One of the typical wants most folks ask for in an ideal partner is a “good sense of humour.”
If someone is a saroo kisim ka personality - doesn’t laugh, takes life too seriously, you can never tell if they mean to be funny, and are generally uptight, would that be considered a character flaw or just different strokes for different folks?
Is it a bad thing not to have a sense of humour?
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Well..that depends on what you define is a good sense of humor....I know several people who are very very very serious about their life and disciplined, yet they can be quite funny when they want to be...but only with a select number of people and even then, it depends on their mood.
it's not a character flaw I think, but just different strokes for different folks...
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I think it’s essential to have a good sense of humour…or well some sort of sense of humour. Everybody is different and their perceptions of humour…their comfort levels vary from people to people seeing as I know some people who come across as the most uptight, closed off beings in our social circle yet when they make a few light hearted comments…they’re just hilarious. You also get those self acclaimed easy going folks who in reality get offended at the slightest comment you make.
It’s not bad to not have a sense of humour, but I think everybody does have it…it just may not be your exact definition.
Personally, if I could marry a comedian (i.e Russell Brand/Michael McIntyre 
) I so would!
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Some people can be seriously funny . Some can have serious fun . Sense of humor is not manifested in LOL or ROTFL , it can be manifested with a polite smile too. On the other hand some people are so depressed that nothing amuses them. You cannot do anything about it other then getting them treated for their depression.
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It shouldn't be the be all end all when deciding on a relationship, but if one likes to joke around and have a light personality, then someone similar would probably be easier to be with.
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Different strokes for different folks.
Someone like myself values GSOH in a partner...for sure. However, I need someone who is a bit more serious than I. I dont take life seriously enough and sometimes its a bit of an issue.
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Girls always emphasize on a good sense of humor. I understand why: because it makes life fun, but I don't understand the extent of the emphasis.
I personally think that already having a sense of humor is overrated. I would not mind ending up with a serious/quiet kind of person if in return I'm getting other important qualities like good character, honesty etc. If a guy does not have a sense of humor, I would not eliminate him from my list of potentials.
I think you can teach your partner to derive humor from life and situations. You can create that type of relationship once you establish a certain level of trust and closeness. So If I had to choose, I would rather teach him to joke around more than he usually does rather than teach him or expect him to turn a new leaf and become a good person.
But if someone was a full-time employee of morosity and intellectualism, I would not pick him.
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I dont have Good SOH, I have Great SOH – no no I have a GRAND SOH ..
What is the difference between a snow-man and a snow-woman?
snow balls. 
see, I am so so funny.
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follows the tumble weed
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chases after the tumbleweed
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follows the tumble weed
I am sorry Sweetif, I know my joke did not involve a discussion of human gastric problem or their sound effects so off course its not going to be funny for you
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Next time someone says to you "Are you joking?" reply with this: "If I was joking I'd say: A horse walks into a bar and the bartender says 'Why the long face?' "
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A guy doesn’t have to have a good sense of humor, he should still be able to make you laugh after many years of marriage 
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^ YES! 
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I like people with GSOH and with the abbility to make others laugh but they themselves don't laugh much.
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OH C’MON! are you kidding me niks?!?!
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Hahah Sveets. 
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But the question is: Are you laughing WITH him or AT him? THe latter scenario could lead to some conflict donchathink?
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WITH 
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Kudos to you for laughing at his self-proclaimed great sense of humour :D