Do people call you weird or quirky? How do you respond to them?

Hah wow! Were you upset about it? Or was it for the better?

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Well, people usually either like me or take me for weird.

One thing that I've noticed is that when I see people only on occasion, I do fine because I can monitor my responses and modulate my end of the conversation.
It's only when people see me on a daily basis that I run the risk of being seen as weird. Some people have even told me that I am stand-offish. I can only assume this is because I'm not the life of the party mostly I prefer to observe.

How I respond: I try to stay away from those who see me as weird. I'm not interested in trying to explain myself or redeem myself in any way.

When I was a teen, I had some friends that used to 'weird' word, as in "F, you are so weird." I didn't take it as a compliment very well. Then, I ended up in a new high school. Didn't have that word used to describe me. Didn't have that in college, but there were certain cliques I clearly didn't belong to.
I didn't have that problem, working, however.

Quirky, is kind of a cool way of describing people. No one really wants that 'weird' label. Why was I weird, because I'd come out with some random statements. Guess on a different plane, altogether.

Things like that, can lead to people just keeping to themselves. Closed off.

Yeah. Sadly, where I'm from, it usually isn't a compliment.

In high school, I was "friends" with this one girl. She tries to talk to me today. I try to speak back. It's awkward, though, I admit. Well, her younger sister one day told me that she called me 'weird'. And by the way she said it, I could tell she hadn't meant it in a good way. (Ah, from the mouths of babes. They're always snitching on people without realizing it) That day on, I didn't speak to her much.

Because I never found my place socially, I tried hard to do so. It came across as awkward. Which I was told several times. One guy recently confessed that he thought something was "wrong" with me mentally and was surprised to hear I'm actually quite intelligent. No genius, but I pick up on things fast. My memory of my childhood might be fuzzy. But I can quote many Psych and dog books. I'm a walking encyclopedia on subjects that interest me. I guess that only made me seem weirder. As to try to make conversation, I'd ramble about one specific thing. Eh, guess people don't like that much. Still guilty of it to this day.

So, yeah, I've always been... the "weird" one. It didn't help that I went through a goth phase. In hindsight, that probably made it worse.

How do I respond to it? Well, I sit in my corner and watch as all the seats next to me clear instantly and then doodle in my notebook. I've essentially given up trying to socialize outside of immediate family and people I know already.

And yeah. Quirky is cool. I'd rather be quirky than weird. Unfortunately, everyone calls me weird.

I am considered weird. I don't smile much. I don't date and have no interest in doing so. I am too serious and worrisome. That's just who I am. Most people find me to be unlikeable and want no part of me - even family members.

I am considered shy and awkward by people who don't know me too well, and those who do know me well consider me as psycho.

I got "weird" through a lot of elementary/middle school because I was so shy and barely ever talked. I've gotten "awkward," "quirky," and "painfully shy" many times as well. I usually just turn red, sometimes smile awkwardly, and sort of hope they aren't expecting a actual response.

My siblings often call me psycho. I don't think they mean anything by it, but it definitely hurts.

my big brother, and sometimes my mom tells me that i am retarded, freak, psycho.
my friend once before maybe six years ago told me that i am emo because i sit alone, i dont know how i am absolutely not and far from being emo o.o
i just hate bothering people so i sit alone.
everyone say i am weird, its really annoying but i always tell them thats me i think its better than lying and say i am normal