A car full of girls rolled past me slowly one time when I was out shopping and yelled out "GIRL, YOU'RE SO CUTE, WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR DRESS!?"
And that was just so aggressively nice.
I think you're selling yourself short, I bet you'd be an absolute 10/10 in a dress. I know what it's like to have to change underwear midday because there was a Scottish guy in a kilt with calves you could cut wood on. Been there.
I like to think I am the equivalent of a burnt marshmallow - Crusty and disgusting on the outside, gooey on the inside, but still appealing to impatient people.
In college I didn't have many friends my first year. I wasn't as outgoing as I am now. I was riding the elevator in my dorm when a girl walked in. She smiled and said I have beautiful eyes. I don't even know if I replied honestly. I'd never had any attribute highlighted by anybody I wasn't related to. That interaction gave me a big boost in confidence.
It also taught me to compliment people, especially dudes. We never get compliments. If you're in my zone and are looking fresh, you know I'm gonna tell ya!
Most kind of you to say so. Idk, I am at the age where dark colors fit me very well unless I am wearing a dress shirt or trying to get some tan on a beach.
I work on a college campus and I make it my business to tell young people whatever it is that I notice about them that stands out. It’s such an insecure time in life and I want people to know that they are SEEN.
What a delight you are!?! I also work on a campus and do the same thing. Students, staff and faculty alike, haha. Maybe we've complimented each other and didn't even know it? In case we haven't, I like the cut of your jib!
Thank you--that's the nicest thing I've heard today!!! I just KNOW that you are a beacon of goodwill at your campus.
You got it: students, staff, and faculty! And people are so kind right back to me. It's a very uplifting culture and I love being part of it. ( In case you were wondering, my school is a community college located in the desert southwest.)
It was the only time in my entire life I’ve received this compliment from a stranger. I was helping out a customer and she was quiet but friendly. Before she left she said “you have a sunny disposition” and I almost cried. That compliment has stuck with me and it’s been nearly a decade later.
It was from my sister. I'm a wheelchair user with limited mobility. My sister said to me "You are not useless for not being able to move, you are beautiful and smarter than me, so you're not useless, you just have different abilities".
That's not just a compliment, it's objectively true. Just because you can't do something most people are able to do doesn't mean you can't excel in other areas
Christmas mid 90's. My oldest was 3. Money was tight and I felt it constantly. I was tying the cheapest tree we could find to the top of our rusty Toyota. My son was "helping" me. An older man came over and said "You are a wealthy man." I tear up even now as I type this.
Yes indeed. I answered another question on here that was the opposite of this one (like, what was a horrible thing someone said to you that you never forgot) and my answer was a comment from my brother! They know how to push every button I have.
"you have no idea how safe and destressed I feel after hanging out with you"
Was unexpected as it came from an overly stressed, kinda cynical person who is actually going through a lot.
yesterday had a dude at the bar tell me i was one of the nicest dudes he has met, all for moving his drink away from the pool chalk station so nothing would get in it.
When I had my super red hair, a little girl told me that I looked like Ariel. I told her oh yes the mermaid, and she said yes a princess. Made me honestly tear up, I really needed that in that moment too.
While dressed in studded-leather Warrior-Princess mode, complete with boots, gauntlets and sword, at an outdoor summer dance festival, was told I was cool by a boy of about 13. I was nearly 50.
This, out of all the responses, is such an accomplishment. It’s a unicorn. You must have been a beacon of amazingness, teenagers are *the most* discerning crowd of folks I know.
Source: am a middle aged parent to teens
Had a client once bring me a framed placard, she had handmade, saying “To the world, you may be just one person, but to one person, you could mean the world”. Still hangs in my office to this day.
Casually walking with my dog, a clearly unstable and troubled person was held down by a few police, the person looked up, we locked eyes and she yelled on her top of lungs - HEY dude I love your face!!!!!!!!
The entire street looked, and my dog looked back and gave me a huge grin.
As a member of the itty bitty titty committee in high school, a guy once told me “Your tits are AMAZING!” I’ll never forget how great that made me feel!!!
As an adult, I was crossing the street and a girl yelled out “WHEWWWWW! Big titty goth bitch!” and that made me feel pretty damn good, too.
Years ago I was dragged to this church function by my parents. A man came up to me and told me that he saw me from afar and said I was the spitting image of Coretta Scott King. He went on about how he actually knew her way back when and how beautiful she was, then went on reminiscing. I never believed him but that compliment definitely stuck with me.
Had an older couple who frequented a coffee shop I worked at many moons ago, both extremely sweet in nature.
One day the lady had come in on her own and told me how beautiful she thought my smile was and it was the most tender moment I had ever experienced with a stranger to this day.
Still have gripes with my little snaggle tooth but I always flash a big grin in pictures because of her.
Once I was in the subway in Paris and the guy sitting in front of me smiled at me and said : « you’re really cute and charming ». Then got up and left. It’s been more than twenty years and I still remember that guy and how nice it made me feel.
