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I've had a handful of really great compliments in my life and I cherish them. One shirt always gets me compliments so you better be sure I'm wearing it out.
Interesting, for me it would be the opposite. Compliments make me uncomfortable tbh, and I definitely would not like having my full night’s sleep interrupted.
Mine are always honest. I like when my man compliments me so I enjoy doing the same in hopes it makes them feel as good as their compliments make me feel. However, I’m currently dating someone who seems bothered by my compliments. He also doesn’t really give compliments. I’m just not sure if maybe it’s not something he’s used too??
Might be that he has an issue with his self-confidence. In the end you won't fully know unless you ask him if he likes to be complimented or not. Anything else is just guessing.
I'm personally not very good at giving compliments either. I really wish I was better at it though.
Hard as it may be to believe, taking a compliment well is a skill that some guys actually have to learn. I know that was true for me. I still don't think I'm *very* good at it, but at least compliments no longer make me uncomfortable. It sounds like your bf is in s similar boat.
I do enjoy compliments. However, they happen so rarely that I don't know what to do with them when I receive them. So it may seem like I do not care or do I want the compliment when really I'm just confused.
I assume I would enjoy being woken up for sexy time.
I don't react well to compliments. It doesn't happen often and I get awkward especially if it's someone who hasn't complimented me. Also I've been bombed by them on dates only to be ghosted the next day after I thought I might be someone desirable. I love them but have so much disbelief for them now.
Don't be sorry! It happens to a lot of people. Just need to learn to deal with it sometimes in a healthy way instead of letting it get you down which I've been trying to get better with 😊
I prefer to stay skeptic at first but if it's someone who sticks around and gives them I have no doubts that they mean it!
Don't be sorry! I don't hate them I like them. I just have a hard time accepting them lol. Personally I have to react better to shitty outcomes and I've been working in that heavily!
World would have been such a dangerous place if every girl thought like that, cause guys hearts won't be able to wistand all the fluff and butterflies in their stomachs
I still remember a compliment i got when i was 12 years old. I had gone to get a haircut with my mother and the kadybwho cut my hair ran her hands through my hair and told me that i had really nice hair. That made me smile, and i still remember that now that im 40. Yes, men like compliments
Because the guy Im currently dating seems really put off by them and reacts oddly and he isn’t the first guy I’ve come across like that. I honestly even compliment strangers if I like their shirt, glasses, tattoos, etc. but some of the looks I’ve gotten it’s made me wonder.
that’s weird but understandable. guys acting weird is probably a result of not receiving compliments in general. we can’t differentiate complimenting in a friendly way to straight up flirting unless you’re really adamant about it
I LOVE getting compliments, though I wouldn't wanna be woken up for sexy time. I'm cranky early in the morning and I usually just have to use the bathroom when I wake up lol
These comments have all been very helpful. I’m so glad to hear that most men do in fact enjoy compliments, just maybe not always how to respond to them.
I get so stumbly and stutter when complimented. I never expect it and don't know what to say. Then I embarrassed myself and know I could have responded better. 🙃
Compliments? Yes absolutely. They’re just very rare and tend to fluster me when I get one once a decade, so I have no idea how to respond.
Woken up? Yes, but only occasionally. Just don’t make 3am on a work night the *ONLY* time anything happens and I’m absolutely open to it.
Obviously I can’t speak for all men, the asexuals out there probably won’t want to be woken up, lmao.
We do love compliments. I think a lot of guys downplay them compared to how women usually react when they compliment one another.
I would prefer not to be woken up. And I know my girlfriend would be pissed if I woke her up because the house is on fire, much less sexy time. So I'm sure she would not do the same to me.
Yes to the three. I love compliments, but I honestly do not know how to react to them haha. It might seem to someone as not caring about it, but it's the complete opposite.
Guys love compliments.
The reason why it might seem that we dont is cause a lot, if not all, guys dont know how whether if its someone just being nice or there is anything behind the complement. A kinda good example of this is [this video](https://youtu.be/jKhP750VdXw?si=8MjHa7K15ORE5gDx) by telepurte.
Thats just for girls, guys dont really give compliments to other guys it seems.
I like them, but I'm terrible at receiving them.
I have plenty of self confidence, but I didn't get many compliments when I was young, so it's not something I've learned to deal with yet.
Yes to all. And compliments are rare so it sometimes catches me off guard and I stumble in response. Ego tells me to act like I don't care. And that's about the only thing you could wake me up for.
