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A month or so ago, I was sitting behind a woman in church that I hadn't seen in quite some time. She turned around and we both smiled and said, "Hi" to each other. Then she said, "How are you?" I answered, "I'm fine! How are you doing?" She said, "I'm fine, but you're lying." "I'm lying?" I said. "Why do you think I'm lying?" "I can see it in your eyes," she said. "Well, sorry," I said, "but I really am fine."
Tonight I saw her again at a church social event. Again, when we saw each other, we both smiled. "How are you?" she said. "I'm fine," I answered. "How are you?" "I'm fine, but you're lying," she said -- again! I was so shocked that I just said, "You know, that's really getting old, and I'm sick of it," and then I walked off. What would possess a person to say such a thing -- twice? Was I out of line in reacting the way I did? My husband says she was probably just trying to get me to spill my guts and tell her all my problems. Then, she'd have some fodder for gossip or could use my response as a jumping off point for how much worse she has it than I do. The thing is, I'm really fine! Pissed off, but fine.
A month or so ago, I was sitting behind a woman in church that I hadn't seen in quite some time. She turned around and we both smiled and said, "Hi" to each other. Then she said, "How are you?" I answered, "I'm fine! How are you doing?" She said, "I'm fine, but you're lying." "I'm lying?" I said. "Why do you think I'm lying?" "I can see it in your eyes," she said. "Well, sorry," I said, "but I really am fine."
Tonight I saw her again at a church social event. Again, when we saw each other, we both smiled. "How are you?" she said. "I'm fine," I answered. "How are you?" "I'm fine, but you're lying," she said -- again! I was so shocked that I just said, "You know, that's really getting old. I'm sick of it," and then I walked off. What would possess a person to say such a thing -- twice? Was I out of line in reacting the way I did? My husband says she was probably just trying to get me to spill my guts and tell her all my problems. Then, she'd have some fodder for gossip or could use my response as a jumping off point for how much worse she has it than I do. The thing is, I'm really fine! Pissed off, but fine.
Well, I guess you know your answer next time you run into her! "Well, I WAS fine..."
That's just REALLY weird! Who would say something like that? I probably would just avoid her from now on and if she comes up to you in the future and asks you how you are I would just walk away.
That's just REALLY weird! Who would say something like that? I probably would just avoid her from now on and if she comes up to you in the future and asks you how you are I would just walk away.
Yeah, or maybe I could say, "I don't know. You tell me."
Perhaps a brief hello and continue walking would be more appropriate in Church.
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