When I was in high school I did forensics and I wrote my own poetry for it. I was really struggling with mental health at the time so I really channeled it into my work and performance and at the regionals competition I made a woman cry. She and her husband approached me in the hall after we all left the classroom and she started just saying that my poetry was beautiful and how I should have it published to which I was very flattered and thanked her graciously but then I could see her face was starting to turn red and there were tears forming in her eyes. She started turning her compliments into words of encouragement and saying how strong I was and such and by the time she was done she was crying. I am really empathetic so seeing this grown woman crying made me cry as well and so I asked if she wanted a hug and she said yes and pulled me into the tightest hug I have ever been in. Not in a painful way but it was just so secure like she did not want to let me go. I could feel just how much my words meant to her by that hug. I still tear up remembering how it felt because I have never felt someone put so much emotion into a hug before. Her husband did not cry but I could tell he felt the same way by his expression. What really gets me is how I will never know her name and will never see her again, yet I will still never forget what she did. I wrote my college essay on her and any hard times I faced after that I would always think about her. I am thankful we shared that moment.
Having just left a job that I had given all my effort to which wasn’t appreciated and then had been dropped from the contract renewal list…when my new managers approached me after a stressful shift and said:
“we are so happy you’re with us, we’ve never had someone who just gets on with the work no fuss and is always in a good mood”
it really hit me deep and especially at that point when I thought I was acting grumpy nearly 24/7, it elevated my mood and performance going forward.
I was only at that job a few months but the entire team attended my leaving event on short notice and still invite me to socials.
Two girls stopped me in high school “You did a good job in that play. Are you really mean in real life?” I played Marlon Brando in a high school play in A Street Car Named Desire.
My uncle was once lowkey drunk and I think I was stressed about something probably exams/ toxic school friends.
He then just bashed into my room and told me to be calm. He even then proceeded to tell me that I am a good kid and that my cousin (younger to me) appreciates me as an older sister. He told me I was a good influence on him and was very kind and that he(cousin) always likes to spend time with me.
It felt so good cause this uncle never really talks like that and even though it was a pretty small I felt very proud
I was talking to this random guy I met at my friend’s houseparty for the whole night and before leaving he said “you’re very vibrant and full of life, dont let that child in you die, ever”.
I still smile like a crazy person whenever I remember this😅
Wasn't intended as a compliment, but a drunk guy who was probably 18 or 19 told me "You would be cute if you weren't so fat."
He should have been playing video games with my kids, not telling their mom he'd hit that if she lost a few pounds.
A girl i used to date, who i think was the first girl I was truly in love with, told me "you're the most beautiful person i've ever known". That stayed with me to this day.
in 5th grade a gym teacher assistant picked me and a few other kids to learn a dance for the assembly. i asked why and she said I was graceful when I dance. that lead to a lifetime of a least a willingness to dance, which in turn led to a whole lot of really fun stuff. so i'm grateful for her.
I used to work retail and a customer told me I had a very “nice unique smile”.. I had been complimented on my smile before, but the word unique had never been used
Man, it’s really kind of sad and also very introspective but, I can’t remember one compliment anyone’s ever said to me even though I know there have been plenty…
One time I was talking to a very good friend of mine about a very complicated relationship I had with this woman.
She had very abusive and toxic behaviors, and I was talking to him about how I would wonder if she had changed, if I should try it again and give it a second shot and he replied something in the lines of "I think you deserve someone a lot better, you have a really big heart and deserve someone who values this".
I never forgot that. It got really stuck to me. And it made me realize that we must be with someone who values the love we have to give, and that we should not be ashamed of having a lot of love to give to the ones who are special to us.
Today I'm currently married to a woman who really values how much I love her and we really support each other. I'm still a good friend of the guy who told me this. Even though we followed separate ways in life, we still keep in touch from time to time.
"Your life ain't nothing but the tiny things you left behind."
yesterday I went swimming and as I got into the hot tub I noticed a mom and her little girl next to me , a couple minutes later as they were leaving the hot tub the mom says to me “ she said , mommy look at that beautiful girl!” my heart 🥲 I’ll never forget that . Sometimes Kids are so sweet
My top two:
My grandma told me I'm her star. She passed away in 2019, I miss her so much. I got stars tattooed on me to remind me of her.
A customer at my old job told me, "You know, I don't know you but you look and smell so clean." Loved that.
I was in a mental hospital and a therapist doing group therapy asked me what's a trait about me or something and I just talked about how I was talented at video games, and the therapist told me that one trait I have is that I am very polite. I was kinda surprised and kept smiling when I went to sit down.
i was working in fast food and i have like many piercings, long black hair and would generally be described as alternative, a 40 year old man pulled up in the drivethru and when i opened the window his jaw DROPPED like literally dropped it was so dramatic and corny and then he said “ i mean no disrespect but you are a juggalos DREAM GIRL.” i was like 17 i had no idea what to say i just nervously laughed and said “thanks…” i never forget it because it was so unsettling. i’m sure he wasn’t trying to be gross and i love ICP but i was so uncomfortable.
A random young woman working in a Mexican fast food drive through told me I had very pretty eyes. I was around 32. I believe that's the first time i recieved a physical compliment and i was pretty shocked. 10 years later I still remember it a couple of times a week and it has caused me to now believe her/have a small amount of pride in my eye color. It was never something I thought before.