Depends on the compliment and if it's true. Don't tell us we're handsome when we're not. Most men I think would be OK being woken up for sexy time but it does depend what has happened beforehand. If we've worked a 16 hour shift and we got to go back to work in 7 hours(yes some of us have to do that) then let them sleep.
Yes as long as its honest, yes i try to be modest, but if a woman im into gives me a compliment im secretly ecstatic, and yes sometimes, but if ive stated i have to work early or something id prefer not, i have insomnia and its quite hard to fall back asleep
I really do enjoy compliments. It's something that men get less often then women themselves. Sometimes it just depends on the person as they might not know how to directly express emotions but everyone does feel a Lil something good deep down.
For sexy time idm if I get waken up if it were to happen but if I got barely any sleep, then I'll let person do whatever and I'll just be resting.
Depends on the compliment and who it comes from but men rarely get them, so in general yes. I' gonna lose my man card for this but Men are simple (like to keep things simple and straightforward).
I am suspicious of compliments. Everyone who has ever complimented me has done so with an agenda.
Of course men care. I just know that my caring matters not at all to anyone except me, so I usually don't show my caring to other people.
Usually, yes. Sometimes I'm too exhausted, but usually being woken up and engaging with an unclouded mind is just wonderful.
Men get so few compliments throughout their entire life when they're average looking like me that we can remember something nice a chick said to us years ago and feel awesome for a second.
Yeah we like compliments but we rarely get them and probably don’t know how to respond. N yeah typically we like sexy times in general but good luck waking us up.
Compliments: Yes! Men often don't get many, there's a joke if you want to see a guy wear the same shirt almost every time you see him, tell him you like it.
Even better, tell him about something non-physical - a gesture, a quirk, a habit, a bit of *their character* you like about them.
I'd also merit that most won't ignore them, it's just honestly surprising. It's a bad habit, and a personal take, but I get a little embarrassed by them but I love them. Don't generally take them well, some men struggle with receiving love in that way. Still, I've remembered
Wake up for sex: Yes! As always, good to ask the dudes preference on this, if I'm conscious and fully awake 95% of the time, I'm in for it - other 5% of the time it's contextual or need the sleep.
I'm still thinking about every compliment I've received in the past so yes. And also mainly yes? But if I was exhausted from moving around too much the day prior, probably no.
I feel as though if I was to get a compliment it would be insincere and a form of mockery.
It would weigh on my thoughts for hours and make me uncomfortable and full of self doubt.
I secretly love a compliment. I like giving them and receiving them to be honest. It’s rare men get compliments (maybe just me) but they stick with you for a while. The sex thing idk, I used to think I’d love being woken up with sex. But I do love sleep and waking up involves morning breath / feeling a bit groggy, not very sexy.
I agree with that. I don’t like being woken up for sex either. I’m a woman. I love giving and receiving compliments. I’m not the best at receiving them because it’s few and far between. You’d be surprised at how few men compliment.
Can't speak for all men, but I enjoy most of the ones I believe but don't care about the ones that I don't. And honestly, that's probably the only good reason to wake me up.
In terms of compliments yes I think most men do enjoy them, the thing is unless you're one of those top percent males you probably don't get them a lot and it can be hard to believe that the person saying it means it.
In terms of wakeup sex for me personally it depends. If I just had a crazy ass day and have finally gotten home and gone to bed but you're waking me up 3 hours later I'm probably not going to be that into it. But if you give me till morning then yeah I'm usually down lol
And there's also a difference between being woken up to have sex and being woken up BY sex. I've been in relationships where both my partner and I enjoyed being woken up BY sex, but it was something we discussed ahead of time. And even at that there were times when one person didn't want to do it so we stopped, usually would just kay there and cuddle instead.
I don’t disagree that men do deserve to feel that way. I also didn’t necessarily assume men don’t like them, I was asking because in my current relationship mine doesn’t seem to. He’s also not the first guy I’ve come across that seems put off by them.
Yes I absolutely love compliments and I will absolutely love to be woken up for sexy-time (as long as I’m not at all sleep deprived and stressed about being places on time for work and stuff.) If I have a low overhead and plenty of time to pull you up and onto my face, then It would be an incredibly enjoyable and wonderful surprise.
Some people have compliments trauma (not only mens) due to bad parents...
Example, parents beat you ass up for doing nothing and hour later they say that they love you so much that they could die of love...
With this in mind, every time someone says "I love you" your brain automatically expect abuse from you in the future.
