Smiling

[viking22]

I'm a serious guy and hardly ever smile and I know this is holding me back. But I have to make a conscious effort to smile and that makes me feel self-conscious and uncomfortable and it feels like my smile muscles just aren't that strong. Other people just seem to go through life with a permanent smile on their face and I am envious of that and want to learn how to do that.

Are there any exercises you can do to strengthen your smile? Or is it just a case of consciously forcing yourself to smile as much as possible until it becomes automatic?

 

[suavesuave]

i learnt to smile at work. Cause everyone smiles at me so i forced myself to smile back.

 

[Triple T]

I'm a serious guy and hardly ever smile and I know this is holding me back. But I have to make a conscious effort to smile and that makes me feel self-conscious and uncomfortable and it feels like my smile muscles just aren't that strong. Other people just seem to go through life with a permanent smile on their face and I am envious of that and want to learn how to do that.

Are there any exercises you can do to strengthen your smile? Or is it just a case of consciously forcing yourself to smile as much as possible until it becomes automatic?

so when someone smiles at you...you don't smile back?
You just give them a serious stare?

Do what you must to get a smile on, it'll show that you have a fun personality and will attract people towards you.
After you shower or brush your teeth just smile to yourself in the mirror.
Some people I know force themselves to smile and it looks funny. Just see what looks good and natural.

 

[Prodigy746]

Smiling is VERY VERY IMPORTANT. I had a GOOD friend that would never smile. He was the nicest person i met, used to drive one girl to work every day for free. He was always easy to talk to but every one would tell me that he looks like a killer. He was always serious and the only time he would smile is when you make a really really funny joke. Girls were scared of him until they got to know him.