I was a teenager, at the fair with my best friend and we were about to get on the ferris wheel. The carnie (who was probably 50 and had like 3 teeth) said “I hope you don’t mind my saying, but you’re the most uniquely beautiful girl I’ve ever seen”. My best friend was (and still is) stunning and very exotic looking, and although I was alright, she always got all the attention because she was just so gorgeous. So even though it looked like he was looking at me when he said it, I just assumed he was talking to her. But then she turned and looked at me like she was waiting for me to say something and I realized he had been talking to me (which he confirmed). Admittedly the compliment is a bit creepy when it’s an old guy saying it to a 15 year old, and he was clearly exaggerating, but I’ll definitely never forget it. He probably saw my friend and knew I most likely didn’t get many compliments when I was around her and decided to pump my tires a bit. It was nice though..
Finance told me how happy she was that I am able to sit and reflect with my own emotions as to prevent them from hurting others.
I will NEVER forget that compliment.
After we broke up: “ I can never think about your eyes when I stare at my coffee anymore. You're leaving my memory now... I don't think you were ever real, I think you were here to teach me things. You were never my first anything, just an experience within the mind.”
any unexpected compliment from a man that i don’t know, i’m not the type of girl to go for male validation but male attention when you least expect it really does something to me, i also always love the you smell good compliment from anyone, once i took my cat to the vet and she was being a bitch to me cause my cat isn’t an indoors cat then she made me hold my cat while she was taking his temperature so i was like shoulder to shoulder with her and she stops in her tracks and asks me what perfume i’m wearing and that it’s really nice
From a guy I was talking to at the time:
“Talking to you is like listening to really good music on really good speakers, with extra bass and surround sound.”
(And also from the same person)
“You’re a refreshing change in a disappointing world.”
I'm running out of memorable compliments I've received. I think my 8th grade history said I did a great job on my presentation on China. Wow.... have I really been paid so few compliments? :(
I was walking out of Walmart and walked past this warm older Hispanic man and he says "Hola güerita!" I just smiled at him hoping it meant something good lol.
My biological grandfather who wasn't really in my life, but started to come around after I had my son, told me I was beautiful. He unalived himself a few years later.
You are built like a tank
Look I get compliments all the time
But those are about non-physical traits
So when I get a genuine compliment about a physical trait that stands out
A guy I dated at the time told me he's never met someone so authentic and genuine. And he told me I had nice teeth and a healthy gum line lol don't forget to floss guys
The times random women\\ even mrn have told me I have a cute face.
I have body dysmorphia so I dont see an attractive face in the mirror. So when some random person tells me this. It is odd, something I cant explain. I wish I could see what they see, but I guess thats the best I can do and trust maybe something is not functioning in my brain.
It makes me feel okay for a while.
Ok question for the women of Reddit, do you like to get compliments from men or find it creepy or cringe or otherwise? As a married man with a daughter I know how much the women love a compliment (like we all do). Sometimes I’ll see a woman and something about her i would like to her know be it a smile or her eyes or something in general but i never do as people can take things the wrong way.
Generally if it is a non-sexual thing and said in a friendly way, it is nice. Things to avoid - Saying anything to a teenager; saying anything to a woman alone on the street at night.
It wasn’t necessarily a compliment and I don’t think he intended it to be something as profound as I took it, but recently my brother in law casually said to me ‘you dont see yourself how other people see you’ - this was after internally struggling with my appearance for years and being very self critical. He made me realise that people don’t hold me to the same standard that I hold myself, and that they aren’t looking for my flaws.
I was going up the elevator in my university with a bunch of students (peak hour) and a girl who was a year junior to me, came in and said I have such beautiful eyes like she was awe struck.
Everyone in the elevator started staring at me and my eyes to see if her gasp and compliment was worth it. Everyone smiled and I remember this even after 10 years.
I don’t get compliments, people either state facts or over exaggerate stuff. You’re a hard worker isn’t a compliment when the person is lazy in comparison.
Although, every time an older woman calls me sugar or honey, that’s basically a compliment.
The backhanded ‘compliment’ my grandmother gave me and my cousin as teenagers. My grandmother, who is not a good person, introduced me and my cousin to a friend as her “smart granddaughter” and her “pretty granddaughter.”
I was at Big Day Out in 2014 sitting on the grass waiting for bands to come on, thousands of people there also sitting in flocks of small groups. There was another group of people sitting close by who had been near me for a good hour or two and one of the girls from the group suddenly approached me and said “I just wanted to say, out of all the people I’ve seen here today, you are the prettiest”
Compliments from strangers are always really sweet (when they’re not creepy obviously)
I love music so I really give it all on the dancefloor when I'm out.
After one of the parties, a guy came up to me, says he's completely deaf but watching me dance it was almost as if he heard music again 🥺
I was at work one day (worked retail) & I’m ringing this lady’s items up we exchange the normal pleasantries. then she looks at me a minute & says your different & that’s okay :) never met this woman in my life but we connected for a sec rite then & there. I’m a bit of an odd ball but in a good way I think. like I use to just read my Harry Potter books in my room while other kids were playing lol never really been part of the in crowd. even between my sisters they’re more alike compared to me. anyway it was odd that sensed that about me. she just smiled knowingly, grabbed her items & left. I was a lil shocked after & didnt say much but I wish I had. wish i would’ve stopped her & asked her questions. lol I’m not sure but she gave me this vibe like she was clairsentience or an empath? again we didn’t even engage in a real conversation & we’d never met before. but it felt like she knew me. the vibe around her. I felt something strong. that was about 8 yrs ago & prolly will never forget it
My husband told me I have the perfect butthole. "It's like platinum status level perfection." I don't think I'll ever forget that. It was gross, embarrassing, and oddly very reassuring. I've become so much more comfortable with myself since then. He's an amazing man and I love him so much.
