I don't vent, or at least I try to avoid doing so.

I think it spreads around a lot of negative feelings and generally dampens the mood of everyone around you. I think rather than just letting loose a whole tangent of negativity, it's honesty better to just make the best of things and even try to find humor in the things that didn't go your way. Sure, talking to other people about it helps, but keep it casual and don't make a drama out of it. Everyone has good and bad days.

I mean heck, I could vent about some of the things that have been happening wrong with my life, but eh, people don't need to hear that. I've got a $2500 surgery bill to pay that insurance didn't cover (even though I pay them about $350 out of pocket every month). It sucks and it bothers me, but people don't really need to know about that, even though yeah, it does bother me and there's dozens of other things I'd like to have that kind of money to spend on. And there's a bunch of other things, but I'd rather not share them. They're the kind of things that I know will get better in time and things will work out.

I'm honestly the kind of person that would rather share something that makes others laugh and smile. The bad stuff... eh, I wouldn't want people to associate me with being the "guy who rants about everything" and just seems like a dark cloud every time he shows up. Everyone prefers someone who is more fun and friendly.