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I am a rebellious teen punk looking for trouble.

It really really really depends on who they are.

For most people, I don't give a %#^& of what they think about me. I am who I am, I won't change that for anyone, and I don't want to be anyone else but me (but maybe a few sizes smaller).

But for my family, friends, and some co-workers (the ones that deserve it) I like to have them respect me and think I'm a good person (well, for the most part).

Other than that, I care that my boyfriend and dogs love me, and my fish respect me enough to not draw blood while nipping my fingers at dinner time.

Last edited by harleysiber at 13-May-2005 21:19

Well it really depends on who are we talking about.
I don't care about what some people thinks of me,
but on the other hand, I really do care about what the other proportion of people think of me.

Voted for In between.

I'm a little of each. I really can't believe that anyone here doesn't care at all of what others think of you. That's just ridiculous. It is human nature to care about appearance. To what extent that personality trait shows itself is a different matter entirely.

As far as my personality goes, I don't really care much. I'm not particularly popular at school, and people that don't know me at all talk about me behind my back. *shrug* I can't really help that. I am who I am, and I can't change my personality.

Appearance is a different story. I do try to look my best. I'm a teenager, afterall. I always put on mascara, but not usually anything else. I simply don't feel comfortable or "pretty" without it. Most all of the appearance issues I do for myself, not others. If I feel pretty in something, it boosts my self-esteem and confidence.

So I guess I'm in between. I do care, and I think everyone does, at least a little. Still, I'm very independent, and I'm not going to let what others think of me get in the way.

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They shade the glow of it with their mossy-misty costumes,
They wear masks of silk, porcelain, brass, and silver,
So as not to mislead with their own, ordinary faces.

its not so much i like to look good, i think i just like to look the part, I dress a very particular way for work, a different way for out of work, my appearance is important i at least like to look as though i have made the effort! even if there isn't much to work with in the first place!!!

in terms of my personality, well it has been said i don't suffer fools and i tend to get straight to the point, i have opinions and people can take them or leave them!!

really i think most people are concerned with whatother people think!

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Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.
Harvey S. Firestone

I dont think I am the most loved at work, or otherwise. I do what I want to do, and think is right and try not to step on other people's toes.

I dont qualify as rude, but I have been told I am opinionated, which IMO is a good thing sometimes.

I am independant for sure.

To a point, I do care what people think, but not all that much. I dress up when I go out to get attention, but I look for attention in a little different way. I'm not out to try to impress someone with what brand I wear (I most commonly wear things from Wal-Mart or Mervyn's) or get somebody to admire me. Instead, I shoot a little more for confusion as to what they should think...

I show up decked out in an ironed button-down and hair that's dyed some bright color. I go out to the club in a nice shirt, nice jeans, and an almost preppy appearrance. Then I hit the dance floor with the guys in throwbacks. I just try to make people not know what to expect next...

Girls are definitely the only people who might dictate what I wear to an extent. If a girl I know (or especially one I'm interested in) expresses that they like a certain shirt or combination more than some others, then I'll be inclined to wear that specific set around that girl. Might as well brighten their day a little. In the long run though, I try to develop my own sense of style so that I can give people a little something they aren't expecting...

PM/email/msg me if you have any questions/comments regarding me or my knowledge or if you want me to read a thread.

In the case of my sister, who used to insist on putting on makeup to go riding bikes when it's 85 degrees out... it's going to melt before you go a mile, why would you insist on putting on makeup? She was obsessed with putting on makeup, I swear she'd put it on to peek her head out the door and grab the mail from the mailbox.

It's one thing to want to look nice, but her reasoning was because she cared what people thought. And she always had that excuse for doing things. I'm of the mindset that you do what you want, and forget other people. Have fun with life, don't live up to what other people think, do something because YOU want to.

If my sister had said she wanted to look nice, I'd accept that. Just because I don't give a fig about what other people think of me doesn't mean I don't like to look nice! Do something because it makes YOU feel good, not because you want to impress random people you don't know.

It took a severe allergic reaction to penicillin (hospital said it was the worst they'd ever seen) for my sister to finally see what I'd been telling her. I suppose it's hard to care what people think when you're one big red hive. (She didn't have blotchy skin... there was no normal skin between the hives.)

I don't like her fiance (then boyfriend) terribly much, but at least he was able to convince her that he still loved her no matter WHAT she looked like. She finally got it into her head and decided to live life for herself, and not for the random public.

I mean, I like to dress up at times, put on makeup, the whole nine yards... but I do it because I WANT to, and because I want to look good... not because I care what the reaction will be. *shrugs*

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

Here's another area where I see an odd hypocrisy sometimes:
Why is it OK to not care about others' reactions when you want to go out looking like a slob, but idiotic to not care when you want to look nice? Plenty of people enjoy and pride themselves on being pressed and well-groomed; and, in fact, since people judge them for putting on make-up to go shopping, clearly they're having to ignore judgments to go out looking the way they want.

-Molly
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Generally, I don't give a fig about what people think. Sure, I like to look nice sometimes or the like, but I don't base everything on what other people's reactions are going to be.

I like to do things for others, not because it looks good, but it makes ME feel good. I do what *I* like, and what *I* want to do.

