As a 16 year old female who loves the idea of makeup and dressing up, I seem to get complimented quite often. And please, I am not at all trying to brag at all about people complimenting me, this is actually the opposite. So like I said, I often find myself in a situation where, I have been complimented, and I have no idea what to say. It gets this way every time actually. And I know a lot of people say, "thank you" after being told they're pretty, but for some reason I can't help but feel really awkward and kind of vulnerable. And I hate feeling this way but, the reason I feel so exposed in that circumstance is because, there rarely comes a time when I believe that they really mean what they say. At times I'll look in the mirror at myself and I will actually believe that I look beautiful, but a majority of the time I don't see a person who is visually appealing, which breaks my heart. And that all kind of ties into the title of this post.
"Take a compliment."
Boys and girls everywhere, especially in this day and age where every time you turn your head you see the expectation of the way a person wishes to look, are having terrible self-esteem issues.(sorry run on) And the way a person looks is so important to the media and social surroundings. The problems of low self-esteem in all people are rooted form such surroundings. And because of the surroundings and the sometimes hurtful attitudes towards ones self, the affects of a statement towards a person can mean different things to different individuals. The way they take in the compliment depends solely on their own image of themselves, inside and out. I promise, someone not "taking your compliment", It's not a personal attack on you, It's them not seeing the beauty you may see in them. And I get that sometimes it frustrates you that they don't see it, but they will. Let them grow into themselves. And every compliment counts, even the ones that aren't necessarily accepted. So keep giving them out. xoxo
