The Average Person Says They’re “Fine” 4 Times a Day

Even when we're not really "fine".

When someone asks how you’ve been, our go-to answer is “fine”…even when things have been not so fine. A new poll revealed that 70% of people usually say “I’m fine” on autopilot without thinking. Mainly because it’s easier than explaining why you’re not fine. We also do it because we think the person’s just being polite, not really asking for deep details on how we’ve been. On average we say…we’re “fine” four times a day, or 28 times a week! When we are honest and say things have been rough, people aren’t quite sure how to handle it. Almost 40% said an answer like that makes them feel awkward.