.

As an experiment go read a transcript for your favorite comedians last show.
Then go see them live with a friend.
You tell me if there's even a close comparison.

Sad, serious, focused, determined, mad, angry, "bad" and painful emotions people try to hide and control.
The more you directly focus on something, the more your emotional reactions are suppressed.

The internet is a controlled environment. Self editing, false information, confirmation bias, controlled access, forcing you to focus on reading.

The internet allows you to hide your emotions, keep them bottled up, allow you to vent them on your terms when you need to.

When you're on the internet, when you're "interacting" with people on the internet you really aren't.
You are reading. You are putting your mind to a specific task.
You aren't experiencing except when you start building fantasies in your head, misinterpreting the information.

So

Because you're supposed to be serious.
If you aren't, then you're actually doing it wrong.