"Guys of Reddit, what is the best compliment a girl could give you?"
No Pretending Required
"I can be myself around you."- noah1000000999
"Whenever a girl says she feels safe around me or feels secure/comfortable makes me feel so good it's indescribable."
"Makes me feel very manly."- kipskip_
I'll Take Them All!
"Pretty much any compliment will do."- Mysterious_Drama2772
I Want Them All Paramount Network GIF by YellowstoneThe Devil Is In The Details
"When I was younger, I had a meeting with a beautiful, slightly older woman from a different organization that I admired in our industry."
"When we were shaking hands and saying hello, she thoughtlessly blurted out, 'Oh, you're cute', then apologized and said she's not hitting on me and that she's married."
"Then, she tried to change the topic by talking about one of my recent projects, which I was surprised she knew."
"Both were nice compliments."- NoConsideration5775
Keep It Simple
"I like you."- Smirknlurking
It's Worth the Weight
“'I love you'."
"Yet to hear it but I imagine it sounds good."- Or4ngut4n
Or Just "You're Cute" In General...
"'You're cute when you're excited'."
"Still riding the high from that one, and that was 3 years ago."- JackCooper_7274
Striking Resemblance
"Girl at the mall told me I looked like Ryan Gosling."
"She couldn’t be more wrong, the comment was an affront to everything Ryan Gosling stands for."
'T'was appreciated however."
"Gonna be riding that high for the next 3-37 years"- -Praetoria-
happy homer simpson GIFWhen You Got It, Flaunt It...
"A girl at work told me another girl told her that I have a nice a**."
"She tried to keep the girl anonymous but I tricked her into admitting who it was."
"The one that told me also complimented me on my legs and looks in general."
"Feels weird being complimented on my a** and legs as a guy but I guess it's better than nothing?"- Lambesis96
It's All In The Eyes...
"A female friend of mine once told me I had 'kind eyes' when I smiled."
"Best compliment I ever received."
"I just smiled normally and genuinely, and she picked up on it."
"Man, I miss her."- midnight_reborn
Great Hair Is Hard To Resist...
"'You are hot' would be very surprising yet welcome."
"I also get "your hair looks great" a lot."- KomradeElmo0
ricky rubio nba GIF by Utah JazzGiphySetting Standards For The Future
"Back when I was 9 years old my mum's friend meeting me for the first time told me that once I grow up I will be a super sexy handsome dude all the gals will drool over."
"That didn't happen but it was nice to hear back then."- playerhamdan
Should anyone find that special guy, and want to let him know just how special they think he is, all of the above compliments are a good way to start.
"What unconventional ingredient belongs in a burger?"
Taking Potato Bun To A Whole New Level
"One time I didn't have buns for a burger so I put tater tots in my waffle iron and used that as a bun."
"Holy. Ish. Was delish."- HamHockShortDock
tater tots GIFGiphyFor Those Who Like It Spicy...
"Green Chile, although I don’t think it is unconventional just not common unless you’re in New Mexico."- hawkjc19
Already A Hit Down Under!
"In Australia it isn't unusual to see a slice of beetroot included."
"I've not seen it in any other countries I've visited.'- GeriatricFart
Whelp...here in New Zealand sometimes we put pickled beetroot in a burger. Sweet and sour deliciousness - Reddit
An Apple A Day...
"Thin slice of fried Granny Smith."
"Goes really well with cheese."- blujeh
Going Green...
"Lime tomatillo sauce."- dishdoer
Going International!
"I love making weird burgers."
"Taco burger night."
"Fill that patty up with peppers onions and swap ketchup for salsa."
"Greek night."
"Let’s get feta cheese olives and grape leaves, It’s a burger."
"Even if you f**k it up it’s still pretty good."- SunnySideUp369852
The Farm To Table Burger!
"Goats cheese, rocket and Portobello mushrooms."- Boho_Oddity
psilocybin mushrooms shrooms GIFGiphyGetting "Figgy" With It...
"Fig marmalade."- Nacho_Beardre·
Toppings And Sauce All In One!
"Kimchi because it's crunchy but unlike lettuce it's full of flavor."
"Doesn't work on every burger though."- AudiaLucus
There's certainly nothing wrong with those who prefer their burgers to only have ketchup and mustard on them.
But don't be surprised if the next time you're invited to a backyard barbecue, you'll be served an ostrich burger on a pretzel bun with crispy onions and a blue cheese balsamic sauce.
Which, in all likelihood, will be one of the least unusual burgers you've ever had down the line...
Redditor IrohsFavoriteTea was eager to hear some of the most unfortunate accidental insults, leading them to ask:
"What is the worst insult you've suffered from someone who didn't even mean it as an insult?"
