From an older man at a mountain bike race I (39F) competed in: “You’re so fast! I had so much fun riding behind you!” Mountain biking is VERY male-dominated and I’ve only been riding for a couple years so this was a huge confidence boost.
“Damn, girl, you got nice calves!” Thank you to the stranger outside my university gym. It’s completely turned around how I look at overly muscular calves.
hanging out with a guy, laying my head on his lap. he said I had really clean nostrils. thanks?
One that really stuck with me in a good way was a co-worker. she was super cool, very confident, quiet, mysterious. My work crush had a work crush on her. I’m a big dork. she told me that the way that I express my excitement about things I love, and how I allow myself to be real and silly, inspires her to be more herself and less embarrassed.
“You have great form” – from the 80+ year old guy easily Nordic skiing past me at a good speed (in jeans and a wool sweater!) while I was a beginner. That dude is amazing, he’s always out there and if he gives you a compliment on form it means something. Knowing he thought I was on the right track technique-wise was a huge boost.
When I was 18 or so I was working as a barista and this woman was looking at the cupcakes in our pastry bar, and when I asked if I could get her anything she said “no, I’m just looking, they’re so beautiful!”
Then later when she was leaving she gave me her cup and she had put a note that said “you’re more beautiful than any cupcake could ever be.” I still have the note.
My “the one that got away” used to love the back of my neck right at the base of my head. I’d be cooking or doing dishes and he’d come up behind me and move my hair and kiss it. Also while we were intimate and he was behind me in any positions he loved kissing that spot. Something about it was so romantic and it was an area no one has ever paid attention to. I think about him and that a lot
“If you don’t shave your legs and wash yourself, you’ll still be sexy.” Apparently, sometimes the internal sexuality that even those I haven’t slept with have noted can be combined with zero libido.
A couple of little girls at my wedding told me I looked like a princess.
And more recently, when I turned 40, I had two people who didn’t know each other look genuinely surprised when I told them how old I was turning and tell me I don’t look older than 25. Have no idea if they were just being nice but I am still riding that high 😄.
Every time someone has told me I look like Marilyn Monroe and Scarlett Johansson. I think they are some of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen and it’s incredibly flattering to be compared to them.
And a couple months ago a 55ish very old school Southern trans woman approached me in the grocery store and told me how beautiful and well put together I was and how much she loved my fit and had noticed me the second I came in the store. I could tell she was a tiny bit nervous to approach me but she did so anyway. She was so kind and lovely.
Also when I overheard two middle school girls talking about me in a sushi restaurant. They were saying how pretty I was and how they loved my clothes and jewelry and how they hope they look like me when they’re in their 20s. I’m 41.
No offense to men because I do like them but compliments from women (especially when it’s a stranger) feel more sincere.
Funny enough, my feet. I was in my 20s and as I’ve always had a habit of going shoeless,I was barefoot. I had just had my youngest and was feeling particularly fat and unattractive. A guy walking by said, I had very pretty feet. It made my day and even now thinking about it makes me smile.
I was volunteering with unsheltered people and one of the guys I worked with said that he and others felt loved when I am around. He died like a week after he said it, but I felt like that was the highest compliment someone could give me. I always want people to know they are loved.
I’ve always had low self-esteem. I was seeing a guy in my early 20s, and one time he said, “I think you’re absolutely beautiful.” It didn’t work out, but I’ve never been able to forget. Nobody else has ever said that to me
A customer, a middle aged woman, told me I was very pretty while I was working one of my minimum wage food service jobs, wearing no make up, and feeling pretty down. She was so sincere and sometimes if I get down on my looks I just remember, that lady thinks I’m pretty (even though I’m the middle aged lady now lol).
A 300+ pound trucker with brown teeth cornered me at a truck stop and said, “If I were 10 years younger, I’d make your toes curl.” He was easily over 45. I was 19.
Someone once described my voice as mellifluous while we were sat in a pub garden watching a wasp under a pint glass. It was such an out of character word for him to use we both pissed ourselves laughing.
A woman in a grocery store wasn’t paying attention and turned into the isle I was on and gasped when she looked at me and said “wow, you’re stunning”. I had gained about 50lbs from working at an ice cream shop with no self control and it’s always stuck with me 🥹
Comments
“You have a beautiful neck” – thanks but what are you, a vampire?
“You’re a force of nature”
Someone told me that my elbow is very attractive like wtf 😭
“YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL EYES!!!”
A little girl caught my green eyes in the sun and SCREAMED that at me. Better than any compliment I’ve ever had or will have I bet.
From an older man at a mountain bike race I (39F) competed in: “You’re so fast! I had so much fun riding behind you!” Mountain biking is VERY male-dominated and I’ve only been riding for a couple years so this was a huge confidence boost.
Damn girl you looking good! What you in love?! 😂
You’re not just beautiful. You’d be the wallpaper-if-we-got-married type beautiful.
“where have you been all my life?” if that counts.
Him – you look hot
Me – oh I always wear way too many layers I know
Him – ???