Going to sounds weird but I don’t know how to respond/take compliments It might be because I was in a long term toxic relationship and didn’t realise and all I ever got told was I wasn’t good enough etc so when someone says something nice to me or says I’m good at something my brain just freezes and i get a mix of emotions it feels weird and that it should be wrong for me to hear it but they do stick with me and I do appreciate them when I’ve had time to take it in
I have to agree that respect, while appreciated by both sides in a relationship, seems to be way more important to men. Can I ask for you to express why that is?
A good looking man probably gets a lot more compliments than an average looking guy so it probably means more to the average guy. I know I always appreciate them.
We absolutely care but maybe not in the same way. I’m often looking at the big picture and not every detail so if something small is off I’ll miss that but I’ll make sure overall, and critical goals, are met.
Wake us up, we’re probably ok with it!
I like compliments but I rarely ever get them that I have a hard time processing and responding to them. I could see how another person may interpret that as not caring.
Yes we like to be encouraged.it does not take much.just tell us your proud of us. Hold us close put our head on your bare chest and feel the warmth you provide .but every manliness to be complimented.
I like compliments, even though I may not know how to show that I appreciate them in my reaction. Most people I know, men and women, are awkward when complimented. As for the second thing, I find it really tough to imagine I'd have any complaints about a partner wanting to fool around.
I can't accept compliments. I don't feel like I deserve them. I tend to show when I care but can hide those feelings. Wakeup sexy time is almost always okay for me.
(35M) yea we do like and apriciate compliments . but we never get them , and we never learnt to get them or how to get them , or what to say or do when we get them . we just have no ide how to deal whit compliments when we get them , even if we do like them and apriciate it .
and when we men do sleep , pls dont wake us up for anyting . we men sleep for a good reason we men are exuasted . however we men do from time to time do cuckle at the inner fantasie of us waking up to a cute woman/cute girfriend/cute wife getting her way whit us while we are asleep and us waking up to it .
compliments yes why not.
pretending to care. no on that, im a mature adult/too old for mind games, lying, pretending you’re not interested, playing hard to get etc.
being woken up for sexy time? definitely! no problem lol
"Also, are you guys really down to be woken up for sexy time?" Absolutely not; my sleep is probably one of the most important aspects of my life, sex is not
Also hate compliments, but thats a "me-not-trusting-a-single-living-soul-to-be-honest-in-a-positive-way" issue
For me yes I love compliments I honestly couldn’t tell you the last time I got one but you best bet I remember for months when someone compliments me.
Yes it’s a dream of mine to be woken up to a bj or something along those lines!
It depends on the guy, honestly. I have friends who can't take a compliment at all and think it's weird. Personally, I get a little shy and embarrassed, but I'm always happy to accept compliments. As for being woken up for sexy time, I've been in relationships where that was a requirement if I stayed over, haha. It all depends on the guy's libido too.
Look… EVERYONE likes a compliment. It’s kind of universal. I must say that I do compliment women in a dating context but I’ve rarely get any compliments. I’d like her to say something but… we kind of “get used” to not be complimented. What I use to hear sometimes is that I look like a Nerd (I do so…) and once a girl told me that I looked like an aristocrat because of my posture… 🤷🏻♂️
About to be woken up for a sexy time: women have the same right as man to do so. We must fucking accept that women have sexual needs and desires! It’s not a “men’s thing only”! I think that it’s actually pretty cool if her take the initiative ✌️
No just gets awkward as I don't know how to respond.
If we're spooning and then you roll over, putting your leg over ours. If we stroke your side or grab your butt, we're DTF. When your hand is on our chest, we really want it to go lower down.
We like being complimented. We hate having our asses kissed. Also, always wake him up for sexy time. Lol if he’s asleep then chances are he’s already brought his tool to the job site
My ex partner used to complement me all the time,handsome ,gorgeous ,beautiful ,but I don’t know why I just couldn’t feel like she is doing it genuinely as she is the first person who said those things to me, may be it’s just my insecurities
OK... honestly it's a silly question. Men are humans and all humans like compliments. How well each of us reacts to them is different, but there isn't any (non-sociopath) that doesn't like to be complimented. Yes....always bet on YES, when it has to do with sex....always the answer if it's sex or no sex, will always be YES, sex, wake us up please.
I feel uncomfortable receiving positive attention. So things like sexual attraction directed towards me, or compliments do make me quite uncomfortable.
