MikeyC
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It's also used as a general greeting, and of someone else acknowledging your presence. I don't think they want you to unleash problems you're having on them, but they're being nice in seeing you and not ignoring you.I don't like it when people ask me "How's it going?", "What's up?", or any of the variety because I'm not sure how to respond. I can either lie to them and say I'm doing alright - which I usually do - or I can tell them the truth and dump my problems on them, which doesn't happen often.
I tend to think of these types of questions as "conversation fillers" because people ask them for the sake of making conversation. Not that they have any interest in my life.
I don't generally get people that ask me about my life. One of the ladies at work knows about my depression and lack of confidence, and occasionally when she sees me, she'll ask if everything's okay. I think that's really, really nice of her.