Dear Madame Joy,

Ever since I can remember people have been telling me to smile.

They think I’m always angry or upset. I’m constantly being asked questions like “What’s wrong”, “Are you OK?” etc.  It gets quite annoying after a while, especially when I’m having a great day and I’m happy  and I actually think I look happy.

I am a very nice person once you get to know me but it seems that I come across as being standoffish, so people don’t want to approach me.

It’s not that I am a snob but I would never initiate a conversation. I’ll only speak to you if I have no choice. I am quite shy and tend to stick to myself which also does not help because I am then labeled as being anti-social.

Madame Joy, How do I get people to accept me for who I am, or do I need to step out of my comfort zone?

Mona Lisa Unsmile

Dear Mona Lisa Unsmile,

I am not a doctor but I do play one online.  Yuh know in today’s world we have a syndrome for everything. Well you my dear suffering from one ah de  newest syndrome sweeping de nation.  It call RBF,  no it’s not fuh  Royal Bank of France. Is Resting Bitch Face! You, I sorry to say, have all the symptoms, de good news is that it have a cure. it just take one word baby… wait for it.. de word is:  “SMILE!”

De next steps depend on whether or not  you really care what people think about you.  gyul,  yuh could make yourself a bit more approachable by just relaxing yuh face.  Yuh know when the frown is on, so fix it. It’s easy, just relax the muscles in yuh face.

Come on, yuh could do it… before you know it, that frown gone.  Gyul de next ting yuh know, yuh might even be able to replace it with a smile.  Baby steps sweetheart, baby steps!  Please, please, please, don’t go for the Sheldon smile, that  just creepy.

Now, I not saying yuh have to be like dem nauseating people who does go around ALWAYS smiling and happy. Yuh know de ones you want to punch in dey face sometimes because they try to pass on dey giggle dust. Dem people is serial killers in disguise. Doh say ah didn’t warn allyuh people eh!  Sorry, drifted off for a bit.

If yuh would like to be a more approachable just relax and like that absolutely irritating song goes “Let it go, let it go”.

Try initiating a conversation, ah don’t know how to tell yuh this but if yuh tend to stick to yuhself…  YOU ARE ANTI-SOCIAL!!!

If on the other hand yuh doh give a rat’s ass about wha dey think, then girl you go on with yuh bad self!

Follow these simple steps and you too will attain happiness and clarity.

p.s. Would it really kill you to crack a damn smile? You know de ole saying about attraction, bees… honey… an all that… Just sayin!

Thank you for selecting us as your emotional crisis advisor. We are here for you!

Madame  Joy

Joyspirations© Daily Advice:

Be careful. Using the word “BUT”, it negates everything that proceeds it. e.g.: I’m not trying to be an asshole but… guess what that means?