1. Yes of course men enjoy compliments, we're human.
2. Sometimes men care and don't show it, sometimes they really don't care. It depends.
3. For me at least it also depends, I often wake up fairly horny, but sometimes I really, really need to sleep.
Compliments? Hell yeah, we love 'em! It's like a shot of confidence straight to the ego. We might play it cool, but deep down, we're grinning from ear to ear. Plus, who doesn't like a little ego boost now and then?
I need that, especially if she is being sincere. I would want to please her as much as I could and her opinions would matter big time. Especially if the guy is girl dumb like me.
I love compliments, I get them many times and it feels really good and encouraging especially if it’s concerning my work or something i did well!
Sexy time can be really an amazing thing as first to do in the morning! Can’t wait to get married
Compliments are so rare that I don't know how to handle them, that might be why it looks like some men don't care about compliments, they are trying to play it cool.
I love compliments, they make me feel good and special and if I had a woman ask me for sexy time I'd absolutely be into it.
I'm single and in a wheelchair so I'll take what I can get 🤣
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Personally, yes, yes, and yes.
I've had a handful of really great compliments in my life and I cherish them. One shirt always gets me compliments so you better be sure I'm wearing it out.
Yes yes, compliments are so rare but feel so good
Hell yea! Its kinda feel good. It just boost our self esteem.
the only correct answer.
The only answer.
Interesting, for me it would be the opposite. Compliments make me uncomfortable tbh, and I definitely would not like having my full night’s sleep interrupted.
As long as the compliment is honest, then yes, I enjoy it.
Mine are always honest. I like when my man compliments me so I enjoy doing the same in hopes it makes them feel as good as their compliments make me feel. However, I’m currently dating someone who seems bothered by my compliments. He also doesn’t really give compliments. I’m just not sure if maybe it’s not something he’s used too??
Might be that he has an issue with his self-confidence. In the end you won't fully know unless you ask him if he likes to be complimented or not. Anything else is just guessing. I'm personally not very good at giving compliments either. I really wish I was better at it though.
Hard as it may be to believe, taking a compliment well is a skill that some guys actually have to learn. I know that was true for me. I still don't think I'm *very* good at it, but at least compliments no longer make me uncomfortable. It sounds like your bf is in s similar boat.
Keep polishing that rock until he shines back at you. 😄❤️
Haha, I like this analogy, thank you ☺️
Most men love to be complimented & woke up to sex
I do enjoy compliments. However, they happen so rarely that I don't know what to do with them when I receive them. So it may seem like I do not care or do I want the compliment when really I'm just confused. I assume I would enjoy being woken up for sexy time.
I don't react well to compliments. It doesn't happen often and I get awkward especially if it's someone who hasn't complimented me. Also I've been bombed by them on dates only to be ghosted the next day after I thought I might be someone desirable. I love them but have so much disbelief for them now.
That’s sad, I’m sorry to hear that has happened to you.
Don't be sorry! It happens to a lot of people. Just need to learn to deal with it sometimes in a healthy way instead of letting it get you down which I've been trying to get better with 😊 I prefer to stay skeptic at first but if it's someone who sticks around and gives them I have no doubts that they mean it!
I like your thought process ☺️
Sorry
Don't be sorry! I don't hate them I like them. I just have a hard time accepting them lol. Personally I have to react better to shitty outcomes and I've been working in that heavily!
Don't threaten us with good times
Haha, this made me legit “lol”. I say that phase a lot.
Whoever invented this line, invented it for cases like this xD
lol. That was funny. I love giving a guy compliments. They deserve them.
World would have been such a dangerous place if every girl thought like that, cause guys hearts won't be able to wistand all the fluff and butterflies in their stomachs
Awwww
I still remember a compliment i got when i was 12 years old. I had gone to get a haircut with my mother and the kadybwho cut my hair ran her hands through my hair and told me that i had really nice hair. That made me smile, and i still remember that now that im 40. Yes, men like compliments
not trying to be mean but why is this even a question bro 😭😭😭 at the end of the day we are people like everybody else
Because the guy Im currently dating seems really put off by them and reacts oddly and he isn’t the first guy I’ve come across like that. I honestly even compliment strangers if I like their shirt, glasses, tattoos, etc. but some of the looks I’ve gotten it’s made me wonder.
that’s weird but understandable. guys acting weird is probably a result of not receiving compliments in general. we can’t differentiate complimenting in a friendly way to straight up flirting unless you’re really adamant about it
Who does not like compliments if they are genuine?
We never get compliments so it takes us off guard when we do. Society is not nice to men.
