MyThreeSons Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 A little background: My dear sweet husband has probable Alzheimer's Disease. He just stood by and watched while I unloaded the dishwasher. He then told me what an "amazing" job I did. Sigh. I love this guy! 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Last week a stranger came up to us at the gym and said we're such a sweet family because we come to the gym together. Um..ok. What was funny was just as she was saying that to dh, I smacked ds upside the head (in jest) because I thought he'd been slacking on the treadmill. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 An elderly man came up to me and said "Young lady you sure have pretty curls, don't ever cut them." :huh: :lol: um...thank you? :leaving: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmseB Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 When I was in the hospital with this last baby one of the nurses told me I have "great lips, just gorgeous". It made more sense later when I found out she had worked for a plastic surgeon for over 20 years. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 When we were first married, a 6 or 7 year old boy in the neighborhood told my husband that his Jeep was beautiful and so was I. We still joke about that! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was getting my son out of the bike trailer when this woman who didn't know me at all walked up and said I was a great, fun mom. I guess because I biked the boys to the library? Another time a couple approached me in the lobby of the SF opera and told me that I was amazing and that "men must walk up to me and propose marriage". I think they were enamored with the awesome heels I was wearing and how tall I am in them. I had on a little black dress. I dunno. It was a weird but nice compliment. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamato4 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was riding my bike to meet up with a friend. It happened to be around the time of day when the nearby high school is dismissed. I stopped at a red light and the crossing guard asked me, "Did school let out early?" This happened when I was a few years past 40. Needless to say, I had a spring in my step the rest of the day. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 A waiter called me "Ms. Fabulous Eyes". I was totally taken aback by that! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 In her 50s, my mom was told by her gyno that her "uterus was just beautiful!" :lol: :lol: It was followed up with advice at the end of her appointment to be VERY CAREFUL because she could still get pregnant. But still, not something you hear every day! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I had a woman who kept asking what I did to make my skin so beautiful. Some special cream? no. Um. ..... drink water? It was all I could come up with! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 At school, a girl asked me what I'd eaten that had made me "smart". That baffled me a bit. And last year I was complimented on the way I parented DS through a very big meltdown at the library. I was super self-conscious because I was in my wheelchair, and so had to really talk him through it, rather than just throw him over my shoulder and zip on out. So, it was really nice to be encouraged, but the way this woman went about it was to wait around until it was over, then come and tell me that she used to be a bus driver, and she can tell when kids are cared for and when they're not [insert knowing smile]. The intention was really very lovely, and I did so appreciate the gesture. The delivery was just a little, um... Well I was already feeling a little shell-shocked, so I probably just gave her a funny look and tried to smile. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krsmom Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Not me, but my 3rd grade daughter was recently told by another student that he couldn't look at her face, 'cause her eyes are so blue. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wonderchica Posted March 31, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2015 My dentist said I have excellent spit, "nice and bubbly, just really great". When I feel down, I often remind myself that if nothing else is good, my spit is 😂 54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I get complimented on my great veins whenever I get my blood drawn. I never quite know what to say. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 A number of people have thought that Japanese was my first language and have told me that I speak English very well. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 A little background: My dear sweet husband has probable Alzheimer's Disease. He just stood by and watched while I unloaded the dishwasher. He then told me what an "amazing" job I did. Sigh. I love this guy! LOL! It's the little things... :laugh: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Just tonight a friend was telling me she got an odd compliment a few years back-- A gentleman came up to her at a park and told her she had a forehead just like...Beethoven. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I have told this story before but it still makes me laugh 25 years later. I was putting my make up on when I heard a loud crash next door. I ran outside and discovered my elderly neighbor lady had driven her car into her garage door. I ran up to her door and open it and said, "are you ok?!". She looked up at me sweetly and said, "you have the most beautiful complexion." 