Wait for them to share the news...
“'You’re pregnant?!'”
“'No'”
"'Are you sure?'”
"Never wore that dress again."- ExcellentFormal4261
So comforting to know what your parents think about you
"When I was a teen, my dad told me he heard of an athlete who wrote a book about how he used to be bullied when he was young, how he was the school's loser and had no friends."
"'Exactly like you', my dad added."
"What a way to advertise a book to me, thanks dad!"- Baphee
Um, I'm right here!
"I did nude figure modeling for painting classes for extra cash in college about 15 years ago."
"One of the students was having trouble capturing my likeness and called the teacher over for help."
"The teacher: 'well - she has an unremarkable, normal face with no strong features, which is much more difficult to paint'.”
"I mean, they’re not wrong from a painting point of view - but nothing like quietly dying inside, fully naked with an audience."- kettleofhawks
Can't help feeling like a "nobody"...
"One of my in laws walked in when I was the only one in the house and, looking straight at me, said 'Oh, there‘s no one here'.”
"And… turned and left."- Mirabolis
Used to be?...
"Childhood friend from school turned coworker."
“'Yeah you used to be really smart!'”
"I had dropped out of college and we were working as bartenders at a restaurant, were talking about plans for the coming year or two and I had mentioned trying to get a new job/go back to school."
"I died a little/a lot."
"They were trying to be supportive, and were immediately horrified and apologized but yeah."- AlericandAmadeus
Do I need to show my ID?... I really don't mind...
"I started getting asked if I qualified for a senior discount in my 40s…"- FunnyNameHere02
Aging Jamie Lee Curtis GIFGiphyUm, thank you?
"'You look like you own ferrets'."
"I don't even know what that means but it was 4 years ago Hailey and I still remember."- memeking_69
How many ways to express your love...
"When i proposed to my wife she said 'I guess I can’t say no'."
"But she meant to say 'how can I say no'."
"She also had a panic attack the first time we kissed."- _chasls
Kids LITERALLY say the darndest things...
"Kids are the best for this."
"'Daddy, why don't you use your weights any more?'"
"'Is it because you got fat?'"- blimpcitybbq
Not Bad Kids Say The Darndest Things GIF by CBSGiphyThanks... I guess?
"A good friend’s girlfriend told me, 'I love how not girly you are and how you don’t care about how you look!'"
"I think she genuinely meant it as a compliment, but both of those things were news to me…"- angerilla
What are you implying, exactly?
"My cousin came to my house when I was playing on my PC, he just said 'get outta the cave dragon'."
" Sounds better in Portuguese."
"That was a little sharp, ngl."- randompopatoe
Of all the comparisons...
“Y'ou have a cute laugh it’s like a hyenas'."
"My childhood friend."
"We were in fifth grade."
"I was so upset I didn’t talk to him for a week."- NBsub
The Lion King Lol GIFGiphyBack handed compliment...
"My ex best friend told me 'if you weren't such a good person you would be easier to forget'."
"Like?? Thanks? "
"Are you trying to forget me?"- unluckyunnoticed
Tell me something I don't know.
"How about the opposite? "
"My mother teasing me for being a '30 year old virgin' a few years ago."
"Not realizing I'm Ace and have no desire to."- SnooDrawings1480
Thanks for rubbing it in...
"Now it's not so insulting, but back then it was."
"I was 11 or 12 and visiting family."
"I have a cousin who is autistic and we were hanging out and she asked me why I have bug bites all over my face."
"She said it innocently but I had horrible, painful acne when I was a kid so I was pretty sensitive about it."
"Ruined my mood for the rest of the trip."- morgannemary
Acne Zit GIF by Adult SwimGiphyOffense taken!
"My friend and I were trying on dresses."
"She picked out a really short dress for me."
"I didn't want my a** out wearing it, so I stated 'I don't think that would work, I don't want my a** hanging out'."
"She states 'no offense but you don't really have an a**, you're giving yourself too much credit'."
"It stung."
"Not what I meant but ok."- lookylookielilcookie·
"What baby?"
"7 year old daughters best friend had a birthday party a week ago."
"I haven’t met this best friends family yet so we did introductions and all that but the grandma kept saying something about the pregnant lady."
"Like when I would get in the pool to swim with the kids and she’d be able to get out she’d say 'go easy kids, the pregnant lady is on drowning patrol, grandmas tired!'"
"So after a few of those comments I said 'oh haha I'm not pregnant I'm just fat' while holding my 2 year old son."
"She was super embarrassed and insisted I told her I was pregnant."
"I was like hmm I didn’t say that but maybe you just heard that when I said something else?"
"Idk lol."
"I don’t even look pregnant and I’m not even that fat at all so I’m just confused at her unintentional insult."- censoredlass
But how do you really feel?