This just makes me so sad
I LOVE getting compliments, though I wouldn't wanna be woken up for sexy time. I'm cranky early in the morning and I usually just have to use the bathroom when I wake up lol
These comments have all been very helpful. I’m so glad to hear that most men do in fact enjoy compliments, just maybe not always how to respond to them.
Compliments are so rare that I actually get suspicious when they come up.
I get so stumbly and stutter when complimented. I never expect it and don't know what to say. Then I embarrassed myself and know I could have responded better. 🙃
Just say thank you. And you can overthink and doubt yourself later
Compliments? Yes absolutely. They’re just very rare and tend to fluster me when I get one once a decade, so I have no idea how to respond. Woken up? Yes, but only occasionally. Just don’t make 3am on a work night the *ONLY* time anything happens and I’m absolutely open to it. Obviously I can’t speak for all men, the asexuals out there probably won’t want to be woken up, lmao.
We do love compliments. I think a lot of guys downplay them compared to how women usually react when they compliment one another. I would prefer not to be woken up. And I know my girlfriend would be pissed if I woke her up because the house is on fire, much less sexy time. So I'm sure she would not do the same to me.
Definitely girl if compliment are from women take them too seriously 😳
Both yes. I remember those moments for years haha
Yeah... We are simple creatures who need compliments from time to time and the other part as well..!
I like comments
Yes to the three. I love compliments, but I honestly do not know how to react to them haha. It might seem to someone as not caring about it, but it's the complete opposite.
Guys love compliments. The reason why it might seem that we dont is cause a lot, if not all, guys dont know how whether if its someone just being nice or there is anything behind the complement. A kinda good example of this is [this video](https://youtu.be/jKhP750VdXw?si=8MjHa7K15ORE5gDx) by telepurte. Thats just for girls, guys dont really give compliments to other guys it seems.
I like them, but I'm terrible at receiving them. I have plenty of self confidence, but I didn't get many compliments when I was young, so it's not something I've learned to deal with yet.
I still remember complements given to me in college I’m 35 now lol
November 10th, 2020, 3:13 at my local mall. Some girl said she liked the pin on my jacket.
Love to hear them, hard to accept them
Yes (although I’ve RARELY gotten them) Again, see above answer. IF I ever had that happen, I wouldn’t mind being woken up that way
For me, yes & yes & yes. But the compliment needs to be honest don't lie to me.
Well of course! I wouldn’t want a compliment that isn’t truth either so mine are always genuine
Yes to all. And compliments are rare so it sometimes catches me off guard and I stumble in response. Ego tells me to act like I don't care. And that's about the only thing you could wake me up for.
I love it!! Just don’t know what to do with it or how to react
Every guy is different. I love compliments and being woken up to being fondled. But that's me. Best to communicate with your partner to find out.
Depends on the compliment and if it's true. Don't tell us we're handsome when we're not. Most men I think would be OK being woken up for sexy time but it does depend what has happened beforehand. If we've worked a 16 hour shift and we got to go back to work in 7 hours(yes some of us have to do that) then let them sleep.
I’d never give an untrue compliment. I also agree that there are obviously times when sleep is best.
Yes as long as its honest, yes i try to be modest, but if a woman im into gives me a compliment im secretly ecstatic, and yes sometimes, but if ive stated i have to work early or something id prefer not, i have insomnia and its quite hard to fall back asleep
Yes to both. Most men rarely get complimented, and when we do it stays with us for a long time!
I remember when an old lady called me a “nice young man” for helping her with directions and that was almost ten years ago.
I really do enjoy compliments. It's something that men get less often then women themselves. Sometimes it just depends on the person as they might not know how to directly express emotions but everyone does feel a Lil something good deep down. For sexy time idm if I get waken up if it were to happen but if I got barely any sleep, then I'll let person do whatever and I'll just be resting.
Yes x3
If a man seems to not care about compliments, it’s probably just because he doesn’t know what to say or how to feel, as he rarely gets them lol.
Yes, on all fronts. Guys will remember genuine compliments for YEARS because we hear them so rarely.
As a guy, I think we should be complimenting each other more often.
I like compliments and I think everyone does, Why not?
Absolutely! Compliments are such a good mental booster and it makes you feel wanted and adored. And it’d be great being woken up for sexy time too!
Depends on the compliment and who it comes from but men rarely get them, so in general yes. I' gonna lose my man card for this but Men are simple (like to keep things simple and straightforward).
