blessing

[Alicia2]

I've noticed on here that everyone loves being blessed following a sneeze.

I hate it. If I sneeze in private than that's fun but if it happens in public, I don't want anyone to know (except all of you, who will probably be updated on every sneeze I manage to squeeze out) and I'm so embarrassed and humiliated if someone noticed. To me, 'bless you' means 'Yes I noticed you totally humiliating yourself just now' and it's on a similar level of embarrassment to 'I heard you going to the toilet'.

I think I know why I hate it. I think I noticed early on that I liked sneezing more than most people and became embarrassed by that and therefore tried to hide it so being blessed is like a sign of my failure to hide it. Also it's a bit sexual for me and no-one wants to be caught giving themselves sexual pleasure in public.

I wish I did like it, I feel like such a freak

[MaiMai]

45 minutes ago, Alicia2 said:

I've noticed on here that everyone loves being blessed following a sneeze.

There might be some of us around here who do like it, but I'm pretty certain there is also a significant number of us who do not! I'm one of the latter - I can't stand being blessed. (Not that I would ever want to sneeze in front of anyone anyway, but you know. :/) I'm on a similar page to you, actually - I just think it's really embarrassing. Like, I've already drawn unnecessary attention to myself, then I don't want any more, and blessing is just making it worse!

So, take it from me - you're not a freak for not liking it! There's such a wide variety of preferences around here, and I'm sure there are yet more people who feel the same as you!

[Stegosaurus]

I don't mind being blessed when I sneeze, but frequently people mistake my coughs for sneezes and bless those, and that sort of bugs me a little, even though they mean well.

I'm a serial blesser myself, though. My wife will sneeze multiple times in a row, so I learned to bless in a few different languages to change it up a little. I even bless random strangers if I'm out shopping and come across them sneezing.

Funny story - one time, a lady I'd never met before sneezed near me in public. I blessed her using a completely nonsensical made-up word. She smiled and said "thanks."  I guess my tone of voice and the context clued her in to my intention. Her reaction was completely natural, she didn't even seem to notice that I'd used a made up word to bless her.

[Alicia2]

MaiMai, I'm so glad it's not just me, thank you! I'm so happy you replied 

Stegosaurus that's so funny! It's weird how sometimes we can often understand what's being said even if it is in a foreign language or even a made up one. That's a nice idea to say it in different languages so you're not saying the same thing all the time. It's more interesting and it's also really nice because instead of giving the conventional response, which I suppose could start to sound meaningless, you put some thought into your replies.

I think tone of voice can also make a real difference, the manager in my beauty salon says it like a reproof, when she blesses someone (as she quite often does, there are weird smells floating around from incense burners and massage oils so there is a bit of random sneezing, as well as people with colds) they never thank her, they always apologise profusely! 

[Luisa39]

I like being blessed when I sneeze in public -- which, unfortunately, rarely happens due to my mental block.  I like blessing others more, though -- because, as much as I like getting a "bless you" for myself, it does make me feel a bit embarrassed in the sense of "I can't believe this person actually noticed me and thought it worthwhile to bless me!"  I'm sure that reaction comes from my shyness and lowish self-esteem. 

[MysteryGirl]

On 1/24/2017 at 7:25 PM, Luisa39 said:

I like being blessed when I sneeze in public -- which, unfortunately, rarely happens due to my mental block.  I like blessing others more, though -- because, as much as I like getting a "bless you" for myself, it does make me feel a bit embarrassed in the sense of "I can't believe this person actually noticed me and thought it worthwhile to bless me!"  I'm sure that reaction comes from my shyness and lowish self-esteem. 

THIS. This is me exactly. I was about to reply to this topic with that answer, but no need now xD. 

[starsoup]

I also can't stand being blessed.  My instinct is to tell the blesser to mind their own business!

[SneezingGodess914]

I hate being blessed, actually for that reason I never sneeze in public but I love when people bless each other or blessings in videos or stories which is kind of weird.

 

[Shay]

Yeah, I'm one of those that hates being blessed. Because of the fetish, it just feels like it has sexual/romantic connotations to it. I know others don't see it that way, but that's how it feels to me, and I'd really just prefer anyone that isn't a significant to ignore my sneezes. I also never bless anyone for the same reason, unless the situation is such that it would actually feel much more awkward if I didn't bless the person, but thankfully that rarely happens.

[gingerdean]

I actually kind of like being blessed! Just not by my family. But they're not really blessers anyway, so that's good.

I get shy about blessing other people, though