Which is more you?

sktllmdrhmz
sktllmdrhmz Posts: 1,799 Member
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Do you feel better when you get praised for something that you've worked for and achieved, or something that is inherent to you?

"I love your abs" vs. "You have beautiful eyes."

Do you wish abs were like eyes and you either had 'em or you didn't?
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  • ashmarie484
    ashmarie484 Posts: 296 Member
    I think I would take a compliment better if it was for something that I couldnt change. You can have the hottest abs & an ugly face. If you have the prettiest face but a horrible stomach then you can fix that, you cant fix ugly.
  • swt0pie
    swt0pie Posts: 327 Member
    " I love your abs" most definitely :P
  • Mercenary1914
    Mercenary1914 Posts: 1,087 Member
    Accomplishments over Inheritance
  • Jennicia
    Jennicia Posts: 409 Member
    I'm greedy and crave attention....I WANT BOTH! :tongue: :laugh:
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    Compliments make me uncomfortable but if I were forced to choose I'd say the one that I've worked the hardest for. To say you love my eyes is fine but to say I have amazing abs/legs/body whatever means a lot more to me because I've worked hard to achieve what I have and the work is paying off.

    Both instances make me uncomfortable and I never know how to respond. :blushing:
  • holly1283
    holly1283 Posts: 741 Member
    The eyes have it!:wink:
  • Meisterberger
    Meisterberger Posts: 24
    I'm more for a tit compliment. They are my best asset.
  • megmay2591
    megmay2591 Posts: 621 Member
    I probably feel better about things that I've achieved or accomplished. Working hard and getting something makes me feel good about myself, but when others compliment my success it makes me feel even better. But I do love being praised about something inherent, who doesn't?
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  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
    I get compliments on my eyes all the time. I'd rather hear about something I've been working on
  • cspong
    cspong Posts: 260 Member
    I think definitely something Ive worked for.
  • thebaconbeast
    thebaconbeast Posts: 560 Member
    Do you feel better when you get praised for something that you've worked for and achieved, or something that is inherent to you?

    "I love your abs" vs. "You have beautiful eyes."

    Do you wish abs were like eyes and you either had 'em or you didn't?

    I've had both and didn't seem any different , but I think for most they would appreciate it more for the thing they had to work for.
  • kgprice11
    kgprice11 Posts: 749 Member
    Compliments on my body figure
  • TaintedVampyre
    TaintedVampyre Posts: 1,428 Member
    Definitely achievements. Although, I' cursed with a pigmentation to one of my eyebrows which has turned it white, and has been like this since I was 14... Then I'd say inheritance because it's quite unique.
  • Allie_71
    Allie_71 Posts: 1,063 Member
    Good question David :)

    I think for me personally it's what I need validation on. I *know* that I'm a nice person, and I *know* that I'm intelligent. But if someone compliments me physically I still have that deep seated reaction of punching them and running away or dismissing it.

    It makes me uncomfortable but it's also good to hear. But I guess I'd rather hear a compliment on something that I have control over. Like how strong I look or how far I've come. Rather than than something that I've just become used to about myself. i.e. hair.

    :flowerforyou:
  • DarthCeltic
    DarthCeltic Posts: 1,236 Member
    I'm more for a tit compliment. They are my best asset.

    i would win.. my moobs are superb..
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    I'd rather be told I'm funny or smart than anything about my body. Even abs.
  • morganhccstudent724
    morganhccstudent724 Posts: 1,261 Member
    Both please :heart:



    But really...

    Accomplishments. Something I worked for...
  • Meisterberger
    Meisterberger Posts: 24
    I'm more for a tit compliment. They are my best asset.

    i would win.. my moobs are superb..

    I shake my fist at you and your moobs, sir.
  • bluegrasschica
    bluegrasschica Posts: 224
    I get compliments on my eyes all the time. It'd be nice to get some on things l worked hard for . =)
  • smileylittleorange
    smileylittleorange Posts: 45 Member
    i'll take what I can get i'm not in the slightest bit fussy especially when it comes to compliments because I hardly get any especially from my husband who has had the compliment reducing brain surgery it seems (plays whiny tune on teeny tiny violin)
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    I'm more for a tit compliment. They are my best asset.

    Let's just break out the ol' early creeper FR right now!! :love:
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    Accomplishments....the inheritance thing is cause daddy did mommy :cry:
  • redcat17
    redcat17 Posts: 267 Member
    I would much rather be praised for something I worked for than something genetic. Genes are just the luck of the draw, and the competitiveness in me much prefers getting complimented for something I worked hard building.
  • DarthCeltic
    DarthCeltic Posts: 1,236 Member
    I'm more for a tit compliment. They are my best asset.

    i would win.. my moobs are superb..

    I shake my fist at you and your moobs, sir.


    sigh.. i get this alot..
  • littlepinkhearts
    littlepinkhearts Posts: 1,055 Member
    I don't take compliments well, no matter what they pertain to. Having said that, I think i'd probably prefer being complimented on something i've worked hard for.
  • WifeNMama
    WifeNMama Posts: 2,876 Member
    Accomplishment.



    But when my husband compliments my chestal region, I say, "Thanks! I grew them, myself." :bigsmile: :blushing:
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    Both are great...but accomplishment.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I've learned to say "Thank You" when I am complimented.
  • sktllmdrhmz
    sktllmdrhmz Posts: 1,799 Member
    I figured this would be the reaction of most. I'm waiting for the outliers. They interest me.
  • Bronx_Montgomery
    Bronx_Montgomery Posts: 2,284 Member
    Something I have worked hard for.

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