People who don't like being around "downers" are usually not worth attempting to befriend anyway.

If people don't like you as you, don't bother trying to accomadate them.

Negative people tend to be rejected, because "they don't understand what life is all about", as a happy person would say. I have friends who are negative, but that doesn't mean they're freaks or anything. Those who take life seriously tend to be misunderstood by most people. It's just the way the world works. After all, you can't smile all the time, can you? And force smiling doesn't help either, because you lie to yourself that way and you can become depressive. It's not a lie, it's life experience. Take care!

i dont mind being around ppl that are like you i mean this world has so many diferent personalities not 1 every being the same so cheer up theres some ppl that will like you i would probably

dont worry what other ppl think tho they are just thinking too much inside the box as in what is normal

hahaha..well i for one never gets influenced...long ago i set my own standards and live by them...i do what i think is right and what would never harm another...i fight for justice, even if it means using my fsts, which i have done so on a couple of occaisons...and being around negative people, sometimes you can influence them if you know their weakness...deep down no one wants to hurt another...no one wants to be alone...i try living alone and strive to be alone, but it hurts...so i end up making so many friends and accepting them for who they are, we're all humans, who are we to decide who is negative? what? don't tell me you thought you were an angel or something? hehhaha

Negative people make others feel bad, and nobody likes getting depressed so that's why people don't link hanging around negative people. Howver cynics are just funny.

yeah, unless your emo, then youll be really cool

Well if someone is negative its just depressing to be around them, like I had a friend who always makes cruel jokes about others and looks at the negatives all the time. Its just frustrating because everyone wants to be happy and if you're being negative it just ruins everything.

Hmmm well all my friends are a little negative on the inside, they just dont show it often, and everyone including me just fakes happy 24/7 even if we arent happy so yea...

It's true we like being around people who make us feel comfortable and cheerful and fun to be with, and by being like that, perhaps we all unintentionally shun away those who aren't as bright and smiling and etc as us.

yes because they feel it and can drag them down as well

its true it gives you the feeling that that person has a lot of problems, and people with some drepression aura around them shoos people away

for me .. i dont care wat people think of me .. wierdo or alien *_*
anyway .. my point is .. do whatever you like .. do the things dat make you feel happy the most .. if you think that continue smiling and lie to yourself can make you happier than continue if you dont then dont .. afterall, doing things that makes you feel best is the best .. dun care too much about how people feel . . although i do suggest you smile once in a while .. but just dont force yourself too much

i dunno but i really like to see those kind of people cheer up

It's like... I can be around negative people, it's fine when I'm also depressed, and stuff, but when they still keep saying that it wont work, when I think it will, then I prefer not to be with them a lot, or I will think the same and just be unhappy too

That wouldnt be such a big surprise if you ask me. Im a victim of being negativ, and yes, people dont like to be around persons like me (that will say if im always negativ). It gives a bad atmosphere, and others dont like it. I can understand them, cause I dont like being myself when im negativ. Quite a pain in the ass, heh?

I have nothing against negative people. Actually, I think it's better to be negative than to be that kind of "mirror person" that act like a copy of people around them. Being yourself (negative, positive or whatever) is what matters. Also, what's negative for some people is cool for other people.

Whoo~ This topic is really old but -

I don't really care if someone's negative or not. Positive people are nice *nodnod* they're cute, blah blah blah, but they're generally very uninteresting to me. If someone is feeling negative, there's a reason for that, and I like listening to stories like that. Real-life drama is cool. And, uh...in my opinion, life is pretty LONG to me right now...actually the longest thing before the afterlife, so I'd rather fill my days with some interesting stuff instead of floating on pink bubbles all the time.

In my personal opinion...
Negative people are annoying.This is not good that is not good.Like they're never sastisfied and keep complaining.Also, they just think that I'm the only one facing all these bad stuff, the world is unfair to me blah blah blah...
Pathetic.
Just acting like they're so fragile and such. Lots of others are even more unlucky but still...

Well that's just some of my opinions, I'm not saying that all negative people are like this but these are the most common factors in the negative people I've known.

I would like to add up something I faced in common..........

People complain when they really need help. But certain negative people "complain for the sake of complaining". It's not because other people hate negative people. It's negative people themselves who are making others hating them. Don't ever tell me "You aren't considerate on my feelings,". Well, even negative people themselves aren't considerate on ours either.

From my experience, I have a classmate who has low motivation in life. I tried giving her encouragement and support, even to the extent of helping her finishing her artwork. Yet, she still "have the courage" to degrade her motivation, uttering "Die, lecturer will kill me tomorrow.....I'll be dead......"

See, I have try my best to make her feel 'she's not alone in life'. Yet, she still complains. And I feel useless to be her friend.
I'm not expecting anything. What more can I say? It depends on what negativity they have. Some "love" to be in despair........ '

It doesn t matter what people think.If you are a sad person maybe there s something wrong with in your life,but I can tell you one thing being negative isn t going to solve your problems,but being positive is something else.Maybe it s not such a big difference for you but I used to be a negative person and I found out that most of my classmates hated me for that.Now i m not a negative person anymore.Today in my class we have a new classmate and she is very negative,she doesn t speak with people she doesn t smile,she just minds her own business.And to tell you the truth I don t like her.Now tell me would you talk to a person that is not happy or smiling or who doesn t want to talk to anybody,or that gives you a bad mood by that attitude?It s just that you re ruining the good mood others have.It s good to be positive there s nothing wrong with that.So don t be scared or something like that.You do of course like people that make you happy and not sad don t you?Be open be happy be spontaneous.

Well it really depends as to what extent they're negative. If people have pessimistic views about the world and like to voice them, I don't care; sometimes I even like to join them. People who are negative about themselves, like people who are always complaining about their problems or how they're not good enough, just annoys me. And people who are negative to the point of putting others down, sort of like the misery loves company scenario, are just people that I obviously like to keep my distance from.

I'm like you, I'm a very negative person and usually people don't like me because of that, and I also make people feel bad sometimes cause of what I tell them, it's not my fault, that's just the way I am. But don't worry, try to smile more, if u don't feel like it then don't smile. Don't say the truth when u r feeling down, u don't want anybody to know about ur personal problems. It's ok if ur lying to other people that ur ok when ur not, it will avoid a conversation that u don't want.
It's not wrong if ur negative, some people don't like us cause they don't like to feel down, but the're r people who don't care and will help us feeling better and listen to our problems. Try hanging around with positive people, they help a lot cause they r always cheering u up.

You can't understand that people don't wanna hang with u if u're negative? Impressive... Open your minds guys. People want to share joy and laugh, not tears everytime. We just have enough problems with our own

Theres a difference between being negative and straightforward.
I would say a negative person is someone who takes no joy in life whatsoever. Someone who goes out of their way to make other peoples lives as miserable as possible merely because they hate their own life. Those sorts of people are worth getting to know from an educational point of view and because sometimes contact with someone that refuses to fall into despair usually actually helps them.

Straightforward people on the other hand are people that don't really care about others opinions of them and thats fine. Some people get offended when those sorts of people speak their mind because they are usually brutally honest about what they percieve. I've got no problem with that, after all I'd rather know what someone really thinks as opposed to some false front thrown up for society.

I'm only trying to suggest something, but why not have a poll on this? It'll make the results clearer.
In my opinion, i'd say people generally wouldn't like to be around negative people, but usually it doesn''t matter whether they are pessimistic or optimistic in personality, it's more about whether they say anything to offend or make a person hate them in one way or another. (i.e. if they are annoying or aggressive verbally)