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 When I was 16 my 50-year-old male softball coach told me I had great hips...perfect for power hitting and babies. It sounds creepy in print but he was also the father of the pitcher and it was totally a non-creepy compliment from him :) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pehp Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I pride myself on my excellent parallel parking skills. But once I parallel parked my car in a *very* tight city spot. As I was walking away from it, a man in a pickup truck said "MA'AM???" I kept my distance but acknowledged him. "I just want to tell you, that was beautiful. That was a beautiful parking job." And so it was. I chuckled for hours after that!!! 31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was informed by a fellow classmate my junior year of high school that I had great birthing hips. He said that since he worked with his dad on their hog farm that he was trained to look for these things and if I'd been a sow, I'd be one of their best breeders. Just what every girl wants to hear in high school! When I was in college a friend told me I had beautiful collarbones. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 What about weird unintended compliments? I had a college classmate who had a crush on me; I alternately intrigued and infuriated him. I found him to be a bit of a slacker and kind of full of himself. He also was constantly in competition with me (of his own making). One day I " showed him up" during a class discussion; I did nothing wrong, I was just right! He was red-faced and fuming and said, "You're just a...a...too-smart obnoxious punk!". I laughed and said, "Why, thank you!" to the roaring laughter of the class. I went back to my dorm room and changed my boring, vanilla AOL name (remember instant messenger?) to toosmrtobnoxpnk as I chuckled to myself. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I am a doctor. Many years ago when I was the tired mother of three little boys, I was working in my office and examining someone I had just seen for the first time. I was looking into her ears...and she turned to me and said, "Do you have a lot of boys in your house? You seem to be so calm...like someone who is used to a lot of chaos." I was stunned by her insight and then wondered just how bad I looked. LOL. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacus2 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 When I was on my honeymoon, a lady came up to me in the drugstore and gushed about my hair's perfect color that she had been attempting unsuccessfully to dye hers for years. She told me to never dye my hair because it was perfect. Apparently I have the perfect natural shade of medium brown. Now I do like my hair, but brown is a common color and at the time my hair was thick, healthy, and past my waist, so compliments were not uncommon, but she is the only person who ever commented specifically on my color. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 When DS was born I breastfed him and he never lost a single ounce of his birth weight. His 60-year-old cowgirl pediatrician swaggered in in her Wranglers, boots, and giant belt buckle and compared me to a Jersey cow since I had such rich milk. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Oldest dd gets compliments often on her red hair but one woman actually asked for a lock of it to take to her hairdresser so they could match the color. It was awkward (and, no, we didn't give her a lock of hair). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraw4321 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 A stranger overheard me talking on the phone and told me I had a voice made for radio. It was odd. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 When DS8 was 6 months old, I took him to the ER in the middle of the night (he ended up having a serious case of RSV). When the nurse took down his diaper for a temp, she told me with much appreciation and approval, "You keep your baby so clean!" I was (and still am) very disturbed by that compliment. I feel bad for all the messy babies. :( 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 A man once stopped me in a parking lot and told me I was beautiful, and didn't look like a 'normal wheelchair person.' Uh. I told him "thanks, but you should see me when I forget to take my anti-drool meds." I am sure he meant to be nice, but seriously?! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The strangest compliment is that I am good at receiving gifts. That cracked me up. I mean, who doesn't like to receive gifts? Who knew that receiving gifts was a talent, lol. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was recently complimented for having such great posture. That was new for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 A male coworker and I were discussing workplace issues and I told him something I'd said to my boss. He said, "wow, you've got bigger balls than I have." Not that I was actually trying for that particular distinction .... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 A friend of mine is often told that she has a sexy voice over the phone. Several men have fallen in love with her over conference calls concerning finance. :P Weird. If only they knew what a single-minded workaholic she is .... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The strangest compliment is that I am good at receiving gifts. That cracked me up. I mean, who doesn't like to receive gifts? Who knew that receiving gifts was a talent, lol. I don't like to receive gifts. :) Or compliments, really, strange or otherwise. I know I've received some weird ones, but I can't think of any right now. