How well do you...

pa_jorg

take a compliment? And do you react differently if someone says something nice about your character or personality vs. your looks or body?

CEQuick75

I usually feel sort of embarrassed by compliments. I'm a rather timid person, so it makes me feel like I'm standing out. Those about my character or personality are more welcome, especially from people who know me. Just my 2 cents.

MissO﹠A

"Thanks" or "thanks very much" is my usual reply. It doesn't differ depending on what they complimented on. Unless it was from the husband, he might get a grope in addition to the thanks.

yummy♥

i used to shrug them off, because i'm rather shy.

lately, i've been teaching my self to really hear the compliment for what it's worth, and say thank you, because i think it's the gracious thing to do.

skittybang

I always make a talking gesture with my hands and go "mla mla mla"

UponThisRock

I'm socially awkward in most situations. Being the center of attention is hard for me, ebbing complemented is only slightly better than being ridiculed.

(Despite all of that, I'm somewhat decent public speaker. Figure that out, lol)

SimplyShanRunning

I am horrible at taking compliments

I am trying to learn to just say thank you .....

runnercheryl

Compliments about my looks, I tend to feel annoyed at. I don't care at all what people think of my looks, and I find it weird to be judged on that.

Compliments about my personality I don't take well either, but that's because I get shy and don't believe them.

MyFeistyEvolution

I'm not very good at taking compliments about my looks....I'll accept them and be polite but sometimes I turn around and roll my eyes. I'm actually quite shy at times but I'm not as bad as I use to be.

Compliments regarding my personality I have no issues with because I'm pretty secure with who I am as a person and friend to others.

DarthCeltic

I'm not very good at taking compliments about my looks....I'll accept them and be polite but sometimes I turn around and roll my eyes. I'm not as bad as I use to be.

Compliments regarding my personality I have no issues with because I'm pretty secure with who I am as a person and friend to others.

i take compliments on my moobs with great gusto.. as for compliments on my smarts.. not so much.. and of course if i can get a comment about my .. um.. length.. im just glad someone saw it.. (ill take good or bad)

cgrout78

I don't take them well at all really. I usually shrug them off or just say a quick thanks and turn it around on them.

felice03

honestly, if it is a sincere compliment I do not take it well at all. If it is a somewhat pervy, sexual type compliment I am fine with it. pretty much the oppisite of normal people.

SwannySez

Generally I harumph and snip, "Well, it's about freakin' time you noticed!"

La_Amazona

I giggle, turn beet red and twist my hair around my finger.. then a "thanks" comes out!

CountryBoy65

I rarely get one, so its not an issue.

nammer79

My friends know I'm pretty shy but I can take a one as well as dish em out just because I find it to be fun.

Bentley2718

I'm terrible at taking complements. I usually try to explain them away, which is an annoying habit, I know. I'm trying to get better at just saying thank you.

JDMPWR

Sometimes I take them well other times I just kinda let them go in one ear out the other.

CoryIda

If it's on my weight loss or any specific ability, I take it very well.

If it's on my appearance, I have to look behind me and around me to make sure they aren't referring to someone else and, if they aren't, then I usually question their eyesight. I'm working on it, but that's generally how I react.

_JamieB_

I am getting better at accepting compliments, however, when I see people who haven't seen me in awhile and they make a huge deal out of my weight loss, I tend to get a little embarrassed =\

rammsteinsoldier

I am very shy so I get embarrassed but I do love to hear them.

shanolap

I take compliments pretty well. But I am not being showered with them...

I am working on giving more compliments, especially to people I see everyday. Which is 98% male dominated, so it can be tricky.

kbmnurse

Keep them coming. LOL

onequirkygirl

I do better with weight loss-related compliments because it's something you can earn. Like....."Hey, nice work on that house of cards."

The problem is, and I don't know if this is true for the rest of you, but people wont say to me, "You've lost weight" unless I'm really close with them (Dad, grandma, close friends and relatives).

Acquaintances and coworkers will just pause confused, "You look so beautiful today" .......for some reason though I always think, "Great, every day before this I was an disgusting eyesore." :sick:

^^^^ Not logical at all :laugh:

Personality compliments? No problem.......but it's usually an unspoken, "I like you," not...."Hey, you're really friendly."


I'd rather give them. In the end, they don't make me feel better about myself, but they DO positively reinforce why I'm doing this!

teagin2002

I love complements and react the same way. If a person complements my body/face/sweetness/gentleness/generosity/helpfulness: "aww that's or you're so sweet"
Or sometimes depending on the complement I will say: "you are so cute!"

I think people should always complement and encourage each other and I feel it is rarely a person trying to get in my pants as I get more complements from women than men and I wear my wedding ring.

Steelheart7

Not well at allllll. Someone today said to me .. looking skinny girl .. I literally laughed out loud turned around and left. Um .. really?

I guess I think that they are full of it, so I don't really take them in stride. Sometimes I can mumble out a thank you. lol. Yeh, I'm a grown up.

ItsCasey

I was just talking about this at lunch today.

I am more humbled by compliments on my character. It's rare that people even bother to pay compliments like that anymore, so when someone does, it kind of startles me and makes me blush.

As far as compliments on my appearance, it depends completely on the choice of words. "Hot" makes me uncomfortable, just because I never know if the guy is serious, and that doesn't strike me as a word that a good guy would use to compliment a woman to her face. I've had random men call me "beautiful" or "gorgeous" and that is nice ... those just seem like more genuine compliments than "hot." And once, I had a guy walk up to me in the grocery store and say "I hope this doesn't offend you, but you have great legs." I was wearing jeans, so my first thought was that he was a creep. Then he asked what kind of strength training I do, and I realized he wasn't hitting on me. He was paying me a sincere compliment, and we had a nice chat about weight lifting. Because of that incident, I try not to assume too much anymore.

In general, I try to be appreciative of all compliments because that's how I was raised. My mom always says "When a man compliments you, don't talk him out of it."

pinuplove

About my appearance, not well at all! I still get fussed when my own husband tells me I'm beautiful, and he's totally supposed to! :blushing:

I handle compliments regarding my personality or work somewhat better, but I'd really rather not be noticed.

shanlynt

I have a very hard time taking compliments, although I will thank the person. In my head I'm thinking they're full of **** or what do they want?

_Timmeh_

I giggle, turn beet red and twist my hair around my finger.. then a "thanks" comes out!

I do the same thing! :bigsmile:

ruskmusic

In the real world and not on the internets its kinda like... I am too self critical so often I just get upset I didn't do better, look better, and so on... I know it doesn't make any sense... I try and hide it with a reluctant thank you lol