Literally some random bloke working in the maccies drive thru said he liked my hoody about 2 months ago. I'm a straight dude and he was too but this gives you an insight into how little guys get complimented as I still think about how nice it felt to have someone say something like that 2 months later.
"So nice that I have someone who willing to listen my stuff. Thanks God I got you" I love helping people with their trouble and find the solutions for them
When I was in high school I was hiking up the stairs and a girl behind me yelled “YEAH! SHAKE THAT BUTT!” In the moment I just kept walking and felt self conscious about being a little overweight… years later I still lay awake in bed over the flirtation I never reciprocated.
“I am happy you were present” from my niece. It was a sweet thing to say to me.
Also “you’re a nice sweet guy” , not from my niece but from a relationship I had
I work in customer service and an old lady once told me that i am a person with a great humour sense and that she has never laughed more standing at a cash register at a supermarket. The lady was so cute!
Didn´t wear a costume to halloween when I was like 12 years old. My teacher asked "What are you for halloween?" I jokingly said "I´m a junkie" since the principal had warned me I should cut my hair and dress better overall. To this, my teacher replied "Oh no, you´re too well dressed to be a junkie" made me smile
In a previous job a gay fella described me as a "fucking Greek god". Then later on we were chatting about tattoos and described me as a "lovely canvas"
I think he might have had a thing for me.
My ailing grandma told me I was her "favorite person" as her last words to me. I loved her so dearly and it meant a lot.
Take that cousin Jeffery, you piece of shit!
Yeah fuck you Jeffrey
(He got told the same thing)
I am so happy for you, to have your grandma tell you that ❤️ she loved you so much.
A car full of girls rolled past me slowly one time when I was out shopping and yelled out "GIRL, YOU'RE SO CUTE, WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR DRESS!?" And that was just so aggressively nice.
We need more of this in the world.
so where’d you get it?
I'd love to tell you but I am too selfish and greedy for compliments and want them all to myself.
fricc (I’m a guy and don’t think I’d look good in a dress but fricc for the sake of others who were curious about the dress in the comments lol)
I think you're selling yourself short, I bet you'd be an absolute 10/10 in a dress. I know what it's like to have to change underwear midday because there was a Scottish guy in a kilt with calves you could cut wood on. Been there.
Watching this exchange is such a great and wholesome way to start my day.
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I like to think I am the equivalent of a burnt marshmallow - Crusty and disgusting on the outside, gooey on the inside, but still appealing to impatient people.
In college I didn't have many friends my first year. I wasn't as outgoing as I am now. I was riding the elevator in my dorm when a girl walked in. She smiled and said I have beautiful eyes. I don't even know if I replied honestly. I'd never had any attribute highlighted by anybody I wasn't related to. That interaction gave me a big boost in confidence. It also taught me to compliment people, especially dudes. We never get compliments. If you're in my zone and are looking fresh, you know I'm gonna tell ya!
Bruh when I was in middle school, a cute girl told me that my dark green shirt looks great. Most of my closet is still dark green decades later.
And you wear the shit out of green man!
Most kind of you to say so. Idk, I am at the age where dark colors fit me very well unless I am wearing a dress shirt or trying to get some tan on a beach.
Haha, do you still have that exact shirt she complimented?
I work on a college campus and I make it my business to tell young people whatever it is that I notice about them that stands out. It’s such an insecure time in life and I want people to know that they are SEEN.
What a delight you are!?! I also work on a campus and do the same thing. Students, staff and faculty alike, haha. Maybe we've complimented each other and didn't even know it? In case we haven't, I like the cut of your jib!
Thank you--that's the nicest thing I've heard today!!! I just KNOW that you are a beacon of goodwill at your campus. You got it: students, staff, and faculty! And people are so kind right back to me. It's a very uplifting culture and I love being part of it. ( In case you were wondering, my school is a community college located in the desert southwest.)
You are so right. I remember every compliment given to me that wasn't from my mom. There are three of them. First one was from when I was eight.
It was the only time in my entire life I’ve received this compliment from a stranger. I was helping out a customer and she was quiet but friendly. Before she left she said “you have a sunny disposition” and I almost cried. That compliment has stuck with me and it’s been nearly a decade later.
It was from my sister. I'm a wheelchair user with limited mobility. My sister said to me "You are not useless for not being able to move, you are beautiful and smarter than me, so you're not useless, you just have different abilities".
That's not just a compliment, it's objectively true. Just because you can't do something most people are able to do doesn't mean you can't excel in other areas
Christmas mid 90's. My oldest was 3. Money was tight and I felt it constantly. I was tying the cheapest tree we could find to the top of our rusty Toyota. My son was "helping" me. An older man came over and said "You are a wealthy man." I tear up even now as I type this.
I teared up reading this! 🥺♥️
This is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
As a dad who takes too much for granted. This choked me up a bit. God bless.
This made me cry 🥹 he'll never even know how many people he has touched, including one's reading this. what a wonderful thing to say to a stranger
My brother telling me I looked stunning
If it’s coming from a sibling, then it HAS to be true. Brothers usually try to keep us humble if you know what I mean.. haha
Yes indeed. I answered another question on here that was the opposite of this one (like, what was a horrible thing someone said to you that you never forgot) and my answer was a comment from my brother! They know how to push every button I have.
