Why do girls give me a mean stare?

I think I have that problem, too. So serious am I!! Need to smile a LOT more!!!

They be bitches?

Maybe they just hate you (probably because of your face) and want to scutinize everything about you. Just ignore them.

You asked a question about guys giving you a mean stare too. Maybe you are paranoid?

^^^^ What @chyna said.

In conclusion

Maybe I am paranoid, I don’t know. I have been working hard at school and finally able to transfer from a university that made me feel nervous and anxious. It’s been months that I haven’t been able to make any friends or talk to anybody because I feel it’s my mean face. But it could be that I isolate people from me and focus on my school work more. Anyways thanks you all for the advice.

Well, maybe you could post a picture of your “mean” face and we could give you our thoughts.

My profile pic is a picture of me not smiling so thats me on a daily basis. So when I don’t smile people say I look like a serial killer or a b*tch.

Not to me you don’t. You look like a very pretty, young lady. That pose, of you, though, with your head up, your eyes looking down, may seem like you’re looking down your nose at folks and might throw the less secure of them a bit, like you think you’re better than them. But if people say you look like a serial killer you need to find new people.

Better question: Who gives a shit? If they bother to get to know you, they’d know. If they don’t f em.

I often use self-deprecating humor to break tension with strangers. It’s disarming and invites others to act in-kind.

They’re probably wondering why you keep looking at them, too.

Your face as you show it here does look challenging and unapproachable. Maybe you should practice some smiling faces in your mirror and learn to say “hi” more. You could practice on store clerks and strangers where it doesn’t matter much at first, then try on potential friends. That is, if you want people to like you.

I have friendly conversations with people all day and I think it’s because I have a very approachable face unless I am depressed.

@janbb has a good point. The only thing off putting about your face is your posture and expression, both of which can be changed, if you want.

“I know as a girl, I am mean looking.” I’m not sure exactly what you mean by that, but I would say that is probably it. People tend to notice particular looks and react and reflect back what they see in others. So, yeah.

You could try experimenting with less mean-looking appearance, however you might choose to try that, and see what the results seem to be, to confirm this theory.

;-)

I have this too. People think I’m really stuck-up or mean before they get to know me because I look so angry when I’m expressionless. It’s called a Resting Bitch Face.

There was a recent question about this kind of thing. The link at the bottom is a useful read.

I think that also, there’s a lot of societal pressure on women to appear happy and pleasant at all times. So when someone looks at you with a “normal” face instead of a fake, pleasant expression, maybe it seems like they’re being mean.

my late father was a retired professional boxer whom had the physical attributes that come with years of training, however he looked serious all the time and people would take one look and shy away.
In truth he was a serious thinker that contimplated on issues when he was alone and walking down the street.
He had to learn to acknowledge people that passed him by and say Hi in a friendly tone.
He opened doors for woman and was courteous.
He did not know what image that he projected and that it could be misinterpeted until someone told him.
After that he was seen as a nice approachable man.

I have a question for the OP…by any chance, is “mean” how you want to come off? Or do you want people to view you as pleasant?