How to Get to Know Someone

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Getting to know someone takes time, but there are things you can do to get the communication flowing.

Step 1: Be confident
Be confident, be yourself, and accept who you are. Don't pretend to likes things you don't like, and don't say things you don't believe. Being open and honest will allow the other person to eel more relaxed around you.

Step 2: Ask questions
Ask them questions about their background, what they do, what they like, and what they dislike. This will give you a better idea as to who the person is on the inside.

Step 3: Listen
Listen and give them your undivided attention. Doing this will show the person that you're interested, and they will likely be more open.

Tip
Find common interests and expand your conversation around those.

Step 4: Share
Share your feelings with each other. This will show the person that you're open to discuss personal thoughts, and hopefully inspire them to reciprocate.

Step 5: Be trustworthy
Be a trustworthy person they can confide in without worrying about whether you'll judge them or spill their secrets.. Nothing pushes a person away like a lack of trust.

Tip
Keep shared information between yourselves.

Step 6: Be patient
Be patient and take your time getting to know someone. The investment you make now will pay off with a significantly more satisfying relationship.

Did You Know?
The first developmental stage according to psychiatrist Erik Erikson, is trust versus mistrust. Erikson believed that if an infant cannot trust its caregivers, it may never grow to have trusting relationships.

[DodgeCompany]

YES NOW I FINALLY KNOW HOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO TALK TO SOMEONE!
What would i have done without howcast!

[arielleb]

@becuzisaidso he didn't know who his father was he just knew that his father's name was erik so he gave a surname for himself which is erikson - which means son of erik.

[Thesethlans]

Imagine this video had two guys doing this in it? lol

[MrNikcccc]

when ever i try this people think im a stalker

[andreapatane]

My teacher saw Erik Erikson in person after she got off of the airplane.

[PolarBaron]

TRUST FALL!! *falls on the next commentor*

[FredericLeduc]

Wow this channel is so funny...
Seriously

[Thesethlans]

Now create the "two guys" version of this! lol

[VcntyPrxy]

good thing i have a girlfriend.





that hates me talking to people

[susannaminor]

Erik Erikson? What kind of parents name their kid that?

[SuperMikaelAngelo]

Wait a minute.. You want us to TRUST people we dont know?..
Owh Yeah, Thats A Great Idea! -.-'

[blinkzone]

at first i thought they were lesbians. The girls with the beak nose is funny as hell

@Thesethlans i don't get it...what's so lolworthy about that?

[monsteryasmin]

erik erikson ... seriously? ... i woudnt trust my parents after that

[waterdragon]

@morikahjo ... Your scaring/confusing me, as nice as this talk has been I think it would be the best if we never spoke again..

[leetee]

Awkward!!! I WAS LAUGHING MY FACE OFF!!! XD

[gromit]

one of my best friends' first words to me were "Mitch has a cold butt" I don't think it has to be anything other than that

[waterdragon]

@morikahjo Lol, theres this kid at our school that took that to heart, cant talk to anybody without having some form of physical connection.

[SabaskaTheNoob]

@tbdmAsshy she gets jelous that you can have friends she wants you to be her only friend, its a nature of human to do this

[TheKarate]

@h1lleard Not in a weird way but after reading your comment i was in histerics for 15 minutes.