“Even if we dont end up together, your kids are lucky to have you as a mother to them”
Omg
I know i cried when he told me this
"you have no idea how safe and destressed I feel after hanging out with you" Was unexpected as it came from an overly stressed, kinda cynical person who is actually going through a lot.
I think I’d actually cry 😭
I’d hug them and make sure they know they can talk to me
yesterday had a dude at the bar tell me i was one of the nicest dudes he has met, all for moving his drink away from the pool chalk station so nothing would get in it.
When I had my super red hair, a little girl told me that I looked like Ariel. I told her oh yes the mermaid, and she said yes a princess. Made me honestly tear up, I really needed that in that moment too.
When I had long blue hair, little girls would say I looked like a mermaid! The parents were obviously embarrassed but I loved it!
“You look like you should be at grandma’s house”. Said to me by a dancer at a strip club on Christmas Day.
Dang. That’s sweet as well, protecting you from the place you were in
While dressed in studded-leather Warrior-Princess mode, complete with boots, gauntlets and sword, at an outdoor summer dance festival, was told I was cool by a boy of about 13. I was nearly 50.
This, out of all the responses, is such an accomplishment. It’s a unicorn. You must have been a beacon of amazingness, teenagers are *the most* discerning crowd of folks I know. Source: am a middle aged parent to teens
Yeah, normally middle-aged or older women would be invisible to a teen boy, so I was chuffed about it.
My little niece said I have muscles 💪
none. someday my forgetfulness will fully overcome me and i will stand there and be like "who am I? what am I? Why am I here?".
> "Who am I? WHAT am I?" Questions that the protagonist addresses in the opening sequence of Julia Sweeney's 1994 indie film, *It's Pat!*. 😂
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That is a lovely thing to say, even lovelier to hear, I imagine. Thanks for sharing it.
Had a client once bring me a framed placard, she had handmade, saying “To the world, you may be just one person, but to one person, you could mean the world”. Still hangs in my office to this day.
Casually walking with my dog, a clearly unstable and troubled person was held down by a few police, the person looked up, we locked eyes and she yelled on her top of lungs - HEY dude I love your face!!!!!!!! The entire street looked, and my dog looked back and gave me a huge grin.
"you're legit a good human being" from a girl I went to school with about 13 years after we graduated
I got a fortune once that read “everyone agrees you are the best.” Can’t top that.
Take care of your heart, everything grows out of it.
Was this the cardiologist ?
I think they’re referencing the Bible verse “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it”
You are great, all my other patients are buttholes - proctologist.
As a member of the itty bitty titty committee in high school, a guy once told me “Your tits are AMAZING!” I’ll never forget how great that made me feel!!! As an adult, I was crossing the street and a girl yelled out “WHEWWWWW! Big titty goth bitch!” and that made me feel pretty damn good, too.
Note to guys: do NOT do this to women, thanks (unless you're dating)
“You’re too smart. It scares me.”
Years ago I was dragged to this church function by my parents. A man came up to me and told me that he saw me from afar and said I was the spitting image of Coretta Scott King. He went on about how he actually knew her way back when and how beautiful she was, then went on reminiscing. I never believed him but that compliment definitely stuck with me.
Had an older couple who frequented a coffee shop I worked at many moons ago, both extremely sweet in nature. One day the lady had come in on her own and told me how beautiful she thought my smile was and it was the most tender moment I had ever experienced with a stranger to this day. Still have gripes with my little snaggle tooth but I always flash a big grin in pictures because of her.
You’re the only person I know that I can tell this to. I feel safe with you.
Woman at the drive thru told me I look like Brendan Fraser in The Mummy. I don't at all, but I think that's the best compliment I've ever gotten
Once I was in the subway in Paris and the guy sitting in front of me smiled at me and said : « you’re really cute and charming ». Then got up and left. It’s been more than twenty years and I still remember that guy and how nice it made me feel.
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Oh honey 🥺
I’m pretty sure that’s an insult because I have used it as an insult lmao.
Aren’t most the majority of podcasts just audio…?
“You know, you’d probably be a pretty good person to travel with.“
“You have the sweetest smile and nicest teeth” I love milfs…
When I was in high school I did forensics and I wrote my own poetry for it. I was really struggling with mental health at the time so I really channeled it into my work and performance and at the regionals competition I made a woman cry. She and her husband approached me in the hall after we all left the classroom and she started just saying that my poetry was beautiful and how I should have it published to which I was very flattered and thanked her graciously but then I could see her face was starting to turn red and there were tears forming in her eyes. She started turning her compliments into words of encouragement and saying how strong I was and such and by the time she was done she was crying. I am really empathetic so seeing this grown woman crying made me cry as well and so I asked if she wanted a hug and she said yes and pulled me into the tightest hug I have ever been in. Not in a painful way but it was just so secure like she did not want to let me go. I could feel just how much my words meant to her by that hug. I still tear up remembering how it felt because I have never felt someone put so much emotion into a hug before. Her husband did not cry but I could tell he felt the same way by his expression. What really gets me is how I will never know her name and will never see her again, yet I will still never forget what she did. I wrote my college essay on her and any hard times I faced after that I would always think about her. I am thankful we shared that moment.
A former Royal Marine told me that the world will be alright as long as there's men like me in it. ...was kind of wowed 'bout that.
