I am pleased when you are!

By Toni
@toniganzon (72517)
Philippines
June 14, 2012 4:18am CST
Are you a giver or a taker? Do you like pleasing or do you like to be pleased? I am more of a giver. It gives me much pleasure if i could please someone. Though i don't mind being pleased once in awhile. There are people though who wants to be pleased all the time and never thought for one second whether the other person is getting pleasure as well.
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13 responses
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
27 Jul 12
i can say that i am also a giver much of a taker. i love to give people excitement and pleasure. but sometimes, it's disappointing when you have given that much and people do not appreciate it, even with a simple thank you.
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
4 Aug 12
I think we need to find the balance between love and take. I think when one feeling goes down most probably people will become discomfort and most probably both should be well balanced.
@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
6 Aug 12
Yes it's disappointing sometimes when we are not appreciated with all the care that we give to others. But i usually don't expect too much. They said true generosity is something that gives and do not ask anything in return.
@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
22 Jun 12
Well I love to please. I think making someone feel good is a major thing. I do like to be pleased but it gives me more pleasure pleasing someone else. I gives me pleasure to please another.
@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
25 Jun 12
And that's one great trait.
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
4 Jul 12
I think it is. And thank you. Making others happy makes me happy. Especially my children.
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@voldrox (7191)
• India
14 Jun 12
Hi Toni, I have always thought about this, I thought was I the only one who likes to give more than receive ? I have more pleasure giving, I always want my girl to feel special with me, something that no other can give, just me. :) And want her to be crazy in love with me, for I like to give more than receive. I have always wondered why my friends always like gorgeous girls, girls who look good, I guess they are more of "takers" as they go for the looks, I don't know but I am not after someone who looks good, I want someone who is beautiful in the inside and who is crazy in love with me and finds my looks attractive even though I am just an average looking guy. I feel special when I make her feel special and I want it be that way.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
14 Jun 12
So here is my dear voldrox who had gone into hibernation for the past soooo many many months... good to see you dear friend
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
15 Jun 12
Good to know you are so much like me. I never go for physical appearance. I like guys who are smart and humorous. I don't go for looks, it'll fade in time. I go for what's inside as well. I do feel special when i can make someone special too.
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@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
15 Jun 12
I am both, both and both~(^^) Who don't want to be pleased by others?? And its great too when we can pleased others, the joy and will become extra double. Just one thing, when they are too used to be pleased they tend to take the opportunity to use us since they know we like to please them and they can't take it when you say 'No'~~~
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
16 Jun 12
Hi! Abuse abuse abuse. Yes I am prone to abuse, but I know when to please and whom to please. Learned how to stop pleasing others when it's not healthy anymore.
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@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
14 Jun 12
Hi Toni, You have a lot of discussions which all of them are interesting, so don't rid of me of being against always, you are my friend.. Back to your discussion here, and I want to relate to your while ago discussion which for me is related. Do you believe giver and taker are not applicable in all situation.. As you said for example you are a giver which your happy to please other. Are you a giver also your feeling of being love (partner, friendship and other)? what if somebody asking you to forgive in a certain aspect of love (because he done something wrong) but you rid already him to his face (does not care anymore to him) how you can handle this? As you are a giver.. thanks.. peace
@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
15 Jun 12
Sorry but i don't understand what you mean.
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@visavis (5934)
• Philippines
16 Jun 12
I mean being a giver even to the person you doesn't care or rejected before (because you done something) you are ready to forgive..
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@Rick1950 (1575)
• Lima, Peru
16 Jun 12
Really? Lucky the people who are living near you. Yeah, many times one behaves as a selfish person. Anyway we should try to be not selfish and think at the others. And as you say, one feel happy when the other person is happy too. Hapiness brings hapiness.
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
16 Jun 12
Hi Rick! I don't only please those who live near me. I also please those who live from afar.
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@Rick1950 (1575)
• Lima, Peru
16 Jun 12
Yes, that's right!
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
4 Aug 12
I think now a days there are only less people who are giver and most people are taker. I am sort of both. I do want to have care and love in my life. I try to give as much love and care as possible to people around. I like to please others and make others happy in life.
@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
6 Aug 12
It really feels good to love unconditionally, not expecting anything in return, just giving pure love. Thanks for sharing.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
14 Jun 12
Hi toni I have been on both the sides. During the teens and the kid stage, I loved taking. I didnt realize giving was more happier a feeling. Today, things are that I believe in giving more than taking. Age? Maturity or even helplessness due to my being confined to home!Whatever the world might put it as, I am happier. Finding moments which please you is quite essential not because of other reasons but many a times these pleasantries do help you move on and go on the right paths.
@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
15 Jun 12
Oh dear, we are getting old! I just feel more comfortable in giving but i do love to take as well but i don't expect people to give.
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@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
10 Oct 12
hi, i could say that i am a giver type person coz even how i really wanted to be a taker i still the giver at the end,in every relationship i had in the pass i was more on the giver position and that is what i want to change it now in my life.
@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
13 Oct 12
Maybe we are just born generous. It's nice to be a giver and to please the people we love.
• Sweden
10 Oct 12
i am appreciate to be a giver. and i am happy to be a giver. when there are somebody need my help and need my caring, the life is more meaningful for me. as a friend, i always be more active to chrish the friendship. i believe, the way how they treat me is the way how i treat them. so, i love them really, and do something attentively for them, so do they. after all, friendship is really worth to pay
@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
13 Oct 12
Yes it's really worth all the pay. It's nice to be generous and giving to our friends.
14 Jun 12
I'm really stuck on how to answer this.. because: 1. I am a very generous and kind and warm-hearted, giving person. I get extreme pleasure from giving people presents. I actually enjoy buying, and watching people open their presents, more than I enjoy getting my own. however. 2. I can be a real princess. spoilt. bratty. and needy. so then I can be a real taker. I think there's a bit of both in all of us, we're only human after all lol! It depends on if you are willing to return the pleasure/favour that really shows your nature and character rather than wich catagory you fall into :)
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
15 Jun 12
Oh I know you are such a generous person and i know you love being spoiled too! I love being spoiled as well but i'm more of a spoiler!
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@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
14 Jun 12
I always was a giver but now I take too. Since if you always give nobody will give anything to you. They will only be more and more greedy and find it normal not to give back. You also attrac the wrong kind of people. So now I take care of myself first as much as possible and I only give if I can miss it plus if I am sure that person would do the same to me. Nobody is pleased if somebody else is and he is standing there with empty hands. This is just a stupid saying to force a person to give. Ever asked yourself how much people are willing to give to you? How much will open if you knock on their door?
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
15 Jun 12
Nope, coz i just don't expect anything from them at all. For some reason i don't ask others for help. I feel uncomfortable doing that. Even with my family i don't do that as well.
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
16 Sep 12
I think it is good to find the balance between giver and taker in life.
@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
14 Jun 12
BOth giver and taker. To my family and friends I am giver but to my husband I am a taker because he's so generous to me. I am more on putting extra effort to pleased everybody because I want them to be more comfortable with me.
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
15 Jun 12
It's good that you are putting an effort to please everybody, but sometimes we just can't please everybody no matter what we do.
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