The best compliment you ever received from a member of the opposite sex

B00056718 · 15-02-2014 11:51AM

"It's not normal. You should see a doctor about that"

After 6 hours of drunken non stop sex when I was 19.

These days I last 10 minutes or just fall asleep.

Aphex · 15-02-2014 11:56AM

green_screen wrote: »

Bass player from a band called Eden's Curse. Not very well known, but I love them.

I haven't heard of them, but I'm sure you were flattered if you are a fan

Czarcasm · 15-02-2014 12:18PM

Aphex wrote: »

I haven't heard of them, but I'm sure you were flattered if you are a fan

I'm sure they were just as flattered to have green_screen as a fan

I'm off back to the start of the thread now because I have no contribution of my own and reading others might get the old memory juices flowing, I just don't take compliments very well so I tend to purposely let them go over my head

mawk · 15-02-2014 12:32PM

I went home with a girl recently and she text me a few days later to say she bought me a toothbrush.

Olé

lufties · 15-02-2014 01:12PM

mawk wrote: »

I went home with a girl recently and she text me a few days later to say she bought me a toothbrush.

Olé

Get in!

Legs.Eleven · 15-02-2014 01:13PM

mawk wrote: »

I went home with a girl recently and she text me a few days later to say she bought me a toothbrush.

Olé

Stinky breath.

fedor.2. · 15-02-2014 01:17PM

"Ah it's grand like, at least it's thick"

lufties · 15-02-2014 01:18PM

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

Stinky breath.

Nothing worse, I dated a girl a few years ago, whose breath stank so bad I could barely talk to her face to face. It even made breaking it off even more difficult

lufties · 15-02-2014 01:21PM

fedor.2. wrote: »

"Ah it's grand like, at least it's thick"

I was told once ' Your a perfect fit', still not sure to this day whether it was a compliment.

Femme_Fatale · 15-02-2014 01:23PM

robertxxx wrote: »

Not if your male.

What?

beks101 wrote: »

I get the odd boob comment too as I've a pair of knockers on me. Shine wore off those ones at about the age of 16 or so

Not for me it hasn't! :pac:

lufties wrote: »

To find solace in compliments is really clenching at straws. they are nice to hear of course, but mean nothing if you sleep alone at night.

Well in my opinion they're good for a person's confidence; being single isn't of any relevance to them meaning something or not. People can be single because they haven't met the right person, not because they're flawed and undeserving of compliments.

Legs.Eleven · 15-02-2014 01:24PM

lufties wrote: »

Nothing worse, I dated a girl a few years ago, whose breath stank so bad I could barely talk to her face to face. It even made breaking it off even more difficult

Disgusting. You're right, there IS nothing worse. I don't think anything turns me off more. Like something rotting inside them. Ugh!

lufties · 15-02-2014 01:26PM

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

Disgusting. You're right, there IS nothing worse. I don't think anything turns me off more. Like something rotting inside them. Ugh!

In fairness I'd say it was a condition, it wasn't just her breath that smelled bad.

Fanny Brioscaí · 15-02-2014 01:30PM

"You are amazing in bed" & "Your massive"

lufties · 15-02-2014 01:33PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

What?

Not for me it hasn't! :pac:

Well in my opinion they're good for a person's confidence; being single isn't of any relevance to them meaning something or not. People can be single because they haven't met the right person, not because they're flawed and undeserving of compliments.

I accept your point, they are nice to boost confidence, guess it depends on the person. Personally I don't really care too much for them, at the risk of sounding cynical a lot of people just compliment out of being nice.

Legs.Eleven · 15-02-2014 01:41PM

lufties wrote: »

I accept your point, they are nice to boost confidence, guess it depends on the person. Personally I don't really care too much for them, at the risk of sounding cynical a lot of people just compliment out of being nice.

People, myself included, tend to remember the insults and the criticism more readily than any of the good stuff said about us. I've received more compliments in my life (some sincere, some just people being nice) yet if I hear one negative thing said about me, that's what I tend take to heart. I've tried to actively take the sincere compliments on board and remember them when I'm not feeling so great about myself.

In an ideal world, confidence should come from within and not depend on what others think of you but listening to the good stuff said about you (and I believe it's easy enough to spot the sincere compliments from the empty flattery or whatever) and believing it is a good start.

I like complimenting people and I only compliment when I mean it.

Femme_Fatale · 15-02-2014 01:42PM

I only compliment when I mean it - why would people not mean it?

Legs.Eleven · 15-02-2014 01:43PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

I only compliment when I mean it - why would people not mean it?

I suppose they might have an ulterior motive. Buttering you up to get something or simply out of politeness ("That dress is lovely" when they don't like it, for example).

