When was the last time you had your ego stroked?

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Yesterday TheBF told me that he loves how I think and that I'm so introspective. The day before I was complimented on a hat I wore. The day before that I was given a compliment about my dancing skill by the instructor of a class I took. These were all very small ego strokes, but I'm at a low ebb lately and they all felt really nice. I imagine that if they didn't mean anything to me, maybe I wouldn't have even noticed them.
 

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My hubby strokes my ego all the time. But yesterday I was at the grocery store and a teenager walked by me and glanced over at me, took a second look and said "damn" (I had a tank top on that was a little lower cut) he looked up at me blushed and quickly walked away. It was flattering.
 

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In my collection of almost 23,700 abducted cats is one that I've named Ego. This is entirely appropriate as this particular hobby is closely related to plotting to take over the world (see the 'what do you do when you're bored' thread). He's a Persian Blue. As my collection is now so vast, I have a small team of evil henchmen who are responsible for stroking the cats & keeping them happy. Looking at the rota, my Ego was last stroked on Saturday, & will be stroked again on Tuesday, all being well with Vladimir, who's been off with a bit of a tummy bug...

Stroking cats all day - SQUEEEEE!

Are you hiring?
 

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Yesterday. Due to what I do for work, I regularly have people telling me wonderful things about myself. Does it count as ego stroking if it means absolutely nothing to me?

Yeah, every time I work at the bar I get overwhelming compliments and much stroking (ego and otherwise).

And, to answer LaFemme's question: no, but you'd be hurt if/when they'd stop.
 

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Yeah, every time I work at the bar I get overwhelming compliments and much stroking (ego and otherwise).

And, to answer LaFemme's question: no, but you'd be hurt if/when they'd stop.

You are a wise man....you are absolutely right. I would miss it if they stopped.
 

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someone i got loveage/respect for named their car after me.

when a ya ride wrenching devotee, nothing but nothing makes ya strut quite like having a fuel burning Jr.
:biggrin:
 
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I get compliments all the time...at work, or for my skills, or accomplishments. I admire modesty so I work hard not to let compliments inflate my self worth.

Interestingly, I don't take compliments well from the cyber world. I mean, I accept them and thank the person, but past experiences have taught me that compliments on the net are given with intent. "Nice dick" might signal "lets cam"...for example. Perhaps in all my years on the net I have become defensive and jaded...ya think? :rolleyes:

The giving versus receiving dynamic of compliments is very interesting to me. Is it better to give or to receive? Are compliments given with underlying intention? If so, what is the intended result? If not, why bother giving it? Some other thread...another day...
 

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About 4 hours ago. I was changing into my pajamas and the bf told me my butt was so damn cute it should have been in Bambi. I love that ape.

That's gold! I'm using that line on my man - and for the exact same body part.
 
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I think at times everyone self strokes their ego. It leaves room then, to stroke anothers.
 

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That's gold! I'm using that line on my man - and for the exact same body part.

Gold indeed. As women we're use to getting the generic compliments from our partners, "You look beautiful" - "That dress looks great on you", etc.. We almost become numb those comment and take them for granted, sometimes questioning the sincerity behind them because they are so generic and cliche.

But it's those little comments that catch you off guard, that you've never heard before, that truly mean something. It was also the way he said it and how he looked at me when he said. I just had to hug him ... at which point he put his hands all over my ass and started grinding into me, sort of killed the moment. But I was willing to let that go. Meh, take what you can get aye.