When we first meet someone, why do we ask this question? It’s always baffled me. The varied stated reasons seem more a fiction we tell… — When we first meet someone, why do we ask this question? It’s always baffled me. The varied stated reasons seem more a fiction we tell ourselves, individually and culturally, than the “real” reasons. Let’s first set aside, “for networking purposes”, because we ask this question far more often and in…