Boys just want to have fun too! We like compliments as well. We're just too bashful to admit it. Well... I'm not. Tell me I'm pretty. Tell me I'm fun. Tell me how much my presence strengthens your world. Ok, maybe it's been too long since I've heard a compliment that I'm going overboard. But, we like to hear something nice once in awhile. Just FYI...
Redditor u/Voltaire1778 wanted all the boys out there to speak up and speak out about the times that made y'all a little bashful by asking... Men of Reddit when was the last time you received a compliment?
"Adele"
My favorite compliments come from complete strangers. I love it when someone just feels compelled to tell me something they like about me in passing. Once, on a train, this woman was exiting and as the doors were beginning to close, she turned back and she yelled... "You in the Adele shirt. I'll never forget your eyes!" The doors closed, she blew me a kiss. And then... farewell. It made me happy. Gentleman... feel like sharing?
Every 20...
bashful snow white and the seven dwarves GIFGiphyAbout a year ago when I met a now-friend, when she said I was cute. Before that... about 20 years nothing.
Eat Up...
Last night. Made some Barbacoa Tacos and rice. Pretty tasty, she said. Let's have this again..
Barbacoa is the best taco meat ever.
Edit: IMO Tried lingua and the rest. Definitely good, but the barb is boss for me!
backing in...
Actually a few days ago. Didn't have anything to do with being a man, but...
I am a volunteer first responder...we are a specialty that doesn't get used a ton. Anyway, we were out on a call and had returned to base. I was backing the vehicle back in the garage.
The way the vehicles are situated, getting in and out of the garage isn't easy. Anyway, I line up, get my spotter out there and proceed to whip the vehicle back into its spot perfectly on the first try.
Was told that was the best backing in they had ever seen.
People Break Down The Best Loophole They've Ever Exploited
Always...
sexy robert downey jr GIFGiphyMy wife does all the time. Outside of her I got a compliment from a coworker 2 years ago on my haircut.
15 years ago. Those from mom don't count. Also those from daughter like "you're the best daddy in the world."
Mannn... if I had a daughter and she tells me I'm the best dad in the world... I would never need any other compliment... ever.
"Words"
Awww... those are nice things to hear. You never know how a quick set of kind words can brighten one's day. Just don't say it in a creepy way. Let's hear some more...
2008...
The year was 2008. A girl I was interested in at a party pointed at me and said "I want to dance with him!" We dated for awhile, but like most relationships it eventually ended.
All relationships end eventually, and the Earth will be consumed by the Sun. I am eating Christmas Pudding and custard right now. Enjoy life. You must have had a compliment since 2078.
Both of You?
Sitting at the bar last week having a beer. 2 women next to me told me I was hot, my face must've been a little awkward looking because they apologized a little while later for offending me. I had to explain that men don't get compliments and I just didn't know how to react.
Hot Plates
Season 4 Flirting GIF by The OfficeGiphyThis weekend, a lady pulled up next to me at a red light and said she loved my custom license plate. It was a nice moment in an otherwise sh*tty day.
Keep Running
I was jogging through a neighborhood around Thanksgiving. And a middle aged man was taking out the trash and he said "nice pace." I literally and figuratively been running on that ever since. I try to pass along that energy when I have the chance.
So Hot
sexy man GIFGiphyThis morning. I came into work an hour early and one of the women said she wishes she could look at me for an extra hour everyday 🤷♂️.
Call Me By My Name
Don't know. But the closest I got was a month ago i was sat with my housemates and we didn't have enough chairs cause one was broken. I walk away to the toilet and I over hear the dude who had to stand go "ooh cha-i- oh... Damn. "My name" is like the only dude I won't steal a chair off" I dunno. It's silly but it really made me feel good.
Daddy
Dad of twin. It's really hard a lot of the time, but hey i finally get some compliments. "Daddy good at cleaning". "Daddy make good toast."
Drag Queen GIFFamily Time
I dislike the comments "other than my family/mom/wife/kids".
Why discredit the compliments from your main support group? Do you want random compliments from strangers? You might not get recognition from work, but that is why we have our support groups. My family complimenting me means way more than if my boss told me I did well on my presentation.
99%
So men, start complimenting other men! I feel like I see posts on reddit all the time about how starved for compliments men are. Do you know who gives me 99% of the compliments in my life? Other women! Do you know who I compliment 99% of the time (other than my husband)? Other women. Share the wealth with each other dudes!
Blabbing & Kisses
I have a new employee i was training and is new to the industry so i spent a good amount of time blabbing away about not only her job but also stories of the industry and some guidance to initiate her with what we do. At some point I joked "here I go about to ramble on with another story" and she looked at me and said "oh, I really enjoy hearing you talk, your so knowledgeable."
Sure, probably a bit of ass k!ssing, and she's young(er) and very attractive but not really trying to think she'd be into me or even if she was that i would risk my job for it, but it quite honestly felt really good to hear someone value what I have to offer in that capacity.
Minx
30 Rock Meow GIFGiphyAbout ten minutes ago when my Siamese-mix tomcat looked at me with love in his eyes and said "meow." I took it as a compliment, anyway.
Vax
Today, got my first vacc shot today and was asked if I had any pre existing conditions.
I said, "I'm fat" and the guy called me funny.
