Why do you think this is??
2007-03-22 12:00:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
Because with family/friends we feel safe, tucked in sort of speak, assured of their love; we know they love us for us. With strangers, you have no gage of what they are about and so you do everything you can to gain their approval.
2007-03-22 12:07:25 · answer #1 · answered by OPTIMIST 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know of two reasons--one positive, the other very negative.
One is the positive case I argue--informality; a level of expecting to be understood, accepted, and to be able, in short, not to have to be totally formal, etc.
If this means "taking our closest for granted'", I say that's a good thing--if not carried too far... It's different than "being on our formal behavior", 'dressing up" and "being careful of all our manners"; it's a lower 'register' of behavior that two people who know each other pretty well can use.
The second I claim is bad. It's a sign that instead of being more understanding of and closer to his/her friends, a micro-controlling dictator personality will abuse those closest; or else expect them by extra-sensory perception to read his latest wishes and comply; such a person has no talent for ideas and wants to collect and manipulate believer slaves--and of course one doesn't have to be friendly, just or nice to slaves; because they're there to do the dirty work.
2007-03-22 12:11:09 · answer #2 · answered by Robert David M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Family is family we should not have to keep our guard up all the time, though these days our family units are not as they ones were and family will betray each other faster then strangers these days.
Friends are supposed to care for us as well, though these days this too has fallen to thee waste side.
Strangers we have always had to be weary of. They do not care about us therefor will do crappy things to us.
I hope, just hope the family units go back to where they belong some day. One can dream right lol!
2007-03-22 12:06:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we know friends and family better and we know they will forgive us easier than a stranger. We do not know what a stranger will do if we are rude or mean. Some might just glare some might pull a gun.
2007-03-22 12:07:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
humans tend to take things for granted and we over look the people who are always there for us since forever and don't expect change as a different view to life we find strangers to spice life up but in the end the people we forget will catch us when we fall
2007-03-22 12:04:55 · answer #5 · answered by Rdy4Summer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-22 12:05:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becasue you want to be cool and show off in front of strangers! But friends are friends! You don't have to be "cool"!
2007-03-22 12:03:36 · answer #7 · answered by lalalala:) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we all need to have someone to let out our frustrations upon who will let us get away with it most of the time. We're all bullies at heart.
2007-03-22 12:05:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we care more about how we look to the world then how our most intimate freinds ,who know the real us, see us with our fake masks on for strangers.
2007-03-22 12:04:45 · answer #9 · answered by C.W. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you want to make a good first impression
2007-03-22 12:03:42 · answer #10 · answered by Lee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