"You are the nicest person I know"

[CHangedUsername]

"Thanks"

Internal monologue: "GOD DAMMIT. No I'm not. I fucking hate you. Go away. I AM "THE MISANTHROPE". RAGE"


Anyone here ever experience anything like this?

 

[orangebandguy]

No, because I'm not a misanthrope.

It's overly pointless to hate, or pretend to hate everyone.

 

[BonsaiK]

"Thanks"

Internal monologue: "GOD DAMMIT. No I'm not. I fucking hate you. Go away. I AM "THE MISANTHROPE". RAGE"


Anyone here ever experience anything like this?

No, misanthropy gets pretty lame and boring after a while. Liking stuff and being nice to people is actually way more fun.

 

[CHangedUsername]

No, because I'm not a misanthrope.

It's overly pointless to hate, or pretend to hate everyone.

I don't hate everyone.
I think I convince myself I do to give myself a some form of personal power.

But I still hate being "the nice guy".

 

[DuplicateValue]

No, I actually am a nice person. So I can only assume they're being truthful.

 

[Urgh76]

no, because i really am the nicest person i know!

-im smart
-athletic
-good-looking
- and im modest too!

 

[FactualSquirrel]

Nope, especially as I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

 

[The Last Nomad]

No, because no-one has ever said that me... and if they did, I propably wouldn't hate them

 

[Ace of Spades]

"Thanks"

Internal monologue: "GOD DAMMIT. No I'm not. I fucking hate you. Go away. I AM "THE MISANTHROPE". RAGE"


Anyone here ever experience anything like this?

No, misanthropy gets pretty lame and boring after a while. Liking stuff and being nice to people is actually way more fun.

Thank the lord, there is someone else who shares my less dark opinion.

 

[Disaster Button]

I've had someone I not like say that to me and have a similar reaction, minus the misanthropy. Hating every single thing would get tiresome, and what's even worse are those people who pretend to hate everything to try and fit in by being different.. which is weird.

Anyway, sort of.

 

[MGlBlaze]

I am a misanthrope, though I have never had anyone tell me that because I am also socially non-existent.

However, my goal is to not be like other people as I see them; I.E. generally ignorant, biased and intollerant, not to mention utterly selfish. By that extension I suppose being a nice person is my goal considering how bleak the rest of the world is in general. It's my motto; "The world sucks, but that's no excuse to make it worse."

That is just my own view, however. If I were you I would have just come out with it and told her "Thanks, but I'm not a nice person.". If I found them unlikeable people I would have made sure they knew it, but that's just me.

 

[Sonicron]

Eh, hating for the sake of hate is stupid. I mean, I do have that kind of free-floating hate against pretty much everything, but that still doesn't make me a full-on misanthrope, more of an average grouch, really. When it comes to interacting with people I usually go about it politely, and why wouldn't I? You need people to like you because you need people; you can't do everything in life by yourself, and folks tend to be more forthcoming when they feel you at least respect them. Many people in my everyday real life don't necessarily like me, but they do value having me around for being helpful and reliable, even though I'm not exactly made of sunshine and flowers.

 

[AngloDoom]

No, because I'm not a misanthrope.

It's overly pointless to hate, or pretend to hate everyone.

I don't hate everyone.
I think I convince myself I do to give myself a some form of personal power.

But I still hate being "the nice guy".

...Why?

'Nice' doesn't necessarily mean that you are 'nice', it means people like you. What's wrong with people liking you? Even if you hate them, it's a stroke to your ego and we're social animals. Unless you have more issues than Playboy, everyone likes to hear they're loved.

Admittedly, someone you've got your eye on refers to you as "nice", then it can almost be insulting when they don't just call you "dangerously sexy" or something. Doesn't sound like the case with you, though.

 

[Jaranja]

no, because i really am the nicest person i know!

-im smart
-athletic
-good-looking
- and im modest too!

Someone can fit all those requirements and still be a ****, just so you know.

 

[AvsJoe]

Person: "You are the nicest guy I know."
Me: "Thank you! You're not too bad yourself!"
What I'm actually thinking: "If you died tomorrow I wouldn't care."

I'm nice because it's easier to be nice than mean. I don't really care one way or another most of the time.

 

[Uszi]

But I still hate being "the nice guy".

Nothing wrong with being the nice guy. It's actually pretty sweet.
As long as you aren't nice all the time, like when it's inappropriate to be nice to someone.

 

[Kollega]

No, because I'm not a misanthrope.

It's overly pointless to hate, or pretend to hate everyone.

No, misanthropy gets pretty lame and boring after a while. Liking stuff and being nice to people is actually way more fun.

I second these statements. Hating everyone just makes me miserable and depressed, while liking everyone gives that warm and fuzzy feeling. Guess which i like better. I still can be vindictive at times, but being vindictive all the time would just make me kill myself.

 

[johnman]

Inevitably it would be the person you fancy who says that, and one thats out in the open all chances of going out with them are in the gutter.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Uh, no one says that to me because I insult people all the time. I wish I didn't, but I can't really stop myself.