What’s your take on fidgeting?
55%
Intensely annoying
- Corey G., 23, from Chicago, IL
"Drives me crazy, relax." - Jacquelyn T., 29, from Miami Beach, FL
"Try not to be so stressed!" - Tiffany D., 30, from San Diego, CA
"It shows your nervousness." - Sara K., 28, from Youngstown, OH
"Sit still and pay attention, please." - Rebecca N., 23, from Los Angeles, CA
"If it happens occasionally it's fine, but if it's all the time it can get annoying." - Maya C., 22, from Boston, MA
"Too much repetition of anything is annoying." - Ashley B., 24, from New York, NY and Miami, FL
"People have little quips, but if you can't sit stilll for a minute, I might smack you!" - Marianna B., 21, from Miami, FL
"Don't be a weirdo." - Jessica G., 23, from Boca Raton, FL
"Please stop." - Dominique J., 27, from Los Angeles, CA
"What are you hiding?" - Alicia C., 35, from New York, NY
"Sit still, for heaven's sake." - Julienne I., 25, from Los Angeles, CA
"Fidgeting makes me nervous." - Sarah C., 25, from New York, NY
"I struggle with it myself." - Kate S., 29, from Chicago, IL
"What's wrong????" - Genevieve M., 25, from San Francisco, CA
"Stop it. It's really so annoying... calm yourself." - Kimone C., 25, from Palm Beach, FL
"I am lost again." - Jessica B., 22, from Chicago, IL
"I fidget like crazy." - Cat D., 23, from New York, NY
"Chill out, dude." - Ashley W., 23, from Chicago, IL
"Please. Stop. Moving. Your. Leg." - Veronica C., 22, from San Diego, CA
"Extremes of it are annoying. Just a little is ok." - Priya M., 28, from Flushing, NY
"Relaaaaax." - Danielle L., 24, from Chicago, IL
"Little boys fidget." - Elinor N., 21, from New York, NY
"Why are you nervous?" - Amber S., 31, from Brooklyn, NY
"I will lose my shit if you can't sit still. What are you, in kindergarden?! Learn to meditate." - Alexis P., 21, from New York, NY
"Nobody likes it." - Ashley P., 24, from Milwaukee, WI
"Most definitely if you're making noise while doing it." - Paula L., 26, from Miami, Florida
"I don't like it." - Emily W., 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"But I am totally a fidgeter." - Claire W., 23, from Santa Cruz, CA
"Only at times." - Lauren M., 24, from Dallas, TX
"Not a fan." - Kira W., 25, from Washington, DC
"Stay still or stop lying." - Marisa Z., 25, from Brooklyn, NY
"Ok now kids, we all have to become adults at some point..." - Whitney R., 23, from Princeton, NJ
"If it's all the time." - Vida J., 26, from New York, NY
"Especially that thing where you're shaking the table by fidgeting your knee." - Grace K., 27, from Los Angeles, CA
"Just. Calm. Down." - Erika S., 30, from Larkspur, CA
"Just TELL me." - Renee L., 28, from New York, NY
"Makes me thing you have some sort of narcotics problem. Chill out!" - Jennifer M., 25, from New York, NY
"I know I make you nervous, but please try to calm down." - Justine B., 24, from Chicago, IL
"Fidgeting means you're uncomfortable. You should be confident and secure with yourself." - Mercedes T., 21, from New York, NY
"Super duper annoying." - Lucy M., 24, from New York, NY
"It makes you seem under confident." - Anna B., 21, from San Francisco, CA
"It's really annoying." - Jessica A., 21, from Palm Beach, FL
"A.D.D are we?" - Frankie R., 34, from Chicago, IL
"It means one of two things... you're on drugs or need drugs!" - Grace H., 20, from San Diego, CA
"Distracting." - Alison D., 29, from New York, NY
"Fidgeting makes the other person nervous so it makes for an awkward situation..." - Pïenby L., 23, from Jersey City, NJ
"Relax." - Nora L., 29, from Milwaukee, WI
"Fold your hands, child!" - Jill H., 32, from Astoria, NY
"If you had ADD - I am sorry, please control it" - Deborah L., 21, from La Jolla, CA
"Sit still and control yourself!" - Wendy L., 21, from Alhambra, CA
"Especially the legs, I don't need an earthquake." - Elise S., 34, from Seaford, NY
"just say NO!" - Regina M., 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"Mellow out! Everything's going to be ok, so it's alright to calm down!"
