Whatever happened to simple compliments ? Like, your “you look lovely today” and “you’ve done a great job” or “you look like a dude who can lift two oxen.” No, everyone has to ruin it by not thinking what they say and being too elaborate for their own good.
Incidentally, women of Reddit have been recently sharing all the dumb stuff men complimented without realizing it’s not a compliment, but rather an offensive statement.
I don’t like men complimenting me by bringing other women down. I work in a male dominated field and a lot of men seem to think it’s a compliment to say “most women couldn’t do this” or “wow, you drink beer, I’m glad you’re not a fruity drink girl!” Women can like whatever they want without it changing their personality and the best way to compliment someone is to compliment them, not put down other people.
Hannerdonder , Dylan Gillis Report
Probably the most disgusting would be stuff similar to “i can’t wait until you’re legal”.
attrium , Roberto Nickson Report
I was 8 months pregnant at a Flea Market in Florida. Walked by a dude with my ex and he looked at us and said “Both white, done right” “Keeping the white breed alive”, “beautiful”. My ex immediately said “Oh I’m not the dad, he’s black.” The look on the dudes once confident face….
Tunecanoe3000 Report
Basically everything that’s followed by “for a woman”.
chips_n_cookies , Patrick Hendry Report
I didn’t know he was behind me until I heard him next to my ear. “You smell so good I could kidnap you.” The tone froze my blood. He was a truck driver and older than dirt. I hope he drove off a cliff into a frozen lake.
ATinyChaosGoblin , Zetong Li Report
When I was 14 I sat at a bus stop, a man sat down next to me and said “you know, I’m 68 now but I’m still into young pretty girls like you”. Made the hair at the back of my neck stand up and I immediately took off. Since then I could never view an old man as just a cute grandpa.
WinterAea , Amel Majanovic Report
I will literally never forget it: “You’re not conventionally like, a hot girl. But you’re still like, pretty. Which is so much better.” The sprint I spranted.
NotGreatBob Report
“You look less fat today”.
WisdomWangle , RF._.studio Report
Not me but I heard a colleague say “I bet you were a stunner when you were younger” to our COO at a staff party. I knew he meant it as a compliment but ouch…..
Gr1ml0ck1981 , Lee Myungseong Report
That he wishes he could fuse my head on my best friend’s body. I’m more conventionally attractive, but she’s petite and I’m sturdier, like my strong fisherman ancestors lol. Dude genuinely thought he was complimenting us both. 🤣.
Softbombsalad , kevin laminto Report
A bloke came up to my wife and said” you’re too pretty to be in a wheelchair”.
fatheadsflathead Report
One time a cab driver told me I looked “kidnapable”.
TheSpasticSarcastic , Lexi Anderson Report
«How do you not have a boyfriend? You’re so pretty!» Five min later: «You’re very pretty.» Said to me when I was 21, by my 50m psychologist.
petta_reddast , Nastuh Abootalebi Report
Not a woman but recently heard a guy (customer) say to a woman (clerk) “You’re so pretty if knew where you lived I’d totally watch you with my drone”.
OhTheHueManatee , Diana Măceşanu Report
A customer saw me sweeping the floor. Looked at me with hungry wolf eyes, nearly salivating, and said “You’re sure gonna make a great wife one day”. P R I C K.
snailslit Report
‘You’re pretty! For an Indian’ 💀.
Cuddle_Cloud , Belle Maluf Report
“You have a face that would do well in trafficking.”…by this random guy walking past my car while I was sitting in a parking lot, waiting for my daughter.. I rolled up my window.
Laursb0rn Report
“I feel like we are already in a relationship but if you promise to lose weight we can make it official”.
Katebeagle , https://unsplash.com/photos/person-locking-gym-plates-on-barbell-KIzBvHNe7hY Report
“You have horse legs” (Guy intended to compliment my leg musculature but instead left me envisioning myself as a literal centaur).
Morbid_Explorerrrr , Helena Lopes Report
“I’ve always wanted to have sex with a black woman”.
BergenHoney , Clem Onojeghuo Report
“Bill Clinton would have loved for you to be his intern” - said to me back in the late 90s and still disgusted by this comment to this day.
natasha_c Report
“just so you know I really like brown women, I can handle the heat” - some random dude Like what are you even talking about ☠️ go home ☠️.
shining-lotus Report
For a girl, you really seem to understand Science.
RachelTheKitten , National Cancer Institute Report
“It’s pretty impressive how hard you’re working to become a philosopher when youre pretty enough to just go find some rich guy and live off him for the rest of your life.”.
aphilosopherofsex , Ruthson Zimmerman Report
“You’re too pretty to be in pain” … Thanks pal I’ll put in a complaint for incorrect punishment.
Justworkinglife , Daniella Garcia Report
I think the worst thing was a question: ‘How much are you?’ This was quickly followed by a sneering laugh, his mates joining in.
imyourdiamondqueen , Helena Lopes Report
I was talking about dieting with a coworker and he said “don’t lose any weight, girls your size are the most fun to eat out” 🤢.
Zucchinisoups , Farhad Ibrahimzade Report
“Your eyes are pretty and big for an Asian”.
Moon_Jewel90 , Lau keith Report
“Not having a job looks great on you” - said to me by an ex after I’d been unemployed for a month and had lost considerable weight due to stress & etc.
ivy-river Report
Not a woman and didn’t happen to me but i witnessed it. Guy and girl giving it big licks on the dance floor for a few songs. After they were finished he said “You don’t sweat much for a fat burd”…….that has been seared in my memory for the best part of fifteen years. Still gobsmacked when i think about it.
captainj84 , Ardian Lumi Report
I got a new sports car last year & when a man saw it he asked if my husband let me drive his car. My husband drives a truck.
Lindsey_NC Report
“You’d be so pretty with makeup on.”.
AKnitWit777 Report
In my defense I was trying to flirt with her ok lol I once told my crush while we were flirting that “I feel like I lose a braincell talking to you” but what I meant was that I can be myself around her and I’m usually pretty smart but for some reason when I talk to her I don’t think things over I just go for it but noooo my brain was like f**k it we ball with that sentence lol.
espectro11 , jaikishan patel Report
“If you had a d**k, you’d be perfect” Sir… what?
Emmibolt Report
“Youre too pretty to do that” (cutting) (Emt) “I dont think youre depressed I think youre just a cute fun girl” (guy who wanted to date me).
harlotScarlett Report
“you’re beautiful on the inside”.
TerribleLunch2265 Report
“I had a great time with you tonight even tho I didn’t get to have sex. “.
benchchu Report
I won an award at work. At the time I was a supervisor of my department and had 5 people reporting to me. One of the VP’s told me it was nice to see the ‘little people’ get recognized.
bethsbrownbag Report
That 90 percent of men “would” sleep with me.
Pentaxian_Sorciere Report
I see you drinking 1%. Is that cause you think you’re fat? Because you’re not. You could be drinking whole if you wanted to.
vicemagnet , LinkedIn Sales Solutions Report
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