I may not be the most perceptive person in the world, but my gut is usually right when an action is made from ulterior motives. But I've realized lately that sometimes, you need to give the other person the benefit of the doubt, for a few reasons.
Primarily, if you deal with someone thinking of their ulterior motives, you're likely to treat them differently, and that in turn will make them treat you differently. All from a "gut" feeling. Also, even if they are acting out of ulterior motives, persisting in kindness is not a manifestation of weakness or stupidity. Perhaps pretending to be naive is not such a bad thing in cases where you think someone else has other plans when they're being nice to you.
Primarily, if you deal with someone thinking of their ulterior motives, you're likely to treat them differently, and that in turn will make them treat you differently. All from a "gut" feeling. Also, even if they are acting out of ulterior motives, persisting in kindness is not a manifestation of weakness or stupidity. Perhaps pretending to be naive is not such a bad thing in cases where you think someone else has other plans when they're being nice to you.
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