Comments on: 7 Ways to Use Humor to Make New Friends

By: Jared Yoder

Jared Yoder — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:42:32 +0000

Thanks for the article Dave! I find humor helpful when meeting new people and also in developing relationships with those you know. Learning when to use humor and when not to can also be very important, especially in corporate settings where humor tends to be frowned upon.
Thanks again,
Jared

By: Percival J. Meris

Percival J. Meris — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:40:32 +0000

Thanks for the new angle in the use of humor.

I guess if one is naturally happy, humor will spontaneously come out, even when meeting people for the first time. So, each person should develop strong positivity in his outlook on life.

I strongly agree in all that you were saying in the article. People are just naturally and strongly attracted to people who bring at least momentary joy in their day through humor. And who would not want to be with people who just make you happy?

I guess even negative-minded people would want to be with somebody who will bring sunshine into their dark world. Pursuit of happiness is natural and a very strong inclination of the soul.

By: Michele Price

Michele Price — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:10:06 +0000

So many times folks use humor as a weapon. I love it when people can be funny and light hearted (that’s a great point). Humor has not been something that comes natural to me. It feels so foreign, I love to laugh, just not sure how to joke around. Also, notice that guys seems to be better with humor than gals, not sure why.

By: rob white

rob white — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:13:04 +0000

People will always be enamored with authenticity. Truly genuine and authentic people have an easiness about them that make it easy and natural to make friends. They may or not be “funny” but always have a natural aura that will make you smile. The good news is everybody can be authentic… it is not adding anything new but rather shedding the false coverings. Our natural humor shines through when we truly know ourselves.

By: John Sherry

John Sherry — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:24:54 +0000

Totally agree Dave, humour is the No.1 icebreaker. Judging by the dating scene it will never go out of fashion as everyone wants someoen with a GOSH. A good laugh is a good start to any potential relationship. After all if you can laugh with them you can love them too.

By: Christopher Foster

Christopher Foster — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:12:23 +0000

I can’t think of anything more valuable than building lasting friendships. They are pure gold. So thanks for these excellent thoughts and tips Dave.
I have one more tip to offer that I’ve found works wonders in this area and that is to be genuinely interested in other people.
I have found very very few people who don’t open up and come alive when they sense I really am interested in them — in what they are doing, what they are interested in etc.
I hope leaving this comment may be a small step to creating a friendship with you and perhaps some of your readers too.
Best wishes.

By: Home Goddess

Home Goddess — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:40:13 +0000

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By: HP van Duuren

HP van Duuren — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:37:43 +0000

Yes, I do think that humor has
a certain ‘Magic’ to it,

It’s is just like the well known ‘Dissected-frog analogy’ that you can’t analyse humor or for example Chris Rock’s comedy, I also do think that it (partly) must come natural and be autentic.

Recently I noticed some friends laughing out loud about somethings I said in a way that I was wondering if
they where kidding me.

It made me wonder if the things I said where really that funny, or that they where making fun of me, so I acted somewhat quasy surprised, asking what was so funny about it? While the quasy surprised part might have been at the core of the ‘funny-ness’. I did understand that it was somewhat funny but apperently I pooked the ‘Funny Fire’ hard enough a few times to really let it flame :)

And although I do think that indeed ‘comedy’ has to come natural and has to be authentic, I do think that it is also partly something that can be learned.

Since I like comedy I once bought a book about Comedy Writing, And although I don’t think that you can expect to instantly become a great Comedy Talent with this book, It can’t hurt to read a little about Comedy.

You can find this book on (my old) Writing Blog at:
http://hpshappywriting.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html

All the Best,
To your Happy - Fun - Inspiration,
HP

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:39:44 +0000

Thanks for the guest post, Dave! :)

By: Dave at DaveUrsillo.com

Dave at DaveUrsillo.com — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:39:45 +0000

Hey fellow Life Optimizers :)

Hope you enjoyed my guest post about making new friends and forging meaningful connections to people using humor. Thanks to Donald for publishing the post!

Hope to see you all at my self-improvement and personal development blog, DaveUrsillo.com, very soon.

Yours warmly,

Dave