Do you feel like you have to put up an act around some people?

[Shar]

And if so, why?

I'm generally intrigued. I personally don't like putting up an act around people or trying to be fake/someone I'm not to impress people.

[Munex]

I am usually a bit standoffish when I first meet people because I don't know how much they would take offence to some of the things I'd say to my close friends. Apart from that, I don't really put up an act...

[David]

I don't like a couple of my family members but I generally be nice since it would cause some tension and maybe some problems.

[=Lizzy]

When I normally meet people i'm quiet, not sure why. It's not an act its as if i don't know what to say to them as I do not know anything about them. But then the more i speak / see them the more chatty i become

[Shar]

When I normally meet people i'm quiet, not sure why. It's not an act its as if i don't know what to say to them as I do not know anything about them. But then the more i speak / see them the more chatty i become

I don't think that's putting up an act as its not intentional, a lot of people are like that

[buttons]

the first time i meet someone i'll act really proper and normal yeah...
but if its someone im comfortable with then no i dont put up a front, i used to restrain myself and stop myself from being ****** and too 'weird'. after a while i just let myself go

[MKR&*42]

All the time lol. I tend to act differently around almost everyone :L (including people who I greatly dislike).

[Empired]

I act differently around people who I don't like (but then I think everybody does).

I also act differently around my parents. They just wouldn't understand the way I really am and would probably ground me for a century if I said some of the stuff I say around my friends to them!

[geo]

All the time. In real life I find myself being the complete opposite of who I am and I hate it. I can't tell any of my friends that I'm so upset and that I don't feel like they treat me well, so I just cover it all up and act like I'm really happy. My best friend is the only person that actually knows about how sad I am, and even at times I have to act with her because I really don't want to bring her down. With family I have to smile all the time and lie about how good school is going, kinda sucks as I have no one in real life to talk to about how I feel, and bottling my feelings up really hasn't helped me out.

When I try to become friends with someone I try acting 'normal' and then if I eventually feel comfortable with being myself (usually this would be online and I don't look for friends irl and yeah, i'm not myself) then I'll allow them to know the real me.

[FlyingJesus]

I tend to act more masculine around family because they're nice and all but not exactly modern and still have the whole "MEN SHOULD BE MEN" type opinion. Usually though I'm pretty free to be me... probably because most of my time is spent online rather than actually with people...