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"How are you?" is the lowest-hanging fruit in the tree of caring questions, and it's the one that will give you the most untruthful answers. It's a safe, polite inquiry, but also a bit mundane.

Real talk: keeping a conversation going with a guy — especially one you, ahem, like — can be tricky sometimes. Fortunately, we have the perfect solution to fill any awkward silence that may befall ...