The big daddy of all lies next to, "I have read and agree to the terms and conditions." Admit it. We all say it. And girls, you say it twice as much as guys. But here's the difference; when a guy says, "I'm fine" he means it. He literally means that he feels neither here, nor there, and really is 'fine.' Girls, on the other hand, have about 100,000 different meanings for "fine." And we are going to talk about the big ones... So boys, listen up. Take out your notebooks and pens, and take notes. You're gonna thank yourself for reading this.
1. It's fine = it's DEFINITELY NOT OK.
Your boyfriend and you have plans to hangout. He gets invited to hang with the guys and play video games. You wanna be cool and tell him to go ahead. So of course he goes. He asks if you're mad about it, and you reply with this one. Poor boys. When will they learn?
2. I'm fine = I'm 2 seconds from killing you.
You get in a heated argument with someone. Then, they have the audacity to ask how you feel. This one pretty much sums it up. A quick, "I'm fine" to get them to shut the hell up, and get out of your face.Ya know, before you kill them with your dagger looks. Or an actual dagger, I don't know.
3. I'm fine = I'm at a breaking point.
It's been a rough week. Work, school, you're broke, you're lonely, your S.O. dumped you. But don't worry. You're fine. You just cried for 6 hours in bed and devoured Ben and Jerry themselves along with a cheap bottle of barefoot. 'HELP ME' is an understatement.
4. It's fine = Forget it.
You have wasted enough breath trying to get someone to understand something. Just forget it. Drop it. It's fine.Whatever I say to you will clearly never penetrate your thick scull, so I will agree to just disagree.
5. I'm fine = Go away. Now.
Usually accompanied by an eye roll. It's been a long day and you honestly just want to sit at the bar and enjoy your drink with no interruptions. But of course, that guy who looks super date rapey that you totally just saw mackin' on some girl comes up and asks to buy you a drink. You're being as polite as possible when saying this.
6. I'm fine = I'm super intoxicated.
This is usually said after throwing up the entire contents of your stomach after a night out. You can't stand up, and your friends ask if you need help. "Noooooo way! I'm fine!" *proceed vomiting* Hint: you are NOT fine.
7. I'm fine = I don't wanna freaking talk about it.
The world is coming down around you. But your way of dealing with it, simply, is just not to deal with it. Don't ask me about it. I'm fine. I will deal with this myself. I don't want to sit down and talk about my feelings with you. In fact, I don't want to talk to you at all. Let me lock myself in my room with Netflix and pizza. See you next spring.
All of these variations are usually accompanied by gestures and facial expressions to let you decipher which of these are correct. Eye rolling, crossed arms, sarcastic tone of voice, and sarcastic laughing. Moral of the story, "I'm fine," is never the case. Sorry boys, I know it's complicated. It's just a fact of life.
