Best Thing Ever Said to You By a Stranger

thisistrished

when i was at my largest i went to a sandwich shop every morning for my lunch time 'snack' i stopped going when i started my weightless journey. i decided to have a treat one day and popped back in, the lady who owns it was so surprised by my loss. I am far from it but she called me 'skinny' it was such a buzz.

azymth99

I was buying a coconut cake for my wife's birthday and this very attractive woman in the aisle looked at it and said: "Is that for dessert? Can I come over?"

"It's for my wife's birthday." I said casually- not getting her inuendo at first.

Then she lowered her glasses, seductively looked me up and down and said. "Well it looks good. Your wife is a lucky woman."

I just had to brag about it to my wife. She laughed and said: "She might have thought it looked good, but I'm the one that gets to eat it."

AlyssaLoflin

I love these, thank you all for sharing . I have 2 that come to mind:

I was at Walmart and this guy saw me, turned back around and approached me to say "Excuse me, I just HAD to tell you that you are beautiful" He then proceeded to ask me out, after I told him I was married he told me he hoped my husband knew how lucky he is.
One day for a special story-time event at a bookstore I worked at, I dressed up in a lolita type dress and this little girl started pulling her mom toward me while she exclaimed "mommy, mommy, look its a real princess!" she was completely in aww of me the whole time she was there, kept complimenting me and wanting to talk to me, and hug me, it was the sweetest thing ever. I did my best to make her feel like the princess.

Swiftlet66

"You have a big heart. Thank you." - From a random old Japanese grandma (when I was in Japan volunteering to rebuild towns after the 2011 earthquake/tsunami)
"You're such an inspiration; you make me want to do so much more. Watching you and seeing you act, I am so much braver myself." - Not exactly a stranger but from my host mom in Japan (for same reason above)
"Like royalty." And I asked him, what do you mean? "Just the way you walk; your manners." - Random flirty guy at Starbucks
"Excuse me! I just gotta say, you're one fine, sophisticated lady. Have a good evening!" - Random kind man in a wheelchair at a grocery parking lot.

:blushing: :blushing: :blushing: :bigsmile:

Oh yea, I forgot about this one!
"Thank you. It's cute." *teary eyes* "No one has ever done this. I love it." - A homeless woman, who was begging for money. I gave her a ten dollar bill folded up into a heart. Jeez, I almost cried myself just from that look in her eyes.

:flowerforyou:

nette_65

Mine's a bit obscure but non the less it made my day
I've been using a local tanning salon in preparation for my holiday( I know it's not the best but I didn't want to waste half my holiday getting burnt and suffering)
Anyway I asked the girl behind the counter what beds she had available and she said small, medium and large but that I'd only need to go on a small bed because i was little just like her!!!!!!
Her very innocent comment had me smiling all day long !

Duck_Puddle

Not a stranger but my mother who has dementia. One night she was telling me all about this amazing person who was smart, funny, courageous, a total bad *kitten*. I asked her who this person was because they sounded awesome. She told me she was talking about her wonderful daughter, and wished that I could meet her someday.

SuperSexyDork

Not a stranger but my mother who has dementia. One night she was telling me all about this amazing person who was smart, funny, courageous, a total bad *kitten*. I asked her who this person was because they sounded awesome. She told me she was talking about her wonderful daughter, and wished that I could meet her someday.

Oh my goodness! That's so touchingly sad and beautiful!

BinaryPulsar

Not a stranger but my mother who has dementia. One night she was telling me all about this amazing person who was smart, funny, courageous, a total bad *kitten*. I asked her who this person was because they sounded awesome. She told me she was talking about her wonderful daughter, and wished that I could meet her someday.

Oh my goodness! That's so touchingly sad and beautiful!

jemhh

Not a stranger but my mother who has dementia. One night she was telling me all about this amazing person who was smart, funny, courageous, a total bad *kitten*. I asked her who this person was because they sounded awesome. She told me she was talking about her wonderful daughter, and wished that I could meet her someday.