I get so peeved when people need to dress up and slather makeup on to go to the dang grocery store or the library. I'm like, you're going to be out for maybe an HOUR, you're staying in the rest of the day or whatever, and you sped half an hour making yourself beautiful? As if you can't possibly walk out the door without silk, satin, ruffle and about ten pounds of makeup? *ARGH*

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

I care.

I hope at least to some degree everyone else does too, thats how you get a fully functioning society, where everyone elses standards keep everyone else in check. Otherwise what is to stop us being theives and liars and murderers?

If we are simply talking looks, i'm not that fussy, although I will change into something a bit more presentable to go out in (its as much for my benefit as those around me) because i'm still under the deluded impression tht someday i'll be picked out by a scout for ... something?

I rarely wear make-up, I only really have 2 hairstyles (clipped up and down) and i live in jeans. Not your regular twenty-something attitude.

I care, but only to a point.

I care more about my actions than my appearance.


For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

On the surface I guess if I DID care about what people thought I'd never have been persuaded into that skirt and pom poms

I believe anyone who says they don't care is being a little bit dis-ingenuous. We all care how we appear to others, it's just some care how they appear to complete strangers and others only care how those closest perceive them.

It's very interesting and revealing to note how many people associate this question with appearance and the way they dress.

I answered in-between. I don't really see it as a question of appearance, I dress for what makes me comfortable (and not just physically comfortable).

Personality wise I don't really care what strangers think, it's usually wrong anyway and not worth the effort to change a strangers perception of me. This has lead to people sometimes believing me to be cold and arrogant. Those who know me will tell you I'm very warm and only a little arrogant .

I do care what the people I care about think of me. I truly believe that friendship, family and love carry great responsibilities and all require work and effort to maintain. So yes I care what people who fall into those categories think of me as if they think badly of me chances are I haven't been working hard enough at the relationship.

I'm old enough and have seen enough and done enough in my life to be secure in who I am as a person. I no longer need the re-assurance of a strangers opinion or approval of who I am as a person.

For most the approval of others is about assurance or confirmation and a desire to "fit in", especially when we are younger.I guess spending the last 10 years living and travelling in places where I stick out like a sore thumb rather then fit in have knocked that out of me. I work in a company here with 700 employees. I'm the only westerner and am never going to blend in so no point in trying. When you can't walk down the street without people staring you quickly forget to care about what others think of you.

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Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.

Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.

It's their mind & they can think what they want about me.


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Well I am torn here. Some of you may agree with this or disagree.

When I was younger 16-20 I was a good looking chap but always very shy. I always was dressing and acting the cool way to most importantly attract girls. I played football for 8 years and had that jock roll to keep up. Drank, fought, cheated, burned every bridge I could burn.

From 20 until today I really could care less about my appearance. Mind you I take a shower, shave, and get my hair cut lol. I think all of this changed when I met my wife. I knew the first time that I saw her this is the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with. The thing is I was not in my opinion on the top of my game and I was slouchy and had my shirt tail out. We got married and had children. I know I am off of the market and darn proud of it. I have responsibilities to my family and am proud of it too. I guess it depends on your personality and what you have going on.

IE

I used to drive a SUV and my wife drove a Porche 911.
LOL Today we drive a minivan and a Honda Civic. I could care less how I look in those cars.

I used to wear tight jeans and a tight shirt. My wife the same. Today I wear loose fitting clothes and shirts because they are comfortable. I think with age your priorities change.

Back in the day I didn't care how much money I had. Today I want to keep every dime for my childrens future and our early retirement.

As every day goes by my priorities change. I think this is true with almost everyone. Like fish we are a product of our genetics and environment. Today we may feed at the top, tomorrow at the bottom, or in the plants LOL.

FreeBlaze

EDIT: Left 2 comma's out.

Last edited by freeblaze at 08-May-2005 15:02

What kind of work have you done in Maya, and Lightwave...Poison waffle. I voted that I don't care what people think....as long as they're thinking

-Keith#2

http://www.ozarkgames.com

I don't really care what people think of how I dress or how I act...I just do what I like....I do keep rather clean and somewhat neat though (don't want to reek )

Some people think that the only reason I build big, flashy, light up computers w/windows and stuff is to show off. That's really not true...I build them because it's a hobby...I enjoy building something that looks really cool so I can enjoy it and so my parents can pay the electric bills to run all of the lights I also do use the speed that I gain overclocking (my P4 is currently 2.4GHz @ 3.339GHz )... I do a lot of work with the Macromedia family of programs, I work with Maya 6.0 & LightWave3D, etc...

I really don't care what people think of me...if somebody doesn't like me because of the way I do something, chances are I won't like them either (I tend to not like picky ppl like that ). I just do things my own clean little way and mind my own buissiness mainly

Maybe this explains why I have less than 5 close friends

About what others think of you? Are you self-conscious, or do you have an independent personality? Some folks are totally apart from society’s views of them, while others slavishly try to appear cool. Where are you?

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

im in between , some times i dont care than others im like oh my god what are they going to think of me

I like looking good to others
Not really that, but I hate looking bad. I'm still in my awkward teenage phase here....

I really could care less what I look likebut, at the same time I don't want to be so terribly awful looking that people stare at me like i'm an alienand I sure as heck don't want people to be talking about how i look negatively...I mean there is only so much a person can do to change their looks, and if you don't like how I look, well then don't look at me

Oh and by the way for those that haven't had to experience it recently, "I don't have an attitude problemIt's my attitude and everyone else's problem"

heidi michelle

"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle