Life is so similar to a game of poker sometimes if you think about it.  In poker, people unconsciously give off something called a “tell.”  This means that judging by many factors, such as their facial expression, reaction when given cards, breathing, mannerisms, eye contact, collectiveness, amount they speak at the table, among hundreds of other things,  you can actually read these people and figure out exactly what cards they are holding.  Unless of course they are a pro, and have the ability to send “false tells,” but we’ll talk about that in a moment.  Well, that being said, my point is that you can relate that to life.  Why do some people act like they act and do the things they do?  I don’t mean genetically opposed to surroundings while growing up, that is another post completely.  What I’m referring to is why people have to complicate things?  Why are simple situations sometimes referred to as uncomfortable or awkward?  I think there are many factors here.  Regardless of how perceptive you are, most likely you know the established behavior pattern of your friends, family, and those that are close to you.  This being said, it’s quite easy to know when something is wrong, because that particular person may go out of the established pattern.  However, many people are very clever.  As I stated earlier, in poker there are “false tells.”  False tells in life are quite different than those in poker.  See, a false tell in life would be purposefully doing something in order to fool someone into believing either that everything is ok, or something is wrong, by either twisting the situation to meet their needs, harm someone, or simply increase drama.  I’ve found that the more adamant individuals are about proving that they don’t act a particular way, the more likely it is that they are.  This is the perfect example of a false tell.  That person is over-compensating.  For example, someone claiming they dislike conflict may actually like it, but feel that it’s wrong, therefore claiming they hate it, or try to avoid it.  Look on millions of myspace or facebook profiles, and see what people say they hate.  You’ll find women that claim they hate arrogant jerks, but they’ll be dating them.  You’ll find people who hate drama, but cause it.  It’s human nature.  We’re programmed to attempt to be normal, or at least what the world views as normal.  I’m starting to believe that honesty is a thing of the past.

I’ve been manipulated quite a few times in my life, and almost always catch it.  This is an ability that everyone has, but some don’t use it or fine-tune it.  Some people simply don’t pay attention to people, or simply don’t care.  I have a few friends that wouldn’t even notice if I were bleeding out of my eyes, and others that know and can almost pinpoint exactly what’s happened to me when I’m down.  I remember once a classmate of mine did a speech on how humans as a whole are “Generally stupid.”  At the time I thought it was just him, but in the last few months I’ve rethought that speech, and he’s his points were pretty accurate.  We as humans don’t think logically 99% of the time, especially women.  I can’t wait for the feminist bloggers to hit me up with a derogatory comment, but sorry, it’s true.  However, that being said, I believe that’s how God made us.  Men are more logical (most of them anyway), and women are emotional.