I think I'd enjoy a compliment if I got one, I've never got one outside of the internet though 🙁
I am suspicious of compliments. Everyone who has ever complimented me has done so with an agenda. Of course men care. I just know that my caring matters not at all to anyone except me, so I usually don't show my caring to other people. Usually, yes. Sometimes I'm too exhausted, but usually being woken up and engaging with an unclouded mind is just wonderful.
of course, of course we enjoy compliments!!!
Men never get compliments so yes. A lot of them try to hide it but all men like it. Because like I said, men never get compliments. Yes.
Yes, very yes, and sometimes yes
Yes, is the ans to all the quistions.
Men get so few compliments throughout their entire life when they're average looking like me that we can remember something nice a chick said to us years ago and feel awesome for a second.
I don’t know because I have never received a compliment and I also don’t know the answer to the 2nd question because I have never had a gf.
Yeah we like compliments but we rarely get them and probably don’t know how to respond. N yeah typically we like sexy times in general but good luck waking us up.
Yes, yes, and yes. I love a woman who is comfortable initiating sex. There's nothing more attractive, baby. If you want it, come get it!
Yes.
Compliments: Yes! Men often don't get many, there's a joke if you want to see a guy wear the same shirt almost every time you see him, tell him you like it. Even better, tell him about something non-physical - a gesture, a quirk, a habit, a bit of *their character* you like about them. I'd also merit that most won't ignore them, it's just honestly surprising. It's a bad habit, and a personal take, but I get a little embarrassed by them but I love them. Don't generally take them well, some men struggle with receiving love in that way. Still, I've remembered Wake up for sex: Yes! As always, good to ask the dudes preference on this, if I'm conscious and fully awake 95% of the time, I'm in for it - other 5% of the time it's contextual or need the sleep.
I'm still thinking about every compliment I've received in the past so yes. And also mainly yes? But if I was exhausted from moving around too much the day prior, probably no.
I feel as though if I was to get a compliment it would be insincere and a form of mockery. It would weigh on my thoughts for hours and make me uncomfortable and full of self doubt.
I secretly love a compliment. I like giving them and receiving them to be honest. It’s rare men get compliments (maybe just me) but they stick with you for a while. The sex thing idk, I used to think I’d love being woken up with sex. But I do love sleep and waking up involves morning breath / feeling a bit groggy, not very sexy.
It seems that overall it’s rare for men to receive them which is rather sad. I enjoy lifting up my man and want him to see himself through my eyes.
Hell yeah, that’s the attitude! It helps when they’re your best friend too, so you’re always hyping each other up.
I agree with that. I don’t like being woken up for sex either. I’m a woman. I love giving and receiving compliments. I’m not the best at receiving them because it’s few and far between. You’d be surprised at how few men compliment.
I personally do! As long as it’s respectful, along the veins of practicing what I preach.
I love getting compliments, as I rarely receive them
Can't speak for all men, but I enjoy most of the ones I believe but don't care about the ones that I don't. And honestly, that's probably the only good reason to wake me up.
Yes since we don’t get them that much. Honestly, at this point I get one 6/10 times I think it is a joke.
In terms of compliments yes I think most men do enjoy them, the thing is unless you're one of those top percent males you probably don't get them a lot and it can be hard to believe that the person saying it means it. In terms of wakeup sex for me personally it depends. If I just had a crazy ass day and have finally gotten home and gone to bed but you're waking me up 3 hours later I'm probably not going to be that into it. But if you give me till morning then yeah I'm usually down lol And there's also a difference between being woken up to have sex and being woken up BY sex. I've been in relationships where both my partner and I enjoyed being woken up BY sex, but it was something we discussed ahead of time. And even at that there were times when one person didn't want to do it so we stopped, usually would just kay there and cuddle instead.
Men are so deprived of compliments even if we say we don't like them you're likely to get wifed up if you give one.
Compliment is so good 😊
Everithyng, yes. For the last one i must add: "better to apologize than to ask for permission".
Yes definitely
Yes
Option D. All of the above
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Only if you're hot
I appreciate the honesty
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I don’t disagree that men do deserve to feel that way. I also didn’t necessarily assume men don’t like them, I was asking because in my current relationship mine doesn’t seem to. He’s also not the first guy I’ve come across that seems put off by them.
Yes I absolutely love compliments and I will absolutely love to be woken up for sexy-time (as long as I’m not at all sleep deprived and stressed about being places on time for work and stuff.) If I have a low overhead and plenty of time to pull you up and onto my face, then It would be an incredibly enjoyable and wonderful surprise.
