Heh, I didn't know I was that interesting. Options

[HakunaMatata]

...okay, that statement sounded rather conceited.

Say you heard through the grapevine that people were talking about you. Following your every word, every move, and that you (yes, you!) are a subject within the conversations of the halls (or PMs, or e-mails, or IMs, yaknow). How would you feel? Flattered? Embarrassed? Angry?

[*My Cinderella.*]

I'd kind of feel embarrassed. I never really know how to react to all the attention.

[angelrevelation]

I'm flattered, at least if it's a good/random thing. Like, I just found out that one of my friends that kind of connects another friend (like friends know friends?) always mentions me when the two are together.

It's nice to know you're being thought of.

[think!IMAGINARIL...]

I would feel paranoid and embarrassed. But it usually depends on the situation. If it's something bad, then I would feel sad. If it's something good, then I would be flattered. But in general, I would feel paranoid and embarrassed.

[Señorita Semi-Au...]

I wouldn't be shocked, I'm brilliant.



Actually, I take compliments horribly. I'm one of those people who would want to be famous under a pseoudonym.

[michellerrific]

If it's something good, well then I feel quite..accomplished? Flattered, I guess. Unless the situation is someone talking crap about me or backstabbing or something of the like, then it could vary from embarrassing to angry.

[pinacoolada]

I'd be uncomfortable..but not embarassed. I don't mind a little attention but attention like that makes me feel strange.

[voguelove]

someone once started a rumor that i stole $50,000 from my grandpa because i started buying designer clothing.

wtf. and the sad thing is, people believed it. i actually ended up writing an essay about my experience.

[*Intercourse.*]

It really matters on what they were talking about. I remember that happened when I left middle school to be home-schooled. People use to call me and tell me that I was being talked about through out school . Then when I came back to school I was being talked about behind my back by people that didn't even like me in middle school trying to get their friends to dislike me too. I found it rather amusing and I guess it could be flattering that they would waste their time to talk about me.

I guess I could be a bit angry, but I wouldn't know really. I'm pretty positive if people were talking about me through PMs and through AIM I would never find out about it anyway and it would be because they can't say it to me or something.

[*WHIMSICAL 0NE*]

I hate being the center of attention... esspecially if it's behind my back. I just think that wether if it's good or bad you should be honest with a person, why talk about them behind their back?

[mznikki]

Depending on what they are saying about me. One time at my 7th grade campingish trip (we didn't sleep in tents or make our own food) we were hiking(me and a group of like 9 other kids and our teacher), and I fell as we were going up a steep hill of rocks. The guide person and one of the assistants from my school helped me up and carried me to their car and took me to the nurse's station because I banged up my leg pretty bad. The rest of the kids there went back to our lodges and rumors went flying round saying "OMG Nicole fell and a rock went straight though her stomach!" "There's a rock in Nicole's stomach" those were the worst and then there was this one: "Nicole fell and broke her leg" I came out of the nurse's station, and some guys from my grade, that I normally don't talk to, came up to me and were like "are you okay? Anna told me a rock went though your stomach." and they even helped me back to my lodge which was nice. I was so embarassed because I just had a few scrapes and had to ice the bruses.

Other times I'm flattered when its something good, and other times I'm paranoid and want them to stop, so it really depends on the situation for me at least.

[cornytu]

It depends what is being mentioned about me. If it is insults or something of that kind, of course, I'll be pretty pissed. But if it's nice... Heh heh, I'll be pretty proud of myself.

But it seems that people often talk about the negative things about others.

[Bonobo]

Scared because with a great rise, the easier it is to have a bigger fall

[gita]

flattered if they were saying good things about me;
embarassed if they were spreading rumors [especially untrue ones];
angry if they were telling lies or unleashing hatred against me/about me.

[multifaceted]

Flattered. Even if the topic is something bad about me.

[*Azarel*]

Oh man, I hate when I find out people are talking about me. No shit it happens to anyone and everyone, but still, go ahead and waste every waking moment following my movements; I'd just rather not know about it.

[*Frénésie*]

I'd want to know what they're talking about. I'd certainly not be flattered.

[Jeng]

Depending what they would say about me. I would feel bad and angry and embarrassed that I am being talked about. But flattered if it was good.

[heygus]

I would feel pretty unconfortable knowing that people talk about me.
My issue, is that I dont know what people are saying behind my back, be it a complement, a rumor, or some random piece of fat juicy gossip.

I need to know whats going on that involves me, or else im uncomfortable.

[*I Shot JFK*]

Please, as long as they're talking about me, all they're doing is making me famous. I don't really care. Go ahead and talk good or talk smack. Karma kills.

Amen.

Frankly, I give 'em stuff to talk about.

[Rachel]

Please, as long as they're talking about me, all they're doing is making me famous. I don't really care. Go ahead and talk good or talk smack. Karma kills.

Haha absolutely true. I find it amusing when people talk behind my back and I also enjoy when people envy me. Most of the time I let it go, but when I hear some f**ked up stuff, I confront and settle.

[tokyo-rose]

It would depend on what they were saying about me. Then I'd feel paranoid if it was bad but shake it off later on. If they're going to talk, then talk, although I'd rather hear it directly to my face.