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1.Youshouldlearnhowtowink
Ilovetalkingwithyouwouldmakemelosemymind.BestthingIcanthinkof.Idbewalking
onairfordaaays.

IfIamdressedformally,stunningwouldbeamazing.

IfIamdressedcasually,youlookreallynicetodaywouldbeenough.

PeopletellmeoftenenoughthatImsmartandhaveprettyhair,butIdidntworkforthose.To
me,thosethingsareeveryday.Trytocomplimentyourladyonsomethingthatsheobviouslyput
effortinto.Ex:heroutfit,anintricatehairstyle,apieceofartwork.

Also,awinkfromsomeoneImalreadyinterestedinputsaviolentlyhappypepinmystep.
Disclaimer:onlydothisifyouknowhowtowink.
2.Thatsanunexpectedcompliment

HadaprofessoryesterdayaskmehowoldIwas.Ireplied21.Helookedsurprisedandsaid,You
carryyourselfwithmuchmorematuritythanthat.

ThiswasaprofIwasuberintimidatedby,whoisrumoredtobeanelitistmisogynisticasshole.I
wasdreadinggoingtohisofficehours.ItdidntexactlymakemeblushbutIfeltgreatfortherest
oftheday

3.Really?

First:beaveryattractiveguy,thensayanythingtome.

4.Workslike,14%ofthetime

Ayyobitch,datpussyopen4biz2nite?

5.Soslick

Fromastranger,bestcomplimentwasabouthowsheenjoysseeingmewhenImatwork:You
arealwayssohappyandkindtopeople,itslikeabigbreathoffreshairwhenIwalkintothe
buildingandseeyouhere!

Frommyfiance:Onouroneyearanniversary,hewasopeningabottleofwinehedbeensaving
forover5yearsforaspecialoccasion.Helookedatmeandsaid,IdontknowwhyIvebeen
savingitIvehadareasontocelebratefor365daysnow.

6.Butyoudhavetofollowupwiththat

Youareabsolutely,astoundinglygorgeousandthatstheleastinterestingthingaboutyou.Ifa
guyeversaidsomethinglikethistomeitwouldbesooooon.

7.Itoldyou,itsthewinking

Inmyexperience,themostefficientcomplimentthatalwaysworksispokingherinthethigh
withmybonerandwinking.

8.Youtoocanmakesomeonesday
 IhadarandomguyinMemphisoncestopmeinthestreettotellmeIwasthemostgorgeous
womanhedeverseen.Iblushedandmumbledthanksandstammeredlikeadipshit,andhe
justsmiledatmeandkeptonwalking.

Iwasalittledressedup,butnothingspectacular,andsurehadntbeenfishingforcompliments.
Butthatreallymademyday,themoresobecausehedidntfollowitupbyaskingformynumber
oranything.Justthat.Awesome.Thanks,randomdude.

9.Notethis
Smartgirlswanttobecalledprettyandprettygirlswanttobecalledsmart.

10.Whataboutbeautiful
Idontthinkthereisanythingnicerthanbeingcalledgorgeous.Itjustwarmsmyheart,andits
somuchmorekindthanyourehot,orevenprettyforthatmatter.

11.Discreetlycheckingyouout
Honestanduniquecompliments.Asagirl,yougetalotofgenericones,suchas,Youhavereally
prettyeyesetc.Itsnicetohear,butifyougotoenoughbars,youhearitalot.

ThefirstnightImetmyex,wewerecasuallytalkingoutsideabarandheinterruptedmetosay,
Youhaveafreckleonyourneck.Didyouknowthat?Itsrathercute.Iblushedrightaway.It
wassounexpectedandunique,yetshowedhehadbeendiscreetlycheckingmeout.Ifoundit
incrediblyendearing.

12.Thisistouching
Youlookjustlikeyourmom.

MymompassedawaywhenIwas9,soitsthebiggestcomplimentsomeonecouldgiveme.

13.Findoutwhattheyvalue
DonttellmeImsmart.Iamsmart,andmostdaysIknowit.Ontheotherdays,yourepokingat
myalreadyinflamedinsecurities.Plus,Imreallynotsurewhetheryoureinapositiontojudge.

DonttellmeImbeautiful.Imean,Illprobablylikeit.Illprobablylikeanycompliment.But
whetherImbeautifulornot,mybeautyisnotthecoreofmyidentity.Itdbeliketellingsomeone
theyrepunctual.Sure,itspositive,butisthatreallythebesttraityoucouldthinkof?

Ifyoureallywantablush,complimentwhatIdoandwhatImake.Tellmethatitwaskindand
thoughtfultobringthatlittlegifttoafriend.ThankmeforthethousandlittlethingsIdotokeep
ourhomeagoodplacetolive.Lookatmyart,readmystories,listenasIdescribemycode
design.Tellmetheportraitcapturestheirpersonality.Tellmethestorybuildsafascinating
world,thatitsbeautifullywritten,thatittaughtyousomething(andbepreparedforalong
discussion).TellmethatthewayIbuiltmycodewasclever,especiallyifyoucansaymostpeople
dontcatchontothosetricks.

Thisexamplewontworkoneveryone.Moregenerally,figureoutwhatshevaluesaboutherself.
Figureoutwhatshethinksisimportant.Complimentthat.

14.Willthiswork?

Yourbeautyisonlytrumpedbyyourintelligence.
15.Complimentsattherighttime

LastweekIwaswithmyboyfriend,hisfamilyandourfriendsinhislivingroom.Imadea
commentabouthowIcouldntwaittogetmymakeupbagbackafterleavingitatafriendshouse
foraweek.Hesays,Youhaventwornmakeupallweek?Damn,youaregorgeous!Iturnedthe
brightestofred.Ifeellikethebestcomplimentsaresimplebutjustsaidattherighttimes.

