Best Thing Ever Said to You By a Stranger

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  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    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.

    Dang. I think you just won the Internet.

    :flowerforyou:
  • willrun4bagels
    willrun4bagels Posts: 838 Member
    Does this have to be fitness or health or appearance related?

    Because the best thing I've ever had a stranger say to me was a few years ago, outside of the Cornell campus in Ithaca, NY. A guy on a bicycle rode past me with one of my dogs. It was October, and cold. My dog is a pit bull with very short hair, so I had a little coat on her because it was windy and she doesn't like the cold. He rides by us a few times throughout the afternoon and finally says "sweet pupperoni with the vest again", and nods his head in approval at her.

    I think he was high, but it's the best/funniest thing a stranger has ever said to me. I still quote that phrase and crack my fiance and I up.
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    An older lady in another department at the hospital told me I had gorgeous skin. I've known her for a while, so it surprised me. She said she'd always wanted to tell me but didn't want to make me feel uncomfortable.
  • kwaz29
    kwaz29 Posts: 190 Member
    Ooh I like this idea! Usually the threads about stranger's comments are so sad!

    I can think of a few:

    One time in high school I was at a softball training clinic, and some lady came up to my mom while they were waiting for us to finish and said, is that your daughter? she has beautiful skin, she looks like a porcelain doll! That was great to hear, as I was all sweaty and had pretty low self-confidence at that time.

    Another more recent one was coming back from the gym a few weeks ago. I was walking towards the bus station to go home, powerwalking with my head down and dodging tourists in NYC, not paying attention to anyone around me. All the sudden I noticed two guys speeding up to walk next to me, and one guy goes to the other one, what are you doing? and the other one goes, I need to talk to her! I think she's my future wife! and then proceeds to walk his friend into a fire hydrant because he was too busy looking at me to see where he was going. Really funny-gave me a good laugh and a confidence boost!
  • ucabucca
    ucabucca Posts: 606 Member
    A guy at the gym who is more a body builder n a lot at the same tme came over and said one day I make him not want to quit by watching my dedication and how happy and smiling i always am. We don't workout at the same time now but occasionally when I am struggling I go in when he does it just makes me feel better.

    Other one was from a state inspector evaluating my facility during inspection said you are so happy and you passion is effecting your clients keep up the work. Was cool to hear when he wasn't responsible for my department and everyone seemed afraid of him saying he is so negative.
  • potatogirl741
    potatogirl741 Posts: 64 Member
    Not a stranger but I was just back to work from 2 months maternity leave and a former boss saw me walk by and said to another co-worker 'Doesn't she look great for just having a baby?' Made my day.

    Recently, my mom had dinner with an old friend of hers and was showing her some recent photos. I guess her friend looked at one of me and just said, 'Well you can tell she is a runner.' I can't always see the progress I have made but I am glad others do!
  • happysquidmuffin
    happysquidmuffin Posts: 651 Member
    Haha these are awesome, thank you for sharing! I can recall many times being complimented on my smile by strangers. One of them also said I have "nice, big teeth" which I found weird, but hey I'm still proud of my smile.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    People randomly walk up to me quiet a bit and compliment my hair- and my tattoo.

    I get compimented a bit- few stick out to me- once when we were at a zombie crawl type thing (we'll- we were there for the Rocky Horror show- waiting for it to open) and "Jesus- the original zombie" went running by- back tracked and said- dude (to my BF) please don't be mad- your GF's seriously hot.

    mostly amusing because he was Jesus.

    The other one happened a few months ago early spring/late winter- so definitely still cold- but not freezing- I was wearing a black cable sweater dress- and plain black wedge booties... and I had stopped to get something to help make dinner- and a guy caught my eye a handful of times- he was a little older- but he made it a point when we crossed paths in an asile and said- I just wanted to let you know- you made my night to night. There was little sexual about the comment- I think it had to do with over all well dressed- good posture and just over all well polished type deal. (having come from work I was still "well put together and all")

    another guy at work is ALWAYS going on about my eyes- to be fair- I do wicked make up- even at work- so I have some looks that REALLY make my eyes pop- add the setting sun and it's something to really stare at even I get distracted with them- (and usually our paths cross around that time due to the hour of our departures) but he's so cute the way he goes on about how lucky my man is and what a great weekend we have and how jealous he is.

