Ever notice how you behave one way around one friend and differently around others?
Have you noticed how you act one way when talking to someone face-to-face and another when two more people are added to the mix?
It's easy to explain why this is so. When we're alone with someone else, we're more vulnerable. We don't have an audience to regale. When others are present, however, we put a facade to cast ourselves in a more favorable light. We may suddenly become sillier and act in ways that run contrary to our true selves.
At the end of the day, it's another form of peer pressure -- pressure to conform to the "group." We all crave to be noticed, to be accepted, to be part of the group.
The biggest problem is when you find yourself acting unnaturally to please others -- that is a big no no! Don't ever compromise your character in order to appease others. You never know when those people will turn their backs on you.
Do you agree? Why else do you think people's behavior changes around others? Please comment below!
Have you noticed how you act one way when talking to someone face-to-face and another when two more people are added to the mix?
It's easy to explain why this is so. When we're alone with someone else, we're more vulnerable. We don't have an audience to regale. When others are present, however, we put a facade to cast ourselves in a more favorable light. We may suddenly become sillier and act in ways that run contrary to our true selves.
At the end of the day, it's another form of peer pressure -- pressure to conform to the "group." We all crave to be noticed, to be accepted, to be part of the group.
The biggest problem is when you find yourself acting unnaturally to please others -- that is a big no no! Don't ever compromise your character in order to appease others. You never know when those people will turn their backs on you.
Do you agree? Why else do you think people's behavior changes around others? Please comment below!
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