“You must work out, you have really nice arms”
I’m sorry what? 🤣
My sister told me she was jealous of my ankles one time and now I notice more ankles than before and pay attention to mine as well 🤣
“You run like a gazelle.”
“Damn, girl, you got nice calves!” Thank you to the stranger outside my university gym. It’s completely turned around how I look at overly muscular calves.
Someone once told me that they like my mind. That compliment has stayed with me.
A little girl told me I was really pretty
hanging out with a guy, laying my head on his lap. he said I had really clean nostrils. thanks?
One that really stuck with me in a good way was a co-worker. she was super cool, very confident, quiet, mysterious. My work crush had a work crush on her. I’m a big dork. she told me that the way that I express my excitement about things I love, and how I allow myself to be real and silly, inspires her to be more herself and less embarrassed.
“You have great form” – from the 80+ year old guy easily Nordic skiing past me at a good speed (in jeans and a wool sweater!) while I was a beginner. That dude is amazing, he’s always out there and if he gives you a compliment on form it means something. Knowing he thought I was on the right track technique-wise was a huge boost.
The stuck up, judgemental gay guy I worked with told me I was gorgeous and I’m still riding that high 3 years later
When I was 18 or so I was working as a barista and this woman was looking at the cupcakes in our pastry bar, and when I asked if I could get her anything she said “no, I’m just looking, they’re so beautiful!”
Then later when she was leaving she gave me her cup and she had put a note that said “you’re more beautiful than any cupcake could ever be.” I still have the note.
“You are the most tenacious person I have ever met.”
My “the one that got away” used to love the back of my neck right at the base of my head. I’d be cooking or doing dishes and he’d come up behind me and move my hair and kiss it. Also while we were intimate and he was behind me in any positions he loved kissing that spot. Something about it was so romantic and it was an area no one has ever paid attention to. I think about him and that a lot
“If you don’t shave your legs and wash yourself, you’ll still be sexy.” Apparently, sometimes the internal sexuality that even those I haven’t slept with have noted can be combined with zero libido.
A woman on the opposite side of the street shouted “nice calves” at me when I was on my way home from work. Still think about it to this day ☺️
i always get a lot of “wow you’re actually SO funny” from men. as if they are surprised i have a sense of humor. i never understood why they say that.
“You’re much more worldy than the others.”
I wasn’t at all. It was said by my professor because he really liked me but 19 year old me melted.
A couple of little girls at my wedding told me I looked like a princess.
And more recently, when I turned 40, I had two people who didn’t know each other look genuinely surprised when I told them how old I was turning and tell me I don’t look older than 25. Have no idea if they were just being nice but I am still riding that high 😄.
Every time someone has told me I look like Marilyn Monroe and Scarlett Johansson. I think they are some of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen and it’s incredibly flattering to be compared to them.
And a couple months ago a 55ish very old school Southern trans woman approached me in the grocery store and told me how beautiful and well put together I was and how much she loved my fit and had noticed me the second I came in the store. I could tell she was a tiny bit nervous to approach me but she did so anyway. She was so kind and lovely.
Also when I overheard two middle school girls talking about me in a sushi restaurant. They were saying how pretty I was and how they loved my clothes and jewelry and how they hope they look like me when they’re in their 20s. I’m 41.
No offense to men because I do like them but compliments from women (especially when it’s a stranger) feel more sincere.
Funny enough, my feet. I was in my 20s and as I’ve always had a habit of going shoeless,I was barefoot. I had just had my youngest and was feeling particularly fat and unattractive. A guy walking by said, I had very pretty feet. It made my day and even now thinking about it makes me smile.
I was volunteering with unsheltered people and one of the guys I worked with said that he and others felt loved when I am around. He died like a week after he said it, but I felt like that was the highest compliment someone could give me. I always want people to know they are loved.
I’ve always had low self-esteem. I was seeing a guy in my early 20s, and one time he said, “I think you’re absolutely beautiful.” It didn’t work out, but I’ve never been able to forget. Nobody else has ever said that to me
A customer, a middle aged woman, told me I was very pretty while I was working one of my minimum wage food service jobs, wearing no make up, and feeling pretty down. She was so sincere and sometimes if I get down on my looks I just remember, that lady thinks I’m pretty (even though I’m the middle aged lady now lol).
A 300+ pound trucker with brown teeth cornered me at a truck stop and said, “If I were 10 years younger, I’d make your toes curl.” He was easily over 45. I was 19.
Someone once described my voice as mellifluous while we were sat in a pub garden watching a wasp under a pint glass. It was such an out of character word for him to use we both pissed ourselves laughing.
I’ve always gotten comments about my eyes. I’m fortunate to have naturally long lashes, so they look really pretty w/ mascara.
“Your face lights up when you smile” I’ve always remembered that one!!
“Nice tits” aww thanks
A woman in a grocery store wasn’t paying attention and turned into the isle I was on and gasped when she looked at me and said “wow, you’re stunning”. I had gained about 50lbs from working at an ice cream shop with no self control and it’s always stuck with me 🥹