This is so sweet. My grandma had dementia. My name is the same as her best childhood friend's name. I can remember walking up to her in the nursing home one day and she grabbed an aide's hand and said, very animatedly,"this is my best girlfriend, FirstName, from way back! "

I get hair comments. I have really thick hair that is curly and tends to be a bit wild looking. I've had women stop me to ask if it's naturally curly and say that they like it.

_Stardust_

I was walking downtown with a couple friends after leaving a bar. I had just returned from Mexico, I was quite tan and my hair was very long. A man yelled to me, "I believe in mermaids!" I will never forget it.

SunofaBeach14

Not a stranger but my mother who has dementia. One night she was telling me all about this amazing person who was smart, funny, courageous, a total bad *kitten*. I asked her who this person was because they sounded awesome. She told me she was talking about her wonderful daughter, and wished that I could meet her someday.

Oh my goodness! That's so touchingly sad and beautiful!

Wow. Just wow! So many levels there and so much good.

TheVirgoddess

Not a stranger but my mother who has dementia. One night she was telling me all about this amazing person who was smart, funny, courageous, a total bad *kitten*. I asked her who this person was because they sounded awesome. She told me she was talking about her wonderful daughter, and wished that I could meet her someday.

Oh my gosh. That's so beautiful.

Myhaloslipped

Yesterday, I was walking past this dude. He said, " That moment when a girl who obviously squats walks by you." So awesome that someone noticed how much I have literally been busting my a** lately!

michellemybelll

there are a couple that have stuck with me.

this was a few years ago, back in my undergrad days. I was observing a conversation, sort of milling about, and an acquaintance (not really a stranger, but not someone i regular saw/spoke with) turned to me and said "you're quick (as in intelligence). i can see it in your eyes." I don't think he realized how much that meant to me. I tend to feel quite daft, and don't trust myself as much as i should because of it. so that kind of made me feel really warm and fuzzy.

this one came last year, shortly after i moved to the city i currently live in. i was just entering my gym, and headed toward the locker rooms, when a couple young, cute college-aged guys walk past me and one looks, turns to me, and says out of the blue "miss, you're beautiful". this caught me so off guard. lol. i don't even think i said anything in response. i think i just smiled, turned bright red, and we both kept walking.

seltzermint555

I have always enjoyed really odd compliments that seem truly sincere, like "your skin looks like a china doll" or the very old lady in a mall food court who stopped me to say that I have an extremely nice bust. LMAO

I also have a lot of people randomly come up and tell me they love my haircut or that short hair looks great on me. It's often younger guys.

grantairesbottle

I was reciting sonnets at an event and a member of the audience who I didn't know stood up after my bow and gave a bouqet of flowers. When I was playing Eponine(Grantaire is my dream role but I am girl so I'll never play him) in the school production I walked by the audience after A Little Fall of Rain and there was this man telling his little son "Now there is someone who owns the stage" and pointed at me.

Dezire4lyfe

About 9 years ago, I was working in the women's department of JcPenny's and this little ol' lady stopped me while I was walking by and said... "You are just the most beautiful negra I've ever seen... You are just glowing radiance." Minus the racist undertone, it actually made me smile and laugh after I got past the shock.

P.S. The woman's granddaughter was standing with her and apologized profusely. It also turned out the lady was 101 and suffered from dementia so her mind wasn't the best and stuck in past times. Regardless, it still makes me happy.

Jollymeister

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Jollymeister

An elderly woman stopped me in a clothing store, probably near my largest weight actually and said, "You know, you are so beautiful. I just had to stop and tell you. You could be a model."

love this

I had a guy half my age come up to me in the gym last week and mention how big I was getting. Of course, I mentioned how ripped he was getting. I'm pretty sure we sounded like complete d-bags to anyone within ear shot, but I don't care. It felt good.

hahahah i actually laughed out loud pretty hard, dont know why hahahaha

ezloshead

About 9 years ago, I was working in the women's department of JcPenny's and this little ol' lady stopped me while I was walking by and said... "You are just the most beautiful negra I've ever seen... You are just glowing radiance." Minus the racist undertone, it actually made me smile and laugh after I got past the shock.

