This is a rant…
I’ve just been witness to a man giving a woman a compliment about an item of her clothing. It wasn’t creepy or false it appeared to be a genuine compliment. Just as I was thinking what a nice thing to do, she turned on him and gave him a dressing down about being sexist. I stood quietly listening to this tirade against the poor man.
I’m not surprised men back down from being gallant if this is the way some women react to a compliment, there are ways to accept a compliment and walk away (even if it wasn’t one you wanted) without being rude. It’s really simple …
- Say thank you.
- Smile
- Walk away.
Jeez…. it’s so easy.
Compliments are lovely, they are spoken to make your day better and make you feel good and I hope everyone will continue to offer compliments and receive them in good grace.
Rant over. 
The way you compliments other actually matters…. how you communicate or express your generosity .. after all everybody likes appreciation
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My daughter (37) who has self-image problems, regularly goes up to other women and compliments them on their appearance…how they’ve done their hair, some article of clothing, or whatever else she can think of. I love this, but, as an older male, I know that if I were to genuinely compliment a woman in such a manner, I would possibly be treated like a creep or stalker…so, I don’t. Pity. There are so many people in need of a genuine compliment, and yet, it has become so difficult to do.
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I think it’s such a shame that you feel like that. I can promise that not all women act like the woman I saw today. I still like to know theres gentlemen out there. It makes me sad that you feel that you can’t compliment a woman.
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True… it is inexpensive to give compliments… and one should accept it gracefully..
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I’m glad you agree, I was beginning to think I was being too old fashioned.
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