When you wear your heart on your sleeve, you live your life a little differently than most. Here are a few things I’ve learned from being the girl who wears her heart on her sleeve.
1. Everyone always knows how you’re feeling because it shows up on your face.
Bummed about a test grade? Excited that the Caf has chocolate cake? Positively giddy because you had a real conversation with your crush after class? All of these things are bound to show up on your face when you wear your heart on your sleeve. Having an air of mystery is out of the question because, please, you’re easier to read than an ABC book. Which leads us to…
2. Games that involve lying are your downfall.
It’s nearly impossible to succeed at these games because your face gives away your lies. Whether it’s a game of BS, Kemps, The Resistance, or even Two Truths and a Lie, you have a hard time keeping up because everyone can tell you’re lying, thus ruining the point of the game. You may or may not get unreasonably giggly/smug-looking/squirmy because you’re lying and lying is bad, but here you are lying to (unsuccessfully) play a game.
3. Making new friends and dating can be tricky because you instantly want to get to know everything about that person.
When you feel a connection with someone, you really feel it and you want the other person to feel it, too. You want to hear about their childhood, their passions, their loftiest dreams, and even how they dance around the room in pajamas when their roommate is gone. You don’t have a problem sharing these sides of yourself and can sometimes be taken aback when your new pals aren’t as keen to spill the beans.
4. Speaking of dating, the whole “who can care less" game is lost on you.
It seems to be a trend in dating to be “chill,” “cool” and pretend that you’re the one who cares less in the relationship. The logic behind this is that, when you’re the one who is least invested, you are the least hurt if and when things head south. However, for those of us in life who wear our hearts on our sleeves, this trend is not only nearly impossible, but seems downright silly. When you’re eager about a new relationship, it shows. You like this person and you want them to know that, even when it means ignoring conventional dating trends and not waiting 30 minutes to text back.
5. When you love, you love with your whole heart, and that’s OK.
When you love someone, be they a family member, friend, or significant other, you pour your whole heart into the relationship and love with everything you have in you. While this kind of loving comes with chances for high reward, you also know that it comes with a high risk for being hurt, and that’s OK with you. For you, it’s all or nothing, and you can’t imagine being any other way. In fact, that’s one of the great things about wearing your heart on your sleeve.
