What's your take on fidgeting?
55%
Intensely annoying
- Ashley Becker, 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!" - Maya Calaway, 22, from Boston, MA
"Too much repetition of anything is annoying." - Sara Koch, 28, from Youngstown, OH
"Sit still and pay attention, please." - Tiffany Davis, 30, from San Diego, CA
"It shows your nervousness." - Jacquelyn Tillotson, 29, from Miami Beach, FL
"Try not to be so stressed!" - Rebecca Nashleanas, 23, from Los Angeles, CA
"If it happens occasionally it's fine, but if it's all the time it can get annoying." - Corey Gerlach, 23, from Chicago, IL
"Drives me crazy, relax." - Amber Sellers, 31, from Brooklyn, NY
"I will lose my shit if you can't sit still. What are you, in kindergarden?! Learn to meditate." - Regina Melzer, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"Mellow out! Everything's going to be ok, so it's alright to calm down!" - Marianna Branda, 21, from Miami, FL
"Don't be a weirdo." - Elise Stiller, 34, from Seaford, NY
"just say NO!" - Jessica Angst, 21, from Palm Beach, FL
"A.D.D are we?" - Lucy Malcolm, 24, from New York, NY
"It makes you seem under confident." - Mercedes Tahir, 21, from New York, NY
"Super duper annoying." - Anna Bykova, 21, from San Francisco, CA
"It's really annoying." - Justine Bour, 24, from Chicago, IL
"Fidgeting means you're uncomfortable. You should be confident and secure with yourself." - Renee Lucas, 28, from New York, NY
"Makes me thing you have some sort of narcotics problem. Chill out!" - Erika San Miguel, 30, from Larkspur, CA
"Just TELL me." - Grace Kang, 27, from Los Angeles, CA
"Just. Calm. Down." - Jennifer Manghisi, 25, from New York, NY
"I know I make you nervous, but please try to calm down." - Vida James, 26, from New York, NY
"Especially that thing where you're shaking the table by fidgeting your knee." - Frankie Robinson, 34, from Chicago, IL
"It means one of two things... you're on drugs or need drugs!" - Grace Hsieh, 20, from San Diego, CA
"Distracting." - Alison Dichter, 29, from New York, NY
"Fidgeting makes the other person nervous so it makes for an awkward situation..." - Sherika Mair, 27, from West Palm Beach, FL
"stay still damn it" - Wendy Liu, 21, from Alhambra, CA
"Especially the legs, I don't need an earthquake." - Jill Hanner, 32, from Astoria, NY
"If you had ADD - I am sorry, please control it" - Annie Chivatakarn, 29, from San Diego, CA
"If it's all the time." - Vicky K, 23, from Chino Hills, CA
"hate it" - Nora Lahl, 29, from Milwaukee, WI
"Fold your hands, child!" - Deborah Lau, 21, from La Jolla, CA
"Sit still and control yourself!" - Nancy Spruiell, 43, from New York, NY
"even though I do it myself" - Pienby Laurence, 23, from Jersey City, NJ
"Relax." - Angela Lee, 21, from Cerritos, CA
"Annoying and distracting but it's ok if it's the first date and due to nervousness." - Whitney Rife, 23, from Princeton, NJ
"If it's all the time." - Marisa Zupan, 25, from Brooklyn, NY
"Ok now kids, we all have to become adults at some point..." - Kira Wilkinson, 25, from Washington, DC
"Stay still or stop lying." - Ann Dang, 22, from San Diego, CA
"You're not a kid anymore." - Kimone Campbell, 25, from Palm Beach, FL
"I am lost again." - Genevieve Melzer, 25, from San Francisco, CA
"Stop it. It's really so annoying... calm yourself." - Cat Davis, 23, from New York, NY
"Chill out, dude." - Sarah Conrad, 25, from New York, NY
"I struggle with it myself." - Julienne Irons, 25, from Los Angeles, CA
"Fidgeting makes me nervous." - Alicia Cohen, 35, from New York, NY
"Sit still, for heaven's sake." - Caroline Shadood, 22, from Basking Ridge, NJ
"Fidget as much as you want, but if your tick is at all noise-making: dealbreaker." - Dominique Jackson, 27, from Los Angeles, CA
"What are you hiding?" - Jessica G, 23, from Boca Raton, FL
"Please stop." - Vicky Kuo, 22, from San Diego, CA
"Bothersome." - Jessica Barrutia, 22, from Chicago, IL
"I fidget like crazy." - Ashley Woolley, 23, from Chicago, IL
"Please. Stop. Moving. Your. Leg." - Lauren McHenry, 24, from Dallas, TX
"Not a fan." - Claire Watkins, 23, from Santa Cruz, CA
"Only at times." - Emily Woolf, 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"But I am totally a fidgeter." - Paula L, 26, from Miami, Florida
"I don't like it." - Ashley Potter, 24, from Milwaukee, WI
"Most definitely if you're making noise while doing it." - Alexis Popov, 21, from New York, NY
"Nobody likes it." - Elinor N, 21, from New York, NY
"Why are you nervous?" - Danielle L, 24, from Chicago, IL
"Little boys fidget." - Priya Massand, 28, from Flushing, NY
"Relaaaaax." - Veronica Cheung, 22, from San Diego, CA
"Extremes of it are annoying. Just a little is ok." - Kate Sample, 29, from Chicago, IL
"What's wrong????"
