the boy who tried too hard

i once dated someone who a friend's sister pegged for me one night after we ceased to exist as a couple. she said, "i never really liked him...he tried too hard." i don't know why i've been thinking about that today as it was years ago, but it's so true. he laughed just a little too long...too loud. he was just a bit too happy when he was happy... not genuine. and in the end, i concluded that he was indeed living a lie with himself and his life. sometimes people just try too hard to be someone they just aren't and it makes the rest of us uncomfortable if we are paying enough attention to even notice or care. i don't think i've ever tried too hard to be something i'm not. i have the opposite problem. . . i need to try harder to be less of me. lol. i am too open and genuine. there must be a balance ... my goal for 2010...balance.