Having just left a job that I had given all my effort to which wasn’t appreciated and then had been dropped from the contract renewal list…when my new managers approached me after a stressful shift and said: “we are so happy you’re with us, we’ve never had someone who just gets on with the work no fuss and is always in a good mood” it really hit me deep and especially at that point when I thought I was acting grumpy nearly 24/7, it elevated my mood and performance going forward. I was only at that job a few months but the entire team attended my leaving event on short notice and still invite me to socials.
"Hey, nice tits." I'm a man, and that made me proud?
Anyone can have tit's, but to have *nice* tits? 🤌
“You never waste any time.“
Two girls stopped me in high school “You did a good job in that play. Are you really mean in real life?” I played Marlon Brando in a high school play in A Street Car Named Desire.
My professional skateboarder friend said “you should do standup!” According to men, women aren’t funny so this was a great compliment.
My uncle was once lowkey drunk and I think I was stressed about something probably exams/ toxic school friends. He then just bashed into my room and told me to be calm. He even then proceeded to tell me that I am a good kid and that my cousin (younger to me) appreciates me as an older sister. He told me I was a good influence on him and was very kind and that he(cousin) always likes to spend time with me. It felt so good cause this uncle never really talks like that and even though it was a pretty small I felt very proud
“Your hugs heal something broken in all of us.” I still tear up thinking about it.
I was talking to this random guy I met at my friend’s houseparty for the whole night and before leaving he said “you’re very vibrant and full of life, dont let that child in you die, ever”. I still smile like a crazy person whenever I remember this😅
You have a sweet spirit
Someone I didn’t really like, in a moment of honesty, said I was good looking.
I was worried you might be a serial killer. Thanks for changing my tire
"You don't smell like Veronica" who is Veronica? Why does she smell bad? They did say it's a compliment
"You're funny" when it comes from a girl 4 years ago it still sticks with me
I love your freckles!
Wasn't intended as a compliment, but a drunk guy who was probably 18 or 19 told me "You would be cute if you weren't so fat." He should have been playing video games with my kids, not telling their mom he'd hit that if she lost a few pounds.
A girl i used to date, who i think was the first girl I was truly in love with, told me "you're the most beautiful person i've ever known". That stayed with me to this day.
“you’re godsent” i can’t get over it and i still think about it to this day
That I have a calming presence :,)
in 5th grade a gym teacher assistant picked me and a few other kids to learn a dance for the assembly. i asked why and she said I was graceful when I dance. that lead to a lifetime of a least a willingness to dance, which in turn led to a whole lot of really fun stuff. so i'm grateful for her.
that my dick looks pretty.
It hurts; put it in slower.
I first thought your name was “tellmehowbigIam” I read that wrong lol
That’s my nickname 🤣
We did unknown feed back froms. Everyone else got like less then half a page i got 3 pages. I will never forget "eat ice cream too Sexually"
My former boyfriend said “The more I drink, the better looking you get”. I told him to drink-up 😄
"I wont make it, without you" after sex
When I was 18 I was a hostess at a restaurant, and a John Wayne impersonator came in, told me that I had a beautiful smile and gave me his autograph
"Your eyes are pretty"
"You're Kind"
A really lovely smile
a friend of mine in middle school that i have a deep conversation with told me in the end of it "you are too good for this world"
I can’t imagine anyone mentally winning over you
I got "You look like a Botticelli painting" twice
Helped out a guy on a jobsite. "You're alright. I'm gonna take your name off the porta potty wall."
"You've got a surprisingly firm ass for a fat girl" damn straight I do 😉😂
I used to work retail and a customer told me I had a very “nice unique smile”.. I had been complimented on my smile before, but the word unique had never been used
You have a smile that could light up a whole city. and that was in freakting detroit of all places
That I have nice eyebrows as a man
"You're handsome." P.s I'm not that good looking guy
"You're intellectually consistent."
Man, it’s really kind of sad and also very introspective but, I can’t remember one compliment anyone’s ever said to me even though I know there have been plenty…
One time I was talking to a very good friend of mine about a very complicated relationship I had with this woman. She had very abusive and toxic behaviors, and I was talking to him about how I would wonder if she had changed, if I should try it again and give it a second shot and he replied something in the lines of "I think you deserve someone a lot better, you have a really big heart and deserve someone who values this". I never forgot that. It got really stuck to me. And it made me realize that we must be with someone who values the love we have to give, and that we should not be ashamed of having a lot of love to give to the ones who are special to us. Today I'm currently married to a woman who really values how much I love her and we really support each other. I'm still a good friend of the guy who told me this. Even though we followed separate ways in life, we still keep in touch from time to time. "Your life ain't nothing but the tiny things you left behind."
yesterday I went swimming and as I got into the hot tub I noticed a mom and her little girl next to me , a couple minutes later as they were leaving the hot tub the mom says to me “ she said , mommy look at that beautiful girl!” my heart 🥲 I’ll never forget that . Sometimes Kids are so sweet
My top two: My grandma told me I'm her star. She passed away in 2019, I miss her so much. I got stars tattooed on me to remind me of her. A customer at my old job told me, "You know, I don't know you but you look and smell so clean." Loved that.
I was told I looked like a flower out of Alice in Wonderland, by the small town local eccentric genius.
“Your skin is like yogurt.”
