I get complimented every now and then...some I believe are genuine and some I think they are just being nice but still have a friendly intention. Only when they come from one girl do I believe she's being completely fake. I always thank each one though.
You've got those situations when you dress up for dinner out with your friends or you're at prom or something and you get compliments for how you look...its nice to hear and they usually are sincere but its kinda expected cause you DID dress up. and then you've got close friends who'll say you look nice that day as a sort of greeting and I accept those as being nice.
There have been times when I absolutely believed them:
-my freshmen biology class had a lab one day about eyes and we had to look at different peoples' eyes in the class. This one girl looking at mine was all "omg you've got the prettiest eyes!" and she proceeded to gather up a couple of her friends and bring them over to me saying "you've got to look at her eyes!". They all were just as amazed and by the end of the period the whole class had looked at my eyes. it was quite uncomfortable but I was flattered.
-the morning after a sleepover at my friends house, the four of us were in her bathroom brushing hair, putting makeup on, etc. I was brushing my hair and I noticed one of them staring at me. I ask "what?" and she says "I hate you. I wish I had your hair!" and I said "no you don't". A different friend said "no, your hair is gorgeous. I wish I had it too."
I get a lot of compliments on my looks, and I certainly believe they're all genuine. It depends on what you mean by genuine though. Do these people actually find me attractive? Yes, and they do mean it. However, that doesn't mean that interested in me as a person for any reason other than my body.
If you don't get a lot of compliments, that doesn't mean that ones you do get are insincere. Remember, every person is different and we each have a different idea of what we find attractive. Just because one person doesn't find you attractive doesn't mean that another won't. And just because some one doesn't vocalize their opinion doesn't mean they aren't thinking it.
i get complimented alot, I have really long extremely curly hair and everyone always notices it, I get other compliment too, on my clothes and stuff. generally I believe people when they compliment me, but it depends on whos giving the compliment, if its someone I know is really fake I don't take them seriously. although there are some day when I feel unattractive no matter what anyone tells me. I try to give a lot of compliments, I don't make anything up and I don't say anything I don't really feel, but when I'm talking to someone I try and notice thing I like and compliment them
Well my girlfriend compliments me on my looks a lot, but I think she's just biased cause well...shes my girlfriend.
As far as anyone else goes, I don't really get complimented on my looks really, but I get told I'm nice or funny, and I think I like those compliments better, although it is nice being told you look good, even if you think they're BSing, it means they care for you, so they compliment you. But either way, I think any compliments should be accepted as long as it doesn't boost your ego haha.
I'll get people on here compliment me, but I hardly hear it in person. I think the only people who do are my two coworkers who ask about me or my buddies female situations (I never have any lol), and they basically tell me that I'm a good looking guy and should have a girlfriend.
But no, I don't take the compliments to heart. For me to really feel something, I have to believe it for myself and really, really feel it and know it to be true. People simply saying something to me does nothing for me.
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I personally never give out compliments unless I'm totally sincere about it. So in the same way, I believe that people who compliment me are also sincere about it.
There are some people, that I wouldn't believe it as I think they will only say it to make you feel good then get something from it later, though. It really depends on who it's from and the situation. So, maybe about 95% of the time I accept the compliment, 5% being the whole "shut up you're lying to me just to suck up/get something."
I love compliments the most when I'm having a bad day/not feeling pretty at all and a complete stranger tells me I'm beautiful. Those are the best ^-^ (sincere or not, lol)
I would prefer a compliment to my personality MUCH MUCH MUCH MORE! My favorite compliments are on my level of maturity, my sense of humor, the ability to relate to me, and my wisdom are all my very favorites.. Compliments to my looks add an occasional smile. When someone compliments me being me its leaves me FCKIN STOKED! Looks are an effort. Me being me. Not so much
Yeah they do. I`ve been called "sleeping beauty" and told "for a geek you`re gorgeous". I accept it and don`t think much of it. For me looks are not everything and I don`t want people to focus on my looks.
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yes and I agree with slipslender, most of the time it comes more from strangers and theyre the ones who are genuine...for some reason friends have a hard time telling each other you look gorgeous or you look great unless you sincerely care about each other and are genuine and true friends...i guess its an ego thing...
People complement you for a reason, they are stating how they feel. The only other reason I can think of if someone is lying to you with complements that they don't really mean is if they want something from you or they want to you open up to them so they can ask you for money. For women, you have to worry that you're receiving complements because the guy might want to get in your pants although that's certainly not always the case.
Since I only get compliments from my friends, I do secretly think its BS in my the back of my head. It's always the same compliment about being "cute" too which sometimes makes me wonder if people think of me like an adorable pet or something. I still thank them for it though.
Yes, I receive compliments all the time and the long stares. it makes me HIGHLY uncomfortable. I don't believe the compliments and they irritate the sh*t out of me. I never disclose that to the person giving me the compliment, I say 'thank you' and change the subject.
Yes, not often but I do get complimented. Most on:
-Boobs.By both girls and guys
-Eyes.By both girls and guys, they are my favorite feature...
-Hair, since I've started wearing it down curly, by both girls and guys
I believe them because I'm not the type of person who's down on myself, but I wouldn't believe them if I were to say "Ugh, I'm so ugly" and they compliment me, it's just fake and insincere
Me, personally, if they are from my friends I think they're full of sh*t and just being nice to me. When friends do actually say it to me I don't really take it to heart and I just end up shrugging it off. If it comes from random strangers I believe it more because they wouldn't just say it for no reason. But then again, some people are horrible enough to say it to you even if you haven't got the looks just for their own amusement. Either way, I don't take it to heart.
Only one person of the opposite sex has ever complimented my appearance. He said I was pretty. But no, generally speaking I don't really - only if I do something different like fix my hair or wear make up.
I get complimented multiple times a week I work in a very public place with a lot of social interaction and I hear it all from appearance to personality, from teenagers to a seniors But I never believe it because I have never been able to see myself the same way everyone else does.
Not counting older ladies (no offense, but family friends and mothers aren't the best source for those), I do get them. I take it to heart and thank them, often with something stupid like "OH YOU FLATTER ME SO".
Yes. I'm a waitress and I get compliments all the time. It's actually really great. I get told i"m gorgeous, beautiful, so pretty, etc. I love it. and I do believe them. they have no reason to tell me that just to be nice
I'm the former. Most of them are realistic and something I could actually agree to i.e. my clothes, teeth [ yes, my teeth lol ], hair, etc.
yeah..got compliments but I don't think if all of it are true...lol...coz I don't think I am,coz if I am someone won't dump me...
I never believe other people when they say I'm pretty. I would rather get a compliment for my personality...and I do sometimes. I guess growing up with a gorgous sister I've always thought bad about myself. even though people say we are almost identical (my sis is3 years older ) I've always thought she's prettier. I guess I would like if people complmented me more about my physical appeareence yet...I love it when people say they love my personality
some. I believe it more if it comes from random strangers.
I get some compliments like your cute, but not often. I tend not to compliment any one myself unless it is a girl I like and still then few and far between. if I am in a club though I find drunk girls or girls will call me cute etc a lot more often.
yea I get compliments some I accept some I just don't see.
I used to get compliments on my eyes in high school. I also got compliments from my ex while I was with her. Haven't gotten any since then, though.
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