45%
Hardly a habit
- Britt A., 24, from New York, NY
"It's a totally subconscious thing. Never notice it." - Katrina R., 26, from Charleston, SC
"Unless you're over the top." - Sandy T., 30, from Chicago, IL
"I think it is cute if a guy is nervous." - Emily P., 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"I almost never notice fidgeting." - Rosie D., 27, from Dallas, TX
"It's ok when you're nervous." - Jessi O., 26, from Chicago, IL
"Whatevs." - Miana D., 31, from Chicago, IL
"I've never even thought about this." - Molly M., 21, from San Francisco, CA
"It happens." - Vanessa J., 26, from San Leandro, CA
"If it's nervousness, it could be endearing." - Miranda E., 30, from Chicago, IL
"I can't stop playing with my hair, so I'll give a little on this one." - Sara J., 22, from Carol Stream, IL
"But if it is incredibly obnoxious, I would get annoyed." - Shannon H., 22, from New Orleans, LA
"If it is overboard, I may get annoyed, but I would tell you." - Amy S., 23, from Chicago, IL
"As long as you're engaged with something!" - Jessica C., 28, from Los Angeles, CA
"It can get annoying. It's also cute if you're nervous about me." - Jen G., 27, from Reston, VA
"As long as you're not drawing an large amount of attention with your fidgeting, it's not a big deal." - Dominique V., 21, from New York, NY
"I fidget all the time, so I have no criticism." - Susie J., 27, from Naples, Fl
"Don't get too crazy with it though." - Jackie R., 23, from Miami, FL
"Unless it's completely distracting... but a fidget now and then is fine." - Karoline D., 22, from Bernardsville, NJ
"Depends on what part is fidgeting." - Rachel U., 24, from New York, NY
"I fidget too, I can't judge." - Erika T., 23, from Miami, FL
"People who fidget have higher metabolisms... I read that somewhere." - Stephanie S., 28, from New York, NY
"It happens." - Sara B., 21, from Urbana, IL
"If it isn't that frequent, what's the problem?" - Tiffany C., 23, from richmond, ca
"n/a" - Kate D., 23, from Morristown, NJ
"I notice when it's not your usual twitches." - Deeana L., 22, from Miami, FL
"...it's not a big deal." - Laura L., 33, from New York, NY
"Depends on what is being fidgeted with..." - Anne C., 22, from Miami, FL
"Depends on the level of intensity." - Kara K., 23, from Chicago, IL
"Only annoying when you can't sit still." - Luana S., 23, from Boston, MA
"I don't want to be even more stressed out." - Kylan C., 22, from Chicago, IL
"Just keep it under control." - Kate S., 29, from Chicago, IL
"We all get overcaffeineated at times." - Heather C., 23, from Chicago, IL
"Nervousness can be endearing. Hyper can be a bother." - Wendy F., 42, from Charleston, SC
"I'm a fidgety girl sometimes, so get over it." - Kate B., 24, from Chicago, IL
"I'm a fidgeter." - Lisa M., 25, from New York, NY
"Depends on the intensity of the fidgeting." - Samantha C., 22, from Brooklyn, NY
"I can't judge...I fidget." - Kristin C., 22, from San Francisco, CA
"I fidget." - JoAnna D., 22, from Boston, MA
"Oh no! I fidget!" - Ashley H., 22, from Los Angeles, CA
"I fidget for sure." - Jennifer B., 24, from Chicago, IL
"I'm a fidgeter. I just can't sit still." - Johanna B., 27, from New York, NY
"I fidget a lot when I get happy about something. So, a good sign unless you're a fidgety creep." - Becca S., 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"I fidget. A lot. A lot lot lot." - Senait M., 28, from San Francisco, CA
"what's with the extremes? I guess it's somewhere in the middle. cute if he's nervous." - Nadia R., 26, from Brooklyn, NY
"don't care. a little can be cute." - Doris P., 25, from Springfield, MA
"I don't care."