45%
Hardly a habit
- Jennifer Beio, 24, from Chicago, IL
"I'm a fidgeter. I just can't sit still." - Laura Lefkowitz, 33, from New York, NY
"Depends on what is being fidgeted with..." - Deeana Lowe-Chin, 22, from Miami, FL
"...it's not a big deal." - Kate DAlleva, 23, from Morristown, NJ
"I notice when it's not your usual twitches." - Gina Kim, 22, from San Diego, CA
"It's really noticeable with some people, which then becomes annoying." - Tiffany Clarke, 23, from richmond, ca
"n/a" - Cheng-Cheng Lok, 22, from San Francisco, CA
"Do what you gotta do!" - Stephanie Singer, 28, from New York, NY
"It happens." - Sara Bour, 21, from Urbana, IL
"If it isn't that frequent, what's the problem?" - Erika Thomas, 23, from Miami, FL
"People who fidget have higher metabolisms... I read that somewhere." - Rachel U, 24, from New York, NY
"I fidget too, I can't judge." - Anne C, 22, from Miami, FL
"Depends on the level of intensity." - Kara Knisley, 23, from Chicago, IL
"Only annoying when you can't sit still." - Luana Suciu, 23, from Boston, MA
"I don't want to be even more stressed out." - Kristin Castro, 22, from San Francisco, CA
"I fidget." - Samantha Conniff, 22, from Brooklyn, NY
"I can't judge...I fidget." - Lisa Miao, 25, from New York, NY
"Depends on the intensity of the fidgeting." - Kate Bailey, 24, from Chicago, IL
"I'm a fidgeter." - Ashley Hayes, 22, from Los Angeles, CA
"I fidget for sure." - Heather Callan, 23, from Chicago, IL
"Nervousness can be endearing. Hyper can be a bother." - JoAnna Di Tullio, 22, from Boston, MA
"Oh no! I fidget!" - Kate Sample, 29, from Chicago, IL
"We all get overcaffeineated at times." - Kylan Conroy, 22, from Chicago, IL
"Just keep it under control." - Wendy Farley, 42, from Charleston, SC
"I'm a fidgety girl sometimes, so get over it." - Karoline D'Angola, 22, from Bernardsville, NJ
"Depends on what part is fidgeting." - Susie Jones, 27, from Naples, Fl
"Don't get too crazy with it though." - Miana DeGardeyn, 31, from Chicago, IL
"I've never even thought about this." - Nadia Reiman, 26, from Brooklyn, NY
"don't care. a little can be cute." - Vicky Chivy, 24, from San Diego, CA
"yea" - Jessi Odenbach, 26, from Chicago, IL
"Whatevs." - Rosie Dehoyos, 27, from Dallas, TX
"It's ok when you're nervous." - Emily Pelton, 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"I almost never notice fidgeting." - Katrina Robinson, 26, from Charleston, SC
"Unless you're over the top." - Sandy Tragos, 30, from Chicago, IL
"I think it is cute if a guy is nervous." - Britt Ancell, 24, from New York, NY
"It's a totally subconscious thing. Never notice it." - Doris Parker, 25, from Springfield, MA
"I don't care." - Becca Schepps, 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"I fidget. A lot. A lot lot lot." - Vanessa Jeong, 26, from San Leandro, CA
"If it's nervousness, it could be endearing." - Senait Mengstab, 28, from San Francisco, CA
"what's with the extremes? I guess it's somewhere in the middle. cute if he's nervous." - Jackie Rivera, 23, from Miami, FL
"Unless it's completely distracting... but a fidget now and then is fine." - Jen Gsell, 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 Vance, 21, from New York, NY
"I fidget all the time, so I have no criticism." - Shannon Harknett, 22, from New Orleans, LA
"If it is overboard, I may get annoyed, but I would tell you." - Jessica Chang, 28, from Los Angeles, CA
"It can get annoying. It's also cute if you're nervous about me." - Sara Jagodzinski, 22, from Carol Stream, IL
"But if it is incredibly obnoxious, I would get annoyed." - Miranda Elling, 30, from Chicago, IL
"I can't stop playing with my hair, so I'll give a little on this one." - Johanna Beyenbach, 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." - Molly Millett, 21, from San Francisco, CA
"It happens." - Amy Swibel, 23, from Chicago, IL
"As long as you're engaged with something!"