26 February 2008

Compliments

How do I accept compliments? I am fairly awkward in this department :-( When somebody compliments me, I really don't know how to react. I just freeze or change topic...I don't say a quick "Thanks" like other folks. It will be usually an awkward silence at my end with a blank expression in my face when someone pass a compliment. I sometimes even say something irrelevant to change topic and take attention off me. I feel embarrassed when somebody points this out (about me not accepting a compliment gracefully). Everybody likes compliments and so do I.


I feel that genuinely complimenting others is a great thing. But to add to my misery, I usually mess it up when I try to pass a compliment to someone else. I don't put it right words and end up saying something embarrassing again ;-( Even Wikihow has something to say abt this: http://www.wikihow.com/Take-Compliments

How good are you in this department?

9 comments:

rads said...

Loga, it depend sto a certain extent on how deserving we feel we are for that compliment. Also like anything it takes practice to accept anything gracefully.
Humility is an ingrained thing that many tend to take to an extreme, especially ones coming from desh.

Now that you know where you need wprk, just work on it. :)

btw, I like how you write :)

Daisy said...

ooye, is this a result of Vj's comment from sat?? You know I dint expect a thanks from you ! and you know Vj was just kiddin - rite?

Daisy said...

BTW, tagged..
http://dharshdallu.blogspot.com/2008/02/tagged.html

Loga said...

Rads
Thanks..Got to work on it step by step

Dharsini
Hey I know he was kidding, just gave me a chance to think about it :-)

Bargavi Karthik said...

yes Loga,sometimes it happens..may be because we r so excited that we don't know how to handle the situation or feel so restless and try to change the topic...

surbhi said...

You took words out of my mouth! I struggle with compliments EXACTLY like you do! Good to know I'm not alone :)
BTW, found you through Daisy. Is it okay if I add you in my blogroll?

Loga said...

NC
Me too..BTW Welcome, happy to add you as well :-)

Baru
hmmm we both need to change :-)

Rajesh &Shankari said...

accept it gracefully - start off by just saying thanks and you will soon feel comfortable

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