I'd always presume most compliments are sincere though.

biko · 15-02-2014 01:45PM

"You don't sweat much for a fat guy"

Femme_Fatale · 15-02-2014 01:47PM

Quaint wrote: »

"Your massive"

Aw, she shouldn't have called you fat.

zcorpian88 · 15-02-2014 01:50PM

Been told I was awesome in bed, she was never with anyone with so much stamina as she put it, the sheets spoke for themselves also so that wasn't a lie. Booooyeah! I never like to brag but after hearing/seeing that, it was music to my ears. Haven't even bragged to my closest friends, don't want to seem like a gimp, but will say it here.

Been told many times my hairy chest is sexy. Women don't expect me to have it, because I look very young for my age (25) but I'm told I look a lot younger.

Been told I'm a great listener and problem solver in general. Best non sexual compliment I ever got off a woman.

Been told I'm a great cook also by a lady friend of mine and my girlfriend. I've gotten very into cooking in the last 3 years. Always like to cook new things.

Also been told I'm a good storyteller, better at telling stories than actual jokes. That one caught me by surprise but nice all the same.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Czarcasm · 15-02-2014 01:52PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

I only compliment when I mean it - why would people not mean it?

Because they're being patronising I'd say, like they're fishing for compliments, things like that - they say something nice about you in the hope you'll say something nice about them. Some people will, well, there's no nice way to put this but, "kiss your ass" in the hope that you would favour them in the future, I mean, come on, we've all seen/met the brown nosers - the insincere, snivelling little shìt that brings you your coffee or tells you that paisley shirt really suits your complexion (I don't wear paisley shirts, I'm just using an example) or the girl that fawns all over you in the hope she can get you to do stuff for her...

Actually this thread ties in nicely with another thread that was on here yesterday, the "babe, hun, star" stuff... stop that! It's pretentious and cringeworthy and I can smell the insincerity a mile away! :mad:

Well, got that off my chest anyway :pac:

Fanny Brioscaí · 15-02-2014 01:53PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Aw, she shouldn't have called you fat.

She was looking in the mirror talking out loud..

Nemeses · 15-02-2014 01:54PM

Mine are too rude for the interwebs

shopaholic01 · 15-02-2014 01:58PM

Wow, that's the biggest cock I've ever seen - chuffed I was.*

:pac:

*May not be true

Femme_Fatale · 15-02-2014 02:00PM

Czarcasm wrote: »

Because they're being patronising I'd say, like they're fishing for compliments, things like that - they say something nice about you in the hope you'll say something nice about them. Some people will, well, there's no nice way to put this but, "kiss your ass" in the hope that you would favour them in the future, I mean, come on, we've all seen/met the brown nosers - the insincere, snivelling little shìt that brings you your coffee or tells you that paisley shirt really suits your complexion (I don't wear paisley shirts, I'm just using an example) or the girl that fawns all over you in the hope she can get you to do stuff for her...

Yeh I know but most compliments are genuine and don't have an agenda behind them. And if the person is just being nice, well isn't that well intentioned in and of itself (even if misguided)?
I genuinely haven't encountered that fake twat who fawns over people insincerely since my teens.

osarusan · 15-02-2014 02:00PM

One that I've been proud of and remembered for a long time was: "You're the only boss I've ever had that made me want to work harder."

Not about sex:(

lufties · 15-02-2014 02:08PM

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

People, myself included, tend to remember the insults and the criticism more readily than any of the good stuff said about us. I've received more compliments in my life (some sincere, some just people being nice) yet if I hear one negative thing said about me, that's what I tend take to heart. I've tried to actively take the sincere compliments on board and remember them when I'm not feeling so great about myself.

In an ideal world, confidence should come from within and not depend on what others think of you but listening to the good stuff said about you (and I believe it's easy enough to spot the sincere compliments from the empty flattery or whatever) and believing it is a good start.

I like complimenting people and I only compliment when I mean it.

Personally I seem to get compliments a good bit, about my personality, looks etc which is always nice especially from the fairer sex

. As a 32 yr old single man with a few failed relationships , I honestly haven't yet been able find/get a girl who truly does it for me, so I suppose from that point of view compliments of that nature don't mean much anymore.

With regard to compliments for work achievements though I can never get enough of.

kwestfan08 · 15-02-2014 02:26PM

I always love getting the "you smell AMAZING, what aftershave is that". Makes me feel great

Czarcasm · 15-02-2014 02:37PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Yeh I know but most compliments are genuine and don't have an agenda behind them. And if the person is just being nice, well isn't that well intentioned in and of itself (even if misguided)?
I genuinely haven't encountered that fake twat who fawns over people insincerely since my teens.

It's probably my low tolerance for the social graces, norms and courtesies

I can be very focussed on things sometimes and I'm very direct as opposed to the "Whoa, ease in there!" approach that means observing how people compliment each other and how it makes social interactions more pleasant...

endofrainbow · 15-02-2014 02:38PM

*for a woman, you sure know your Champion's League football*

The best compliment you ever received from a member of the opposite sex

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