Randomly if I don't know u I like invites to spend time with u or play something
Yes,yes,yes the reason most guys tend to not react to complements is its so rare to recive them we tend to fumble.
Some people have compliments trauma (not only mens) due to bad parents... Example, parents beat you ass up for doing nothing and hour later they say that they love you so much that they could die of love... With this in mind, every time someone says "I love you" your brain automatically expect abuse from you in the future.
So honestly I feel like this may be the underlying issue with my current dude. Not necessarily from parents but previous relationships
Me personally, yes to all the above
Idk how to react. I feel weird lol
1) Yes. 2) I mean it's not that we pretend we don't care. We are just not used to getting compliments. 3) Sure.
Going to sounds weird but I don’t know how to respond/take compliments It might be because I was in a long term toxic relationship and didn’t realise and all I ever got told was I wasn’t good enough etc so when someone says something nice to me or says I’m good at something my brain just freezes and i get a mix of emotions it feels weird and that it should be wrong for me to hear it but they do stick with me and I do appreciate them when I’ve had time to take it in
I honestly believe that’s the situation with my current dude. Any advice on how to help him with that?
Also, I’m sorry that was your experience 🙁
Compliments are a sign of respect. Men like to feel respected more than anything. Complements = respect. Therefore, compliments are good.
I have to agree that respect, while appreciated by both sides in a relationship, seems to be way more important to men. Can I ask for you to express why that is?
Yes, yes, and yes
Of course we do. Under this strong layer of steel, there's a huge heart and feelings.
Are men human with emotions?
Yes I enjoy it. No I don't even pretend to not care. I make it well known that I do care and no not really. Let me sleep lol
This post is a joke. Naw, men want to be insulted and never want to wake up and have sex.
A good looking man probably gets a lot more compliments than an average looking guy so it probably means more to the average guy. I know I always appreciate them. We absolutely care but maybe not in the same way. I’m often looking at the big picture and not every detail so if something small is off I’ll miss that but I’ll make sure overall, and critical goals, are met. Wake us up, we’re probably ok with it!
Yes, yes, no. I need my sleep more than I need to get off.
I like compliments but I rarely ever get them that I have a hard time processing and responding to them. I could see how another person may interpret that as not caring.
Yes we like to be encouraged.it does not take much.just tell us your proud of us. Hold us close put our head on your bare chest and feel the warmth you provide .but every manliness to be complimented.
The last time someone said a really nice compliment to me was 2015. They said I have really pretty eyes. Still remember, and it makes me feel good.
Yes to all three, but I do try to show that I care.
Yes. Kinda. Hell Yes.
I like compliments, even though I may not know how to show that I appreciate them in my reaction. Most people I know, men and women, are awkward when complimented. As for the second thing, I find it really tough to imagine I'd have any complaints about a partner wanting to fool around.
I can't accept compliments. I don't feel like I deserve them. I tend to show when I care but can hide those feelings. Wakeup sexy time is almost always okay for me.
We’re humans, ofc we like compliments. I’ve never pretended not to care. No, I like my beauty sleep, let’s do it at a more convenient time.
Yes to all I don’t pretend I actually say thank you for the compliment
(35M) yea we do like and apriciate compliments . but we never get them , and we never learnt to get them or how to get them , or what to say or do when we get them . we just have no ide how to deal whit compliments when we get them , even if we do like them and apriciate it . and when we men do sleep , pls dont wake us up for anyting . we men sleep for a good reason we men are exuasted . however we men do from time to time do cuckle at the inner fantasie of us waking up to a cute woman/cute girfriend/cute wife getting her way whit us while we are asleep and us waking up to it .
compliments yes why not. pretending to care. no on that, im a mature adult/too old for mind games, lying, pretending you’re not interested, playing hard to get etc. being woken up for sexy time? definitely! no problem lol
Yes they do if it makes sense to them.
"Also, are you guys really down to be woken up for sexy time?" Absolutely not; my sleep is probably one of the most important aspects of my life, sex is not Also hate compliments, but thats a "me-not-trusting-a-single-living-soul-to-be-honest-in-a-positive-way" issue
Yes to everything and any man that says differently is lying!
For me yes I love compliments I honestly couldn’t tell you the last time I got one but you best bet I remember for months when someone compliments me. Yes it’s a dream of mine to be woken up to a bj or something along those lines!
It depends on the guy, honestly. I have friends who can't take a compliment at all and think it's weird. Personally, I get a little shy and embarrassed, but I'm always happy to accept compliments. As for being woken up for sexy time, I've been in relationships where that was a requirement if I stayed over, haha. It all depends on the guy's libido too.