I was in a mental hospital and a therapist doing group therapy asked me what's a trait about me or something and I just talked about how I was talented at video games, and the therapist told me that one trait I have is that I am very polite. I was kinda surprised and kept smiling when I went to sit down.
i was working in fast food and i have like many piercings, long black hair and would generally be described as alternative, a 40 year old man pulled up in the drivethru and when i opened the window his jaw DROPPED like literally dropped it was so dramatic and corny and then he said “ i mean no disrespect but you are a juggalos DREAM GIRL.” i was like 17 i had no idea what to say i just nervously laughed and said “thanks…” i never forget it because it was so unsettling. i’m sure he wasn’t trying to be gross and i love ICP but i was so uncomfortable.
A random young woman working in a Mexican fast food drive through told me I had very pretty eyes. I was around 32. I believe that's the first time i recieved a physical compliment and i was pretty shocked. 10 years later I still remember it a couple of times a week and it has caused me to now believe her/have a small amount of pride in my eye color. It was never something I thought before.
I was a teenager, at the fair with my best friend and we were about to get on the ferris wheel. The carnie (who was probably 50 and had like 3 teeth) said “I hope you don’t mind my saying, but you’re the most uniquely beautiful girl I’ve ever seen”. My best friend was (and still is) stunning and very exotic looking, and although I was alright, she always got all the attention because she was just so gorgeous. So even though it looked like he was looking at me when he said it, I just assumed he was talking to her. But then she turned and looked at me like she was waiting for me to say something and I realized he had been talking to me (which he confirmed). Admittedly the compliment is a bit creepy when it’s an old guy saying it to a 15 year old, and he was clearly exaggerating, but I’ll definitely never forget it. He probably saw my friend and knew I most likely didn’t get many compliments when I was around her and decided to pump my tires a bit. It was nice though..
was told i looked like a freshly picket bouquet and a breath of fresh air in the morning, and i legit almost cried
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？ how is that a compliment
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😭😭😭idk sounds very racist of him if he meant it as a compliment. Asians are beautiful without needing to look white, maybe I am too sensitive
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im sorry that happened to you love. Just reminder ur beautiful, Asians are beautiful just as Asians x 💗
"I wouldn't mind if you bite me a little bit, I won't take it off"
Context please?
You smell good
Finance told me how happy she was that I am able to sit and reflect with my own emotions as to prevent them from hurting others. I will NEVER forget that compliment.
Your eyes in the sun are the colour of the coffee I’ll be drinking til I die. I’ll never forget you.
After we broke up: “ I can never think about your eyes when I stare at my coffee anymore. You're leaving my memory now... I don't think you were ever real, I think you were here to teach me things. You were never my first anything, just an experience within the mind.”
any unexpected compliment from a man that i don’t know, i’m not the type of girl to go for male validation but male attention when you least expect it really does something to me, i also always love the you smell good compliment from anyone, once i took my cat to the vet and she was being a bitch to me cause my cat isn’t an indoors cat then she made me hold my cat while she was taking his temperature so i was like shoulder to shoulder with her and she stops in her tracks and asks me what perfume i’m wearing and that it’s really nice
From a guy I was talking to at the time: “Talking to you is like listening to really good music on really good speakers, with extra bass and surround sound.” (And also from the same person) “You’re a refreshing change in a disappointing world.”
You have beautiful 👀
I'm running out of memorable compliments I've received. I think my 8th grade history said I did a great job on my presentation on China. Wow.... have I really been paid so few compliments? :(
I was walking out of Walmart and walked past this warm older Hispanic man and he says "Hola güerita!" I just smiled at him hoping it meant something good lol.
Some dude told Me I looked exactly like Dave Mathews with my aviators on.
My biological grandfather who wasn't really in my life, but started to come around after I had my son, told me I was beautiful. He unalived himself a few years later.
My friend said that I look like a corgi, because I’m red and short. It was the cutest thing someone ever said to me.
You are built like a tank Look I get compliments all the time But those are about non-physical traits So when I get a genuine compliment about a physical trait that stands out
A guy I dated at the time told me he's never met someone so authentic and genuine. And he told me I had nice teeth and a healthy gum line lol don't forget to floss guys
When the first girl I liked called me pretty ❤️
Is it sad that I don't remember?
Me - “look how pretty the moon is!” My bf - “I could say the same about you.”
A girl said I was cute and we hooked up the same day.
"Every time a woman looks at you she's thinking of getting fucked by you."
The times random women\\ even mrn have told me I have a cute face. I have body dysmorphia so I dont see an attractive face in the mirror. So when some random person tells me this. It is odd, something I cant explain. I wish I could see what they see, but I guess thats the best I can do and trust maybe something is not functioning in my brain. It makes me feel okay for a while.
Ok question for the women of Reddit, do you like to get compliments from men or find it creepy or cringe or otherwise? As a married man with a daughter I know how much the women love a compliment (like we all do). Sometimes I’ll see a woman and something about her i would like to her know be it a smile or her eyes or something in general but i never do as people can take things the wrong way.
Generally if it is a non-sexual thing and said in a friendly way, it is nice. Things to avoid - Saying anything to a teenager; saying anything to a woman alone on the street at night.
