"The great thing about strangers is that we tend to put on our happy face when we meet them, reserving our crankier side for the people we know and love."
This is so true. It is such an irrational behavior on our part, yet we all seem to do this.
Evo-psych enthusiasts would probably tell us it's adaptive: you know what responses to expect from people you know. Frown at a complete stranger, and he might beat you up.
This is so true. It is such an irrational behavior on our part, yet we all seem to do this.