Discussion Others copying your mannerisms

[maplebar]

Do you guys like it or mind when someone starts to mirror you? I think I'm pretty neutral on it. I see it as a sign of them being fond of me, but I know others can get defensive. How do you feel?

 

[Dejected 55]

I've never seen it myself. People say that it is a sign of someone liking you... so if that is the case, then it would confirm my assertion that no one has ever liked me.

I can only imagine what it might be like... I assume I would notice it if it were happening because I am generally observant. I don't think it would bother me, but I certainly wouldn't try to read interest in me into it or anything.

 

[monetpompo]

i find it funny since i think the behavior is familiar and then i realize they're acting how i act because they find it endearing or something. people usually start saying the same things i say during our conversations. if someone that i don't like or don't know well is doing it then it irritates me a little, since i feel like they're mocking the way i act or something.

 

[sanctionedusage]

such a wide range of reactions tbh
sometimes its cute especially bc i'll be mirroring them back and i acknowledge we're bonding w each other. sometimes they mirror back an obvious misinterpretation of what i'm doing or saying and i cringe bc they're trying to appeal to me and got it so wrong. sometimes it's way too much and feels manipulative or like they're socially inept and trying to learn from me.

 

[Pluto]

 

[NormallyNeurotic]

I mirror due to neurodivergency, survival instinct, and identity issues, so judging people for doing the same to me would be kind of hypocritical. That being said, some assholes do this in a mocking way, so I can be a bit cautious.

 

[inkmage333]

I feel a bit honored when it happens because I don't really see myself as someone anyone would try and copy the mannerisms of under normal circumstances?