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What about me makes me come off as creepy?

I am an overweight college student who practices good hygiene and is intellectual as they come. I am a bit loud and a tad eccentric, in that I do not march to the same drum as most people (I am the only European Studies student at a college where Latin America and Africa are heavily favoured.) I am also pacifistic, but because of my loudness and the fact that I speak up when I see something wrong in society, people think I am confrontational. I will admit that I do get attached to people fairly easily, but I think that is something that there should be a tad more of instead of this whole "I will only feel close to you after seventeen years" that is the dominant force today. What about all of this makes me creepy?

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  • 1 decade ago

    I think the fact that you stress that you "practice good hygiene" might be a little... off-putting. Not that being clean and all isn't important, but it's just kind of a weird thing to point out. Like, "Hey, guys, I shower EVERY day." It's just not really something most people talk about.

    I've known people who "march to the beat of a different drum." They generally didn't fit in all through high school and, to me, they seemed to compensate for their... eccentricities by overdoing it by a lot to get attention. And the attention they got wasn't generally positive.

    The reason people take so long to get attached to someone else is because they don't know them very well and are afraid of getting hurt. That you are so easily attached to others makes them nervous because while YOU might be comfortable putting yourself all out there, most of us aren't and won't until they know you better.

    There's something to be said about someone who is willing to speak out when something isn't right, but when you couple that with your eccentricities, people won't take you seriously. That's just how the world works.

    Now, I'm not saying that you should completely change your personality because that's wrong. But if you want to be well-liked, maybe you could tone things down a little. Evaluate the situation and decide if a problem is worth addressing or if it will get you negative attention. I hope this helped.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I will be honest with you and tell you judging from the small description you gave what makes you seem creepy...but whether you want to change or not is up to you.

    Basically the fact that you are extra loud and have a tendancy to share you opinion in public comes off as annoying and possibly creepy. It is always good to be opinionated but doesn't necessarily mean you have to state it right than and there every time....the harsh truth is sometimes people just don't care and get irritated by your loudness and lack of sensibility to keep quiet and to yourself. Also, don't get attached too easily because it shows people that you are clingy and reliant on others which scares people away, specially when they don't know you.

    hope it helped

  • 1 decade ago

    Well Zachary,

    The fact that you "march to a different drum" may unsettle people. People notice when someone is swimming upstream, and their reaction is not always positive. But here's the good news, Zachary - these people are not worth your trouble. The people who are truly worth your time will accept and even like your flaws, and will appreciate your uniqueness.

    Just be yourself!

    Source(s): Life
  • 1 decade ago

    "I do get attached to people fairly easily"

    Bingo.

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  • 1 decade ago

    i don't think you sound creepy at all...

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