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    I've personally just stopped giving out compliments...at work. Some women (not all) are way too sensitive.

    Compliments at work have almost become taboo...like religion and politics. Once given, everyone cites harassment. OMG! Its insane.
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    So Pandora plays 'Come and talk to me' after i respond to this thread...made me laugh.
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    It mostly creeps me out, not that I've had a ton of experience with this. Last week, I had a guy at the drug store approach me and say something about that he hopes my day is as beautiful as I am. I told him thank you and walked away, but he followed me and asked me my name (gave him a fake one) and for my number as well. I told him I was married and he said that we didn't have to tell my husband. This is where it got creepier. I told him no thanks and walked away, but he was undeterred. I had to tell him again that I'm not interested and walked towards a group of people who worked at the store and he finally left me alone. I hid inside the store until I was sure he would be gone from the parking lot. That's not the kind of attention I'm interested in getting.
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    I told him I was married and he said that we didn't have to tell my husband. This is where it got creepier.

    It's guys like that, that make it bad for the rest of us.
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    Compliments at work have almost become taboo...like religion and politics. Once given, everyone cites harassment. OMG! Its insane.

    It's really sad. I'm glad that you said that. I'm just starting my journey in the Corporate America game and I don't need to be called to HR over something stupid that's taken the wrong way.

    When did society start having a huge splintery stick up its behind?
  • You are so nice for saying that:blushing: The only thing I consistently get complimented on is my purse....and I believe them because I do have a super cute purse.

    You are very attractive. Surely, people tell you that from time to time.
  • Posts: 1,937 Member
    I suppose as you put it, it depends in what way it's given. I'm always grateful when I get genuine compliments from strangers. I simply say thank you and if there's anything about them worth complimenting I compliment them back. I guess I owe them that much since I'm sure it must have taken quite a lot of courage for them to approach me and compliment me!
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    It's really sad. I'm glad that you said that. I'm just starting my journey in the Corporate America game and I don't need to be called to HR over something stupid that's taken the wrong way.

    When did society start having a huge splintery stick up its behind?

    1990.

    Clarence Thomas hearings. (Or was that 1991?)
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    I usually try to flash a genuine smile. I have a hard time actually saying anything when caught off guard or when it's a stranger. Usually, even just a smile to acknowledge they complimented you is good enough.
  • Posts: 11,788 Member
    I thank the person when I get a compliment.

    When I give a compliment to a stranger, it's only in the presence of my daughters or wife. Unfortunately, because of my looks (I Guess) I tend to frighten a lone female.
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    1990.

    Clarence Thomas hearings. (Or was that 1991?)


    You are a genius Although I was too young to fully understand what went on, yes, I could see that being the "beginning of the end."
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    I suppose as you put it, it depends in what way it's given. I'm always grateful when I get genuine compliments from strangers. I simply say thank you and if there's anything about them worth complimenting I compliment them back. I guess I owe them that much since I'm sure it must have taken quite a lot of courage for them to approach me and compliment me!

    That's because you're normal. That's what normal people do. IMHO.
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    You are a genius Although I was too young to fully understand what went on, yes, I could see that being the "beginning of the end."
    It was right after that when "sexual harrassment" became something you heard about daily.
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    Flatter every time, no matter who it is!
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    Flatter every time, no matter who it is!

    Err, Miss, you have the most beautiful eyes!!:happy:
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    Err, Miss, you have the most beautiful eyes!!:happy:

    I agree, they set my soul on fire. LOL.
  • Posts: 3,029 Member
    You have a great smile and wonderful eyes. Very cute. You look like am honest person. You look like a caring type.
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    You have a great smile and wonderful eyes. Very cute. You look like am honest person. You look like a caring type.

    **looks around**
    Who me?
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    Online compliments don't count btw.

    I mostly get compliment by homeless men. I take it as a huge compliment since their standards are so high.
  • Online compliments don't count btw.

    I mostly get compliment by homeless men. I take it as a huge compliment since their standards are so high.
    Thanks for the chuckle. That made my day
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    Online compliments don't count btw.

    I mostly get compliment by homeless men. I take it as a huge compliment since their standards are so high.

    I don't know weather to laugh and fall out of my chair at work...or be concerned. :laugh:
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    Thanks for the chuckle. That made my day

    @DashDev is a comedienne.
  • if it seems genuine and not creepy, I smile, say "thank you" and move along.
  • Posts: 2,261 Member
    There are a lot of very attractive women on this site, and you all are a particularly chatty group too, so this seems like as good a place as any to ask this question. I am quite accustom to giving and receiving complements online with people I do not know but not strangers in the real world. I am not talking about cat calls on the street or men trying to pick you up in the bar, I mean going about your business at the grocery store and some random guy comes up and compliments you (not hey, baby nice *kitten* but more genuine compliment) . How do you handle it? Is it just a thank you, or do you try to compliment back? Does it creep you out, flatter you, maybe a little bit of both?

    I've actually had quite a few random compliments in the last month or two.

    2 ladies I sorta know at the gym come up to me about every few months and tell me they see how much progress I have made.

    another lady at the gym came up to me a few weeks ago and told me that my trainer is super hard ( he is), I'm doing great at my workouts, and she can see the progress.

    it is flattering to have people take the time to compliment me...and I just smile and thank them.
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    I often get compliments from men and women, I say thank you and continue on my way usually.
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    if it seems genuine and not creepy, I smile, say "thank you" and move along.

    Again...because you're normal. HAHA.

    I imagine someone not taking a compliment well by screaming and clawing at the sides of their face and running away as fast as possible. that's how outlandish this is to me. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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    I usually turn bright red and choke out the words 'Thank you'.
  • Posts: 1,937 Member
    Most compliments I believe are given with good intentions, even in the workplace. It's just people who interpret them otherwise.
  • Posts: 407 Member
    I compliment complete strangers all the time! ( And yes it's always a female) There is always something beautiful about every woman on this planet!

    It's just my nature to try to make people feel good about themselves and I am a pathological flirt!

    If they think it's creepy oh well!

  • Again...because you're normal. HAHA.

    I imagine someone not taking a compliment well by screaming and clawing at the sides of their face and running away as fast as possible. that's how outlandish this is to me. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I've been told I'm weird, because I'm normal... *meh*
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