Do you receive enough compliments/thanks?

I am always ready to compliment someone if the occasion arises. As for receiving them it is hard to say because I rarely deserve any.

I'm a high school teacher. Of course I don't get enough thanks

I think a lot of people are starving for positive feedback. One of my daily goals is to make someone smile each day and I usually do so with a compliment. I'll tell a cashier how lovely those earrings look on her, or how fast she is working and how I appreciate that. I'll wave to someone I drive by and they usually smile and wave back, probably wondering who that nut was--but they smiled!

I don't feel I do!! The person I'm referring to apparently tells people that I do a lot for her. I would be nice to be told face to face though.

I think giving compliments is increasingly being seen as a sign of weakness in this go-getting, dog-eat-dog world we live in. It's almost as if people think, that by complimenting someone else, they are somehow putting themselves down. Maybe this is one of the reasons many people seem extremely embarrassed to receive a compliment. As if, by accepting the compliment, they are putting down the person giving the compliment.

This photo reminds me that I need to continue with my guitar lessons.

I feel that I do not receive enough compliments or thanks but this is something that I have learned to deal with. My personal belief is that I should do a good job regardless if it is appreciated or not . I do strive to show my appreciation for a job well done by complimenting and giving thanks.

I say thank you when I am in the Shops. Actually I feel like I am the only one saying it but the Girls appreciate that or at least I think so. I try not to overdo it either. Thank you is a rare word nowadays it seems.

Being a wife and mom I don't get a lot of compliments or thanks but I don't really need them. I love my job and I feel blessed that I can stay home with my children. I feel like one day my kids will thank me when they are grown with kids of their own. =)

I don't think anyone would ever say no to a few more compliments in a day, but it did make me think that I could give more too!!

I would say it depends on the situation. I didn't get praise from my last boss because the only person he praised was himself! I don't live by what others think of me and I won't die from it either.

I think we all need to take time to tell people more nice things and thank them, the world can be a rough place, and even small nice things can build up and make a difference

I haven't really noticed too many or not enough. I try to give compliments but I wouldn't make them up. I think in our circle we are supportive of each other. Of course, to Aussies, REAL compliments are often in the form of a backhander, perhaps almost insultive (is that a word?).

It hasn't happened to me. but I have seen in movies and read in novels, where someone compliments a family member or a close friend and is immediately asked - "what is it you want?"

I am making sure that I give compliment where compliment is due because I know it will boost the morale of the one who receives it.

I thank once or twice, but more than that makes me feel if it is only lip service and not felt with heart. If I am thankful, I will do something that expresses it by action or deed. Words of thanks should I feel slip out without the person really thinking about it. Extending this further, there are boundaries to being thankful. If we constantly keep on saying thanks there might be a person who would feel, well, you owe me one...kinda. That actually starts exploitation and eventual resentment...but that is my observation. It may be different elsewhere or with different people. Finally, that was a very sweet gesture Pony! You deserve a hug for that. :) hugs...

Hmmm... IDK, pony... I'm not you, so can't know exactly what you mean from what you've written here. I can guess, based on what I've learned about you on myLot, in the pm's we've exchanged and from the stories you've told us (me). I could still be guessing incorrectly, either because I haven't paid much attention to you (Fairly sure I have paid attention, though, so should have no doubts on this score.) or because you haven't been scrupulously honest with me (us). (Fairly sure you have been honest, well, yes, you do tell 'fibs', but I know when you are doing that, so they don't count. Otherwise, you've had no reason or anything to gain by lying about your basic nature and how you have and would handle things.) All that simply means is that I am reasonably sure I know the basic you. So I am willing to give this my best shot. Something you might consider, though, is that many people don't know how to deal with someone giving them a compliment or thanking them for something they say or do. Men, especially, seem to be vulnerable or allow themselves to become more vulnerable when giving or receiving compliments/thanks. To a man, women seem to have both the giving and receiving of compliments down pat.... nothing could be further from the perceptions we harbor.... SMH! (Writing this and getting it to say exactly what I am thinking is more difficult than I thought it would be, pony.) I am a person who pays attention to others, then thinks to give and therefore do give compliments with a greater frequency than the average man. I've found that insincere compliments reflect badly on the giver and insults the receiver. (You really don't need advice on either giving or receiving compliments, pony.) I believe I agree with you on this subject. I think the lack of compliments that are earned is a symptom of a real life problem in many cultures. Humans are inherently self-conscious so are reluctant to give compliments as well as accept one. This points up the value of self acceptance and belief in our own self-worth. Here is a link I believe everyone could benefit from reading, pony.

Very nice discussion. Well my thoughts about this. I feel I am not appreciated. I feel like I am nothing. Yay.

Yes I do compliment others.Feels good when someone appreciates your work.And I do receive thanks,though not enough but still it's sufficient for me to keep going :)

I don't really think about receiving compliments, not something I care that much about although it's nice to be acknowledged sometimes. Having said that, it's important for me to give thanks and/or acknowledgement to those who "deserve" it so to speak.