You're in luck, I did a scientific experiment while I was jogging the other day. Each person I passed I gave a wide, genuine smile along with, "Good morning!" I received returning smiles in 12/13 cases. The holdout wasn't looking at me. So if you really do care to lift someone's mood, rather than be a bossy…

Telling people to hide their feelings isn't going to cheer them up. Telling them to smile is exactly that: you're telling them to not look sad when they're feeling sad. I seriously hate when people tell me to smile, I have on of those permanently grumpy faces (okay, also I am permanently grumpy but that's just my…

Well, here's the thing. Here's a sample of what women put up with: Random guy: "Smile, beautiful! It can't be that bad!" My dilemma- do I acquiesce, give him the smile and hope it's enough to dispel him? Or will he take it as an invitation to further intrusions? But what will he do if I piss him off? And way too…

Wait, so if someone intrudes on my life and start making demands about my face and mood, and I'm not polite to them, I'm the bitch? You're actually going around telling people to put on a perfomance so that you feel better, and you see yourself as some good hearted person for doing that? Wtf is wrong with you? It's…