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Once my then-boss told me, "I've figured out what you are. You're a mack truck! You take forever to get going, but once you are on a roll you never stop!" I am not sure that counts as a compliment, but it was rather unusual. :P 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 These are hilarious!! I've been told I have good veins, too, and that all of my slobber is one reason I don't have cavities. The latter wasn't so much a compliment but an explanation. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I don't like to receive gifts. :) Or compliments, really, strange or otherwise. I know I've received some weird ones, but I can't think of any right now. Regift them to me, and let me see what I can do... :lol: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 all 4 of us (dh, girls and I) always get complimented about our eyes and how young we look. Dh and the girls have long, thick dark eyes lashes (though dd2's has a hint of red to them) and we all have blue eyes. I've actually have had people ask if I put fake lashes on the girls. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Oldest dd gets compliments often on her red hair but one woman actually asked for a lock of it to take to her hairdresser so they could match the color. It was awkward (and, no, we didn't give her a lock of hair). So weird! If you'd said yes would she have whipped scissors or a knife out of her purse? Or made you wait while she bought scissors? Did she have a Ziplock bag ready? I'm laughing trying to figure out how she planned to pull that off! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I had not one, but three! really old guys tell me how much they liked my red hair. This was on Halloween and I was wearing a fluffy, cheap, obviously-fake-if-you-aren't-a-creepy-old-guy wig in imitation of Ms. Frizzle. I can only hope their eyesight was really bad. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 As evidenced by the fact that this is my 5th post on this thread, you can see that I like to talk and tell stories in particular. My college dorm mates dubbed me The Bard my freshman year and enjoyed hearing my stories. My best friend was a bit jealous of the attention and told me, "Your life is no more interesting than anyone else's--you just tell it more interestingly!" 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 When DH and I were dating in college, the security/crossing guard/seminary student commented on how sweet it was to see a brother and sister walk to classes together all the time. We asked what made him think we were siblings and he said, "You know, you're always together and you look alike!" A) We don't look alike (except that we are both human, I suppose). B) Apparently if you're the one couple on campus that actually obeys the no PDA rules you must actually be spending so much time together because you're related. We had a good laugh over that one. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieshy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was lifting weights in the gym recently and was told by a guy in his late 20's as I left, "Wow, you work out like a Man and don't ever dye your gorgeous gray hair." Then he fist bumped me. My very first fist bump. 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I've been told I'm like a terrier with a rat in the way I deal with problems. Sexy eh? 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I once had a guy tell me I was so ugly he bet my parents had to tie bacon around my neck to get the dogs to play with me. I am pretty sure it was a compliment. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My friends boys once referred to me as "the woman with the pretty teeth" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 When I was 18 or 19, I worked in a small retail store. I answered the phone when my boss's husband called one day. When she got off the phone, she told me he said I have a 900-number voice. :mellow: I still get self-conscious on the phone 20 years later. I mean, maybe that's a sexy thing, but I don't want to go around giving the wrong impression, lol! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 One day at church a couple years ago, another woman told me I had nice legs. Somehow from a woman (heterosexual at that) it meant more. My daughters have told me I have nice legs. One of them even said she wished she had my legs. Must be all that running. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I had someone track me down at the airport luggage carousel to tell me what a great job I had done of entertaining my boys on the twelve hour flight. It was sweet, but I was left wondering what the alternative was.... My cousin once ran out of conversation with a girl he was dancing with. He came up with, 'You have nice warm ears.' 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 One day at church a couple years ago, another woman told me I had nice legs. Somehow from a woman (heterosexual at that) it meant more. My daughters have told me I have nice legs. One of them even said she wished she had my legs. Must be all that running. Ooh, I almost forgot that one! Mine was from the (female) ultrasound tech when I went to the hospital, convinced I had a clot in my leg. She was so sweet and genuine in her compliment that I wish I had taken a moment to shave first, lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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