16.Thiswillmakesomeonesday

TothisdaythebestcomplimentIveeverbeengivenwas:Damn,thatconfidencelookssexyon

you.Totallymademyday,andIstillthinkaboutitanditmakesmesmile.

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miheevakatiy2monthsago
Agoodlistofcompliments,thankswilltakenote
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Kittycatgirl3monthsago
Notimpressed.
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YelenaYK5monthsago
Goodday!IthinkthatIlovetalkingwithyouisnotacompliment.Acomplimentwouldbetosay,for
exemple:Youhaveaverybeautifulspeech.Complimentsstartwith"you".Please,sorrymyEnglish.I
useGoogleTranslator.I`amfromRussia,Moscow.
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Putas188monthsago
isverynice...
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Kelliayearago
"Itrustyou.Okay?Itrustyou."

"Thereprettiergirls,smartergirls,kindergirls.Butnonequitelikeyou.That'swhyIloveyou."

Myheartmelted.
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BenChaiayearago
Ilikedituntiltheattractiveguypart
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DincontriItaliaayearago
ThebestIhaveheardisthatyouhaveabeautifulandtendersoul.
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ToriScharadinayearago
Youremotionswereinsyncwithyourthoughtsthedayyouwrote/editedthis.I'mgrateful!!TheoneI
couldneverclearlyarticulatetothoseonceinalifetimegirls"youareastoundinglybeautifulandthat's
theleastinterestingthingaboutyou."Woohoo!!Ialsoagreewiththebitaboutthecomplimentwithout
reasonfromastranger.Theyaresogratifyingoneitherendofthecompliment.
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Gorbin2yearsago
AmItheonlyoneherewhothoughtthisarticlemadenofuckingsenseandkindofseemslikeitwas
AmItheonlyoneherewhothoughtthisarticlemadenofuckingsenseandkindofseemslikeitwas
writtenbyamoron?
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Mindoverbody2yearsago
Thebestthinganyonehaseversaidtomewas"You'reclever,Iknowyou'llfigureitout."Eventhough
Iamcompletelyinlovewithmyfiance,Iwillalwaysrememberthewaythatthatcomplimentmademe
feel.Itdidn'tjusttouchmyheart,itfeltlikeitgavemeabettersenseofwhoIam.
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Anne2yearsago
#15canIhaveyourboyfriendwhenuaredone?K,thanks
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Cologal2yearsago
I'mseeinganewguy,andheisconstantlytellingmehowhelikeshowsharpIamandthatmyjokes
arewitty.Hecallsmeababe,beautiful,gorgeous,sexy,hot,cute,amongotherthings.Hewentcrazy
thefirstmorningwewokeupnexttoeachotherandhesawmyfreckles,hewassocaptivatedby
them.Ilikeeverythingaboutwhathehastosay.
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jdub2yearsago
It'sprobablyreallyweird,butIlikebeingcalledhotmorethanbeautiful.NotthatIdon'tloveitwhen
someonesaysit,just...myparentscallmebeautiful.I'vealwaysconsideredmyself"cute"or"pretty",
butnothot.ThefirsttimemyboyfriendtoldmeIlookedstraightuphot,Ijumpedonhimandwewere
lateforwhateverIwasgettingreadyfor.
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Anne2yearsago
Aguyoncetoldme,"thereisjustsomethingaboutyouthatsticks,Ithinkit'showpeoplefeelwhen
theyarearoundyou"
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Tiana2yearsago
I'vefoundthatIdon'tlikewhenguysgoonaboutmyeyesorevenworse..myass.Iloveitwhen
someonetakesthetimetotalktomeandthenwouldcomplimentmybrainsortasteinbookssinceI
valueintelligencemorethanlooks.Thatsaid,Ialsoloveitwhensometimesmyflatmatelooksatme
surprised,asifhejustseesmeforthefirsttime,andsayssomethinglikedamn,youlook...yeah,
sometimesIwishweweren'tfriends.ItmakesmydaybecauseIdon'twearmakeuporanything
fancyinthehouse:)
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Jaz2yearsago
ThebestIhaveheardisthatyouhaveabeautifulandtendersoul.Itdefinitelymademyday:)
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Lola2yearsago
Somethingthattranslatesinto"Everymorning,theSunasksyou:ShouldIrise,oryou?"Itwassaidin
Albanianbythesweetest78yearoldman(Iwas25).Haditbeensaidbysomeonemyage,Iwould
deemitpathetic,butbecausehewassoold,itwassopoeticandIwillcherishitasthemostbeautiful
thinganyonesaidtome.
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rj2029x>Lola2yearsago
O_o,soifsomeoneyouragehadasoulthatpoeticyouwouldmockanddemeanthem?Yet
whenitcomesfromsomeoneoldenoughthatyoucan'tpicturethemsexuallyit'stouchingand
endearing?

Alwayswonderfultogetalookintothefaceoffemalehypocrisy.
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#122yearsago
Definitelycanrelateto#12.Sometimes,thosearethelittlethingsthattouchyou:')Imissyoumom
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Rose2yearsago
#14*swoon*
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APerson2yearsago
Isee#9'spoint...butdosmartandprettygirlshavetobemutuallyexclusive?Whatabouttheones
whomanagetobebothatthesametime?
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elenawoods>APerson2yearsago
Knowherfears,insecurities,anddreams..targetthose.)Maybeshe'ssmartandprettyand
shealreadyknowthatbuthasinsecuritiesatherweight,orhasdreamofbeingawriter..then
complimentheronhercreativityorwhensheloseweight.Targetthosethatshevaluesbutbe
honest!
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Papiripupi>APerson2yearsago
Wifethatbitch
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Casey>Papiripupi2yearsago
Lmao.
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