How do you take compliments?

I don't care for compliments. I don't need somebody to tell me how gorgeous I am - I already know.
 
What a modest bunch we are.

I am very modest to the point of disagreeing with people who give me compliments, but as I'm told this is annoying to the compliment givers I've since taken to overacting a kind of arrogant self-assurance when someone compliments me. That, or I counter-compliment or deflect the compliment and awkwardness. "You have nice eyes." "All the better to see you with my dear." I can't bring myself to say a simple "thank you" and feel comfortable about it or even appear to be sincere or pleased. I have to say something else.
 
I don't really take them on board.. as I don't really listen to anyone who talks to me.
 
Depends on who it's coming from but I always respect an echt commendation.
Mostly, it's a fast "thanks" accompanied by a comparison or returning compliment. Or I ask them a leading question to see if it was pointless or genuine, and when I'm with my closest friends, I tell them I don't need to be told. Or whether they'd like to add more. Smug.
 
When I was a kid I'd deny them all the time no matter what. They made me nervous and I felt like the person who complimented me was just making fun of me or something. Eventually people started getting angry about me not accepting their compliments, so now I always try to show appreciation. No real problems with them anymore.
 
I'm pretty modest about them... getting compliments makes me feel both flattered and awkward. I'm the type that thinks I don't really deserve much praise so whenever I get any form of compliment, it's a little hard to find a way to respond. >:

but yeah I used to deny them but found out it made me seem more egotistical, as was said, so I stopped that. Nowadays I mostly just give a thank you; one that doesn't make me sound overly excited but not uncaring either.
 
I'm quite modest when it comes to accepting compliments so I usually get a little embarrassed and say "thanks", and then I get back to what I was doing. It's nice getting compliments since I'm not very confident in pretty much anything I do, so it's good to hear some praise here and then, although I can't help but feel a bit awkward when I receive one. Probably because I don't feel like I'm worthy of accepting somebody's praise.
 
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Pretty much that, actually. ^
Idk, I get embarrassed. I'm thankful and all giddy, but I get a little embarrassed by it. Not in the bad way, but in an "Ah shucks' kind of way.
 
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