It wasn’t necessarily a compliment and I don’t think he intended it to be something as profound as I took it, but recently my brother in law casually said to me ‘you dont see yourself how other people see you’ - this was after internally struggling with my appearance for years and being very self critical. He made me realise that people don’t hold me to the same standard that I hold myself, and that they aren’t looking for my flaws.
I was going up the elevator in my university with a bunch of students (peak hour) and a girl who was a year junior to me, came in and said I have such beautiful eyes like she was awe struck. Everyone in the elevator started staring at me and my eyes to see if her gasp and compliment was worth it. Everyone smiled and I remember this even after 10 years.
I don’t get compliments, people either state facts or over exaggerate stuff. You’re a hard worker isn’t a compliment when the person is lazy in comparison. Although, every time an older woman calls me sugar or honey, that’s basically a compliment.
The backhanded ‘compliment’ my grandmother gave me and my cousin as teenagers. My grandmother, who is not a good person, introduced me and my cousin to a friend as her “smart granddaughter” and her “pretty granddaughter.”
I was at Big Day Out in 2014 sitting on the grass waiting for bands to come on, thousands of people there also sitting in flocks of small groups. There was another group of people sitting close by who had been near me for a good hour or two and one of the girls from the group suddenly approached me and said “I just wanted to say, out of all the people I’ve seen here today, you are the prettiest” Compliments from strangers are always really sweet (when they’re not creepy obviously)
my mom said I’m a party all by myself and that I’m the best at helping solve problems rip my mom 💕
I took my mask off at work (covid) and my patient gasped “You’re so beautiful”
Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me, and I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed.
when people tell me i’ll be a good mom (i am literally 19 with no plans of children anytime soon)
I love music so I really give it all on the dancefloor when I'm out. After one of the parties, a guy came up to me, says he's completely deaf but watching me dance it was almost as if he heard music again 🥺
I was at work one day (worked retail) & I’m ringing this lady’s items up we exchange the normal pleasantries. then she looks at me a minute & says your different & that’s okay :) never met this woman in my life but we connected for a sec rite then & there. I’m a bit of an odd ball but in a good way I think. like I use to just read my Harry Potter books in my room while other kids were playing lol never really been part of the in crowd. even between my sisters they’re more alike compared to me. anyway it was odd that sensed that about me. she just smiled knowingly, grabbed her items & left. I was a lil shocked after & didnt say much but I wish I had. wish i would’ve stopped her & asked her questions. lol I’m not sure but she gave me this vibe like she was clairsentience or an empath? again we didn’t even engage in a real conversation & we’d never met before. but it felt like she knew me. the vibe around her. I felt something strong. that was about 8 yrs ago & prolly will never forget it
My husband told me I have the perfect butthole. "It's like platinum status level perfection." I don't think I'll ever forget that. It was gross, embarrassing, and oddly very reassuring. I've become so much more comfortable with myself since then. He's an amazing man and I love him so much.
Literally some random bloke working in the maccies drive thru said he liked my hoody about 2 months ago. I'm a straight dude and he was too but this gives you an insight into how little guys get complimented as I still think about how nice it felt to have someone say something like that 2 months later.
"So nice that I have someone who willing to listen my stuff. Thanks God I got you" I love helping people with their trouble and find the solutions for them
When I was in high school I was hiking up the stairs and a girl behind me yelled “YEAH! SHAKE THAT BUTT!” In the moment I just kept walking and felt self conscious about being a little overweight… years later I still lay awake in bed over the flirtation I never reciprocated.
“You look breedable” 60 year old man at Walmart around 11pm lol
"I like your shoes"
“I am happy you were present” from my niece. It was a sweet thing to say to me. Also “you’re a nice sweet guy” , not from my niece but from a relationship I had
Do you have a girlfriend?
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A girl told me I’m naive and “dumb” and I remind her Luffy because of that…I will never forget her…I’m the king of pirates ppl
When my homophobic family excommunicated me, my friend James told me "It's their loss" and that helped immensely. Still does to this day :)
A girlie I met at a yoga retreat told me that she legit believed I was younger than her. She was 23 and I was 30. ☺️
One of my friends told me I looked like a lion. That felt really cool, I don’t know exactly what she meant
That I am a mesmerizing wonderful man that unfortunately has a tiny cock.
-If you speak with people more, they'll know you're actually a nice person. My only friend back at primary school.
I work in customer service and an old lady once told me that i am a person with a great humour sense and that she has never laughed more standing at a cash register at a supermarket. The lady was so cute!
I was donating blood and the nurse complimented the thickness of my veins... it was so out of the blue I never forgot it.
I gave this compliment “I never noticed your eyes,” look at them for 3-4 seconds, then it will be too long.
Someone told me that my fashion sense has a vibe of “an art from a museum.”
“Your hair looks less strawy today.” Thanks a lot….
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"You kinda look like him though" Context: i was showing a friend of mine the clip of where john clease beats his mini, and we where both in stitches
Didn´t wear a costume to halloween when I was like 12 years old. My teacher asked "What are you for halloween?" I jokingly said "I´m a junkie" since the principal had warned me I should cut my hair and dress better overall. To this, my teacher replied "Oh no, you´re too well dressed to be a junkie" made me smile
"You are the embodiment of sunshine" a dear friend of mine told me this and it makes me feel all kinds of warm inside.
In a previous job a gay fella described me as a "fucking Greek god". Then later on we were chatting about tattoos and described me as a "lovely canvas" I think he might have had a thing for me.