Sincerity

There are 3 things I do when I want to gauge someone's sincerity:

#1 - Get to know the person, find out the persons story. Family, friends, church, interests, personality, childhood, and values. Look into that person eyes when you talk to them and listen to what they have to say. Body language says a lot such as eye contact and your posture. Seek out available information from asking questions from the friends around them. That's the most obvious step.

#2 - Check the person's interest level in getting to know you as well as there interest in sharing about there lives. If there is mutual interest, then you have the opportunity to deepen the relationship. Sometimes people can fake their interest, but if you've been a good observer for a while, you may be a capable judge of whether somebody is merely pretending. Its almost impossible to tell if you don't have a face-to-face conversation, and try to gauge his or her sincerity. You won't hit the bull's-eye every time, but you can get pretty good at spotting who you can trust.

#3 - Listen to the persons responses. A response tells you a lot about someone's integrity and character and how they would react in certain situations. A person's responses is a good indication of his or her level of confidentiality and responsibility. Our attitudes reflect our inner selves, You can try to fool others for a while, but eventually, our true selves will emerge.

I would love to find out, What are some of the way you gauge someone's sincerity?