    Those type of comments leave a much bigger impression than the "hey mamma- you work out don't you- or damn- look at that"
    those just don't do it for me. so tacky.
  • Craigtp91
    Craigtp91 Posts: 15 Member
    recently been told by quite a few people i have nice muscles, would be nicer if some of the people to say it were women, but no all have been random men out about and on nights out.

    still nice to receive a complement though, shows you all the exercise and dieting are working.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    I posted a couple of times on one of the "guess the person above's age" and both times got taken for mid-40s. I'mm 67!
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    When on a flight the son of the king of a certain south pacific island gave me his address because he thought me beautiful and wanted me to come visit... and I destroyed it :sad: If I'd be single I would have kept it cause he was good looking too. Not saying more.
  • Deborah105
    Deborah105 Posts: 183 Member
    When on a flight the son of the king of a certain south pacific island gave me his address because he thought me beautiful and wanted me to come visit... and I destroyed it :sad: If I'd be single I would have kept it cause he was good looking too. Not saying more.
    omg - this is the spiffiest! A prince I believe he would be called! We are not worthy! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
    An older women once came up to me in the grocery store and told me she loved the way I talked to my son as I shopped (I think he was 3 at the time). It came at a time when I felt I was a failure as a mom, so it actually made me tear up (got a lump in my throat just typing lol).
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    When on a flight the son of the king of a certain south pacific island gave me his address because he thought me beautiful and wanted me to come visit... and I destroyed it :sad: If I'd be single I would have kept it cause he was good looking too. Not saying more.
    omg - this is the spiffiest! A prince I believe he would be called! We are not worthy! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

    You're beautiful too.
  • ChelseaSmile22
    ChelseaSmile22 Posts: 31 Member
    There have been a few compliments that have stuck with me. A guy once told me that ``my confidence was sexy`` This was after I lost 40 pounds and I felt like a complete badass. Also, I worked with a kindergarten class this year and one of the little boys said to me `You must be the prettiest mom in the world, but shhhh don`t tell my mom``. Even though I am 21 and have no children. It was the cutest thing anyone has ever said to me.
  • nyboer
    nyboer Posts: 346 Member
    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.

    Dang. I think you just won the Internet.

    :flowerforyou:

    ^^^ Yup.

    For me: I grew up on a farm. Every Wednesday and Saturday I would go with my mom to the local farmers' market and sell <name your produce here.> A mom and her daughter (they were about the same ages as my mom and me) paid my mom for their produce then walked over to me and told me that I was the most naturally beautiful woman they had ever seen and that they were sure I heard this ALL the time but they wanted me to know. I thought they were making fun so I glanced at my mom real quick to get her take, decided they were being serious, and stammered out a thank you. This must have happened at least 10 years ago but it is honestly the nicest compliment I have ever received as there was no motive behind it. To this day it makes me feel good.
  • sheedy17
    sheedy17 Posts: 128
    Ive been having a really rough few days, just not wanting to work out and I had an older gentleman (who i see at the gym all the time) approach me after never talking and explain to me that I have lost alot of weight and look very good. Sort of picked me up and kept me going
  • SheBeButLittleSheisFierce
    SheBeButLittleSheisFierce Posts: 690 Member
    My trainer calls me her vanilla tiny pretty. I don't look at myself and see pretty. She is helping me find beauty. Her husband (and yes it was appropriate because she was standing right there) told me if he met me before he married her, he would have been giving me a hard time. Made me smile. Also recently a lady at church told me I'm melting away! Yea!
  • colobon
    colobon Posts: 49 Member
    I'm going to go all the way back for this because your "first" can be the best! I was a senior in high school. I actually wasn't overweight but I thought I was because I'd always been a chubby kid. My best friend's mom had started seeing someone new and the four of us had dinner one night. The next day my friend told me that after I left, the man had said to her, "Your friend is gorgeous!"

    I was stunned. This was the first time in my life a man had thought I was pretty or "gorgeous" and I almost didn't believe he'd actually said it. But it nudged me to start considering myself in a new light, not through the old negative filter.

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