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It's condescending, personally. I know what I look like and where I stand physically, it always seems that when compliments are given the guy just wants to butter you up to get you into bed. At least, that's been my experience.
I'm old enough to be past that fear. In fact I've entered the "presumably harmless" stage and have realized that women are far, far more accepting of compliments NOW than prior to my weight gain or the age the past six years have mercilessly heaped on me (in 6 years I've aged about 25).
I recall well what it was like to be an average young man delivering some of the same sorts of compliments (and more typically even tamer) with a smile and sincerity -- only to get a weird look from a womand (any given woman), as though I had a very large, loudly-screaming crustacean emerging from my left nostril.
It made NO sense to me and often left me feeling as though by smiling at a woman and saying "I like the way you've got your hair today" I was apparently doing my very best to convey the image of a socially insensate, highly-depraved and seemingly dangerous sexual predator.
The fact is that remarkably few young women are capable of accepting a compliment, even a casual one, from a man to whom they are NOT attracted.
I really hate to say it but this IS one place where that Saturday Night Live skit nailed it.
I think of it as a meaningless compliment. (generally speaking). I just say thanks and keep on going. On a rare day, it may even turn into a few sentences. But it will be a completely skeptical conversation. Save the beautiful for when you know me.
I think of it as a meaningless compliment. (generally speaking). I just say thanks and keep on going. On a rare day, it may even turn into a few sentences. But it will be a completely skeptical conversation. Save the beautiful for when you know me.
Hi works amazingly well.
I agree with you. When you significant other calls you beautiful and/or handsome, it feels good.
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