why do ppl think they have to pretend to be someone they are not?
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They are insecure with the person they really are. Also a lot of people imitate others in order to be accepted in whatever social group they are a part of.
597126
because they haven't matured and they want to act like fools!!!!! to make themselves look foolish!!!!
294594
Their (and your) need to pretend to be a psychologist probably stems from low self-confidence, and a desire to show off, which could go all the way back to one's childhood, and...dammit.
53631
I do, but you cant make it look exactly like you! their fake your real!
49493
Some people do this to impress others or to try to impress them while others do it to try to cover up their flaws or to cover the fact that they aren't who they would like to be.
275845
Because they don't want to lable themselves as a particular type of person. The truth is we all have a place that we wish we could go but we don't. We just don't talk about it for fear of rejection of others.
828769
Don't.  No need to pretend you're something you're not.
419509
They are right, the real ones require more depth and dedication to give an honest answer, they not only require people to think deeper but they usually require more feeling, and for some reason people feel it is wrong to think and act like an actual human being, also most lack intelligence.
900368
Yes I think that is cool if a guy can just be himself, I cannot stand fake people :)
936379
You may have to choose whether to be a real person or continue to "fake it to impress."  If these people don't like the real you, then they aren't really friends anyway.  I know you know that already which is the reason for the " " marks.  In my own life, I have found that having a few really good best friends is much more valuable than having some "friends" who don't value the real me. You deserve to be respected and liked for yourself, not for what someone else wants you to be.
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It all depends on your nature,if you have a nice nature you will have problem with being bad and if you have a bad nature you cant be nice.\nif you believe in faking out,it may work for sometime but not for rest of yourself.fakeness washes away with time.Its always good to be yourself and let people love you and like you for who you are.I would not want to change for anyone,i would rather have someone or people to like me and appriciate me for who how and what i am.Life would be and is easier that way.\nBye
946021
Good to know I am not the only gullible, trusting, honest person out here.  I wouldn't want to change to be more like them as I sleep better at night knowing I did not try to screw someone out of their self worth.  Also, it will catch up with them in the end, as they will want happiness, but it will not come.  Being like WE are also makes me strong in my convictions, which people like THEM are not.  We can stand for what we want, love, believe in, hate, etc.  They live a lie all the time, they are what everyone wants them to be.  It would suck to be that way to me, as being myself makes me so much more independent.
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Yes, there are many fake people in this world, tell me about it. I had a friend just like that, she'd always go on about herself and complain how her life was hard, yet when I tried to confide in her, she didn't have time to listen! She's no longer a so called friend of mine, can't be dealing with that.
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Pretending to be someone you are not!\nThink about it? You are what you are.\nIf not, you are just a lie!\n\nWith love and best intentions,
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people who are fake are scared
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Cause they are fakers.\nBeing phoney.They try to act like whatever was said was funny,yet deep down inside,they can't stomach the situation.
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People find comfort in believing others are like them. They created a "normal" way of acting outwardly but inside everyone is still unique. (being different isn't the bad thing though, lying to yourself to "fit in" is)