P.S. The woman's granddaughter was standing with her and apologized profusely. It also turned out the lady was 101 and suffered from dementia so her mind wasn't the best and stuck in past times. Regardless, it still makes me happy.

Best back handed sounding compliment ever!
And you are very radiant.

alehundrah

One night I was going out with my bestie and we had to stop to put gas. There was a man looking at me but he left. I then saw him turning around in his car and he stopped next to me and told me I looked absolutely beautiful. I couldn't stop smiling the whole night.

Mygsds

We live in a smaller town and my husband and I were out for dinner. My ex husband and wife walked by our table as we were leaving and just openly stared at me... My husband looked at him and said "big mistake" took my arm and left. First husband always making horrible comments about my weight when we were married.... I felt like I could float out the door..

lokepa

Taking the long way home one evening, I walked past a woman who said, "Hey good lookin', what'cha got cookin'?"

I initially thought... since neither of us was seemingly in our sixties, the comment was a little dated... but it did get my attention and I was flattered.

I later realized she was a prostitute. Does that still count?

PrissyPisces

Despite me being well over 200lbs, I was out yesterday and got complimented twice. (sort of ) LOL! This security guard (whom I approached for assistance) said to his partner "Excuse me while I help this beautiful woman." I smiled and thanked him. On my way home after walking, a man in his car slowed down in front of me (blocking my way, LOL!) and he yelled out "Do you have a man? DAMN! You're sexy as hell!" LMAO! I thanked him and told him I was taken, even though I'm not. I'm just not ready to date right now. But this made me smile, because I felt so fat yesterday.

afortunatedragon

Last Sunday after finishing my first power tone class (60 min), a lady came over and said: This was your first class, or?
I nodded.
She: well done you, very good. i only survived 30 min for the first few classes.

Well, I could hardly walk the next three days (****ing lunges) but still smiling :bigsmile:

47Jacqueline

I never would have take you for 67. ;-) I though you were in your 50s. Yes!

MozzarellaSheep

This is super cheesy.. but it still made me smile.

A random stranger on MFP sent me a message saying "Hershey's makes thousands of kisses each day.. but all I want is one from you".
They didn't send a friend request either.. just that, haha.

lokepa

I never would have take you for 67. ;-) I though you were in your 50s. Yes!

:blushing:

Leggylass

i haven't worn a bikini or been swimming (apart from in private pool) in public since i was 14. Infact no one has seen my body since i had my kids 20 years ago.. so when i went on holiday last year i bought bikinis and my husband insisted we have a private villa and pool.. He never walked with me or took me out on a date or family day out in 20 yrs.. Need i say more?
So when i went away for a few weeks last month on my own, i would use the hotel pool when no one was around and keep well covered when people were around.. maxi dresses etc..

There was a few young couples and the rest were groups of lads and girls in there 20 and 30's, it was far too hot and everyone was in the pool and shouting me to jump in, but i wouldn't , so some of the lads threw me in the deep end with my maxi dress on, which came off as i went in.. i had a bikini on though and swam to the ladders and started to climb out i heard a slap , everyone was staring at me like they were shocked , a young girl apologised for her boyfriend staring and with a red hand print on his jaw he said 'sorry i couldnt help it! shes like a gorgeous mythical mermaid coming out of the water like that!' he got another slap lol i was so embarrassed i was laughing (so i wouldnt cry) and grabbed my dress to hide and everyone was saying how shocked they were i was hiding a great body under those big dresses. I thought my body was hideous before that.

MagnumBurrito

Ha! I posted the below in my news feed this morning.

I was walking in the parking lot, about to go into the grocery store, a random large man shouts out, "Whoa! You look just like Djokovic!" I said, "yeah I kinda do, thanks!"

It made my morning