I can't stop smiling :).
I Dismiss You
I don't think I can honestly respond to this as I think I'm so dismissive towards compliments that I don't remember when or where they happened. (Dismissive as in "yeah right /s" and not as in "I get that all the time".
It feels good...
A couple months ago, a lady at the gym I go to came up and told me she's noticed I've come a really long way and that I'm doing great and should feel really proud.
I have exchanged only a few brief greetings with her before that point, so not a total stranger, but still—unsolicited compliments from people who are basically strangers feel sooo good.
She's a Lady...
An elderly woman at a laundromat that I go to on Saturday mornings told me that I was a fine young man. We talked a lot before that, she wasn't sure to start as I have a lot of tattoos on my hands and fingers. But after talking to me she decided I was a good guy. Honestly it meant so much to hear it.
" ;) "
Take notes ladies and gents. That's how you let people know they left an impression. And yes gents, we can compliment one another. In fact I think it's imperative that we do so more often. If you see me, say something. ;).
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Redditor gejiw94601 wanted to compare notes on how money can slip away so easily, so they asked:
"What's the biggest waste of money?"
Money is so easy to lose.
Just ask my best friend... vodka.
WHY?!
Idiot Facepalm GIFGiphy"Donating to rich Twitch streamers. I’ll probably never understand why people do it."
dring157
"I remember watching one guy drop $60k to Ninja. I was making 30k a year at the time, this guy drop double my salary in one stream."
IanFPS
Adulting
"Credit Card interest."
DweeblesX
"When I first go a credit card I used it only when I was short on cash, but it ended up me throwing money at stupid things because I knew I had a credit card to fall back on if I needed it."
"Now I use my card for the points, and I pay it off about every two weeks. While I'm still not great at adulting, at least I figured out this part."
boardmonkey
What about Florida?
"The $50 scratch-off lottery tickets you can buy in Iowa."
notthesedays
"I used to work for the VA lottery. I got to see the numbers, the payout was only about 20% (if that) of profit for scratch-offs. Slightly higher for the draw games. But print-n-play was almost 1-1 for payout vs profit. Don't know how it is now or how other state's payout margins are, but print-n-play is where it's at if you're gonna play anything."
DarthWeabu
Always Upgrade
adopt for sale GIF by Boomerang OfficialGiphy"Buying cheap crap you have to replace."
coinkeeper8
"My dad once told me to not spend excessive money on tools at first. Buy them for dirt cheap, and learn which tools you really need. And when they break: replace them with quality ones. Buying pro-grade stuff you don't need is wasted money."
.HarlequinSyndrom
Spending a little extra can go a long way.
Cheap doesn't often equal quality.
Flex
Costume Clothes GIF by Big Brother AustraliaGiphy"Buying ridiculously expensive clothes to flex."
PinkLemon4
"Clothes are a two-way issue. Good clothes last a long time and the price is worth it for the comfort on top of that. But some clothes are 100x the price and 1/10th the quality. So there is a fine line here."
Wdrussell1
Pay to Lose
"Pay to win games."
testthrowawayzz
"I played a lot of mobile games with in-game currencies. I have never spent a cent on these games. Why would I spend hundreds of dollars if I can enjoy the game and learn how to play even if it's slow? And many items don't even help you at the game. It's just skins or titles that only show other players how stupid you were to pay for a free app."
Pintermarc
And Silver?
"Gold Food, or more accurately food that is covered in something called gold leaf. In my eyes, food is worth buying if they provide a great amount of nutrition for considerably good prices. After all, you probably avoid paying 50 million dollars just to buy a few molecules that are useless to your health and needs."
"And then there's gold leaf food, sure the food looks fancy but at the cost of a ludicrous amount of money! And with the gold having no usable nutrients at all, it is just not worth it to buy such expensive food for a relatively small amount of nutrients."
"For instance, Industry Kitchen (hopefully that's the name of the place) in NYC serves a pizza with a gold leaf covering for a whopping price of $2000. While at my home country which is Indonesia, Domino's serves an American Classic Cheeseburger Pizza (IDK that's a thing) which is the most expensive pizza I could find on the website costs around $7 which is just baffling to me."
ScopeRicrit
Pretty Boom
"Fireworks, I love them, but it's like $50 per second for the good ones."
endisnigh-ish
"Yeah, I end up spending probably $300 each summer buying fountains and batteries and helicopters and cardboard tanks and sh*t--none of the big professional skyrockets. It's absurd, I'll be the first to admit."
"But it's fun!"
-RadarRanger-
Just Elope
"Weddings."
"Crazy expensive day. Guaranteed at least one relative will kick up a stink. Massive pressure to be The Happiest Day of Your Life. Everything doubles in cost if you say it's for a wedding (dress, suit, cake, venue) Just do the quick registry office paperwork, have a surprise party, and run away for a long honeymoon with the money you saved."
PinchAssault52
Roll of the Dice
Card Game Poker GIFGiphy"Gambling for sure."
snazyfragz
"I live in a small town where a casino is the big attraction They've had numerous people crap and pee themselves because they didn't wanna get up from the slots because 'it's just about to pay out.'"
11BREWER
Gambling is the greatest way to lose money.
Addiction will take everything if you let it.
