Exscinded

In our daily lives, we generally (many of us, anyway) encounter a fair amount of people- whether it's at the grocery store, at work, or just with our friends and acquaintences on the phone. How we interact with the people we see depends largely on our level of closeness to them. The butcher at the deli may get a smile and a friendly hello, maybe a "how's your day going?" whereas the friend you meet up with for lunch would obviously be a much different story.

The question is, no matter who it is we're talking to, how much are we actually saying? Do you find that you speak your mind most of the time, or do you "bite your tongue" so as not to cause waves? Do you find that the relationship with the person you're talking to increases or actually decreases how forthcoming you are with what might be a sensitive comment?

In other words, are you more likely to say what you think if the person is more of a stranger, or if you know the person well? Some might say they feel more free to say what they think around those with whom they have more rapport, but then others will say that it's specifically the lack of closeness that drives them to speak their mind more freely with those people they know very little, or not at all.

As for me, I find myself fairly equal on both accounts, neither more restrictive or open regardless of to whom i'm talking.