“How are you?” is the question we use, rather than ask, as a banal greeting, rarely expecting a precisely truthful response in lieu of the usual “Fine, thanks, how are you?” We may be “fine” in that ...

“How are you?” It’s a question we typically hear multiple times a day. Because of this, we often give the same two-word response—“I’m fine”—without even thinking. But that answer doesn't actually mean ...

Every conversation I have these days with someone who doesn’t live in my home—every FaceTime with a friend or family member, every reporting phone call—kicks off with a brief, awkward, accidental ...