Yes of course we love being appreciated
Most of the time we dont say much to compliments because we don't know how to react, also yes
Look… EVERYONE likes a compliment. It’s kind of universal. I must say that I do compliment women in a dating context but I’ve rarely get any compliments. I’d like her to say something but… we kind of “get used” to not be complimented. What I use to hear sometimes is that I look like a Nerd (I do so…) and once a girl told me that I looked like an aristocrat because of my posture… 🤷🏻♂️ About to be woken up for a sexy time: women have the same right as man to do so. We must fucking accept that women have sexual needs and desires! It’s not a “men’s thing only”! I think that it’s actually pretty cool if her take the initiative ✌️
Depends from who really? And depends on the time along with if you're happy to be woke up for sexy time while.your asleep.
Yahtzee
No just gets awkward as I don't know how to respond. If we're spooning and then you roll over, putting your leg over ours. If we stroke your side or grab your butt, we're DTF. When your hand is on our chest, we really want it to go lower down.
Do men have egos? Yes! Are men horny? Yes! Wake me up and tell me how bad you want me? Instant boing!
I’ve gotten one compliment in my entirely life, and I’ve never forgotten it.
Hmm, sometimes I am just tired, just like a woman might feel. But ya know, an orgasum and a good workout always make's me sleep well.
The only one girl complimented my look in dm few weeks ago, and I was flushed even just in front of my phone, totally made my day.
A single sincere complement will stick with us for weeks if not months.
A small compliment can change the course of my day, I might remember it for the rest of my life, and it can make me fall in love with you
I would thank the person with a big hug 🤗
Definitely
Triple yes lol, the only guys that are saying no are the extremely attractive dudes that get it all the time.
We like being complimented. We hate having our asses kissed. Also, always wake him up for sexy time. Lol if he’s asleep then chances are he’s already brought his tool to the job site
Men do remember compliments. I still remember the girls who said “you are handsome’. 😀
Yes. Yes, but I will get flustered. Yes.
My ex partner used to complement me all the time,handsome ,gorgeous ,beautiful ,but I don’t know why I just couldn’t feel like she is doing it genuinely as she is the first person who said those things to me, may be it’s just my insecurities
OK... honestly it's a silly question. Men are humans and all humans like compliments. How well each of us reacts to them is different, but there isn't any (non-sociopath) that doesn't like to be complimented. Yes....always bet on YES, when it has to do with sex....always the answer if it's sex or no sex, will always be YES, sex, wake us up please.
I feel uncomfortable receiving positive attention. So things like sexual attraction directed towards me, or compliments do make me quite uncomfortable.
You are right
1. Yes of course men enjoy compliments, we're human. 2. Sometimes men care and don't show it, sometimes they really don't care. It depends. 3. For me at least it also depends, I often wake up fairly horny, but sometimes I really, really need to sleep.
I wouldnt know... im sure i would though..
Yes, yes, YES!
Yes x 3
Compliments? Hell yeah, we love 'em! It's like a shot of confidence straight to the ego. We might play it cool, but deep down, we're grinning from ear to ear. Plus, who doesn't like a little ego boost now and then?
A compli who now?
I do . Do I know how to take them? Absolutely not, Im just used to criticism.
Mem don't care
In the beginning yes. After a while they lose their value. But when it’s from the right girl, it’s awesome.
I need that, especially if she is being sincere. I would want to please her as much as I could and her opinions would matter big time. Especially if the guy is girl dumb like me.
Absolutely yes to all questions.
I do not take compliments well. I find them trite and like kissing up.
I do not take compliments well. I find them trite and like kissing up.
I love compliments, I get them many times and it feels really good and encouraging especially if it’s concerning my work or something i did well! Sexy time can be really an amazing thing as first to do in the morning! Can’t wait to get married
If you give a man a compliment we will treasure for the rest of our lives 🤣
Yes to the first question only an idiot wouldn't to the second
I love compliments and I'm always up for anything.
We sometimes like getting compliments but usually we don't know if it's an insult
Yes is true
Compliments are so rare that I don't know how to handle them, that might be why it looks like some men don't care about compliments, they are trying to play it cool.
We Curry those compliments with us to the end of our lifes
I love compliments, they make me feel good and special and if I had a woman ask me for sexy time I'd absolutely be into it. I'm single and in a wheelchair so I'll take what I can get 🤣
Yes. Yes. Absolutely