"Girl best friend: I'm just looking at the persons character if I want to date them."
"Me: So uhm you wanna go on a date?"
"Girl best friend: You have the most beautiful character but you ain't my type, sorry."
"Okay thank you."- AngryPuma_
sad episode 14 GIFGiphyBackfired...
"'It's okay. You did your best!'"
"I had very purposely not done my best, but she didn't know that, and it kinda sucked that she thought that was all I could do."
"Knowing the kind of person she was, I know she would never mean to offend me, but dang."
"If you're wondering why I purposely didn't do my best."
"We were in gym class in middle school."
"Our coach wanted us to run back and forth across the gym until we got too tired."
"Last person running won something, don't remember what."
"I knew I wouldn't win, and I get a pretty bad runners stitch, so I just pretended to be out of breath early on so it wouldn't actually get to that point."- fishwantme
Of course complimenting someone on their new haircut, dress for a special occasion, or big news is always the right thing to do.
But those who are wise always remember to think before they speak.
So one should always think very clearly as to what exactly they are about to compliment...
Or be prepared to open your mouth before your foot reaches it.
There's not really a whole lot of context here. I was dancing at a block party, a dude walked up and went:
"Daaaang, you have legs like a horse!"
That's it. He clearly meant it as a compliment but ... what? It's been like a decade and I still lay awake at night wondering about it.
So obviously when Reddit user Smalie asked:
What's the weirdest compliment you ever received?
Let's just say it hit on a topic I'm quite passionate about.
"She Didn't Actually Know What Swans Sound Like"
swan GIFGiphy"That I have a very swan-like voice. She didn't actually know what swans sound like."
"She was complimenting me on how I said 'your coffee will be ready over there' when we were both working at a coffee shop." - SmartAlec105
"HONK! Coffee's over there. HONK!" - hatelord666
"I was more thinking of their angry hissing." - cabamacadaf
"YES ME TOO. WHEN I WAS A KID THERE WERE THESE SWANS BY THE RIVER THAT PEOPLE HAD FED AND THEYD COME UP TO PEOPLE AND JUST HISS."
"To this day I still get uneasy around swans." - 123thundernugget
Fine Furnishings
Not Bad Season 6 GIF by Parks and RecreationGiphy"My eyes were brown like a really nice table." - Editor-In-Queef
"That sounds like a compliment I've given someone before and now I feel weird. I told him his eyes weren't just brown, they're cherry. Like really nice cabinets." - showerbeerbuttchug
"I imagine this coming from Ron Swanson." - isthereanyuniquename
Bugging You
scared news anchor GIF by MashableGiphy"A random woman outside a café beside a train station, as I get chased by a wasp:"
" 'You smell very sweet and spicy, that's why he's chasing you. It's very nice!' "
"Thank you random lady, 2 years later and I'll never forget." - martini_man_
"I was the only one getting bitten by mosquitoes at a BBQ and a random man said 'I'm not surprised. Your skin looks so soft I'd bite you.' Umm.. please don't?" - scent_of_gardenia
"Although it does sound weird I have to back up her comment. I live in Florida where we have a lot of mosquitos due to humidity, and if me and my fiancé are sitting in the same place he will get bit at least 7 times and I'll get bit 0."
"I always tell him it's because he smells very sweet and the mosquitos like it lol! I'm so attracted to his smell I can only imagine they are too." - BeeRivers
It's A Vibe
kermit worry GIFGiphy" 'You remind me of Kermit the frog. Not in looks, in vibes.' "
"I mean the muppets are rad but it was said while I was handing somebody food and talking in a completely monotone voice haha" - drummerfromjetwash
"Dude Kermit is one of my heroes I would be thrilled." - dingledangle23
"Honestly not weird. That's a really nice compliment, in my opinion." - CyanCrackers
"Kermie is the everyday hero and I absolutely adore him!" - Fink665
"I wanna vibe with kermit the frog. Wanna be homies?" - dark_and_scary
That Cranium, Tho
caveman smile GIF by Aardman AnimationsGiphy"I was admiringly told by a female anthropology professor in class that I have a 'very robust cranium' like an archaic H. sapiens. Not the size of the head, but the prominence of cranial landmarks. Think caveman."
"I do have very robust and hyper-masculinized cranial landmarks. I've just never had it put to me in exactly those terms."
"I told my wife later and she was like 'omg she has the hots for you!' Lol." - PolackTony
"This made me robustly laugh out loud." - cephalopodio
"This is the most anthropological thing I have seen in weeks. Anthro nerds hit different." - salajomo
"That is hard core dirty talk from an anthropologist." - ackoo123ads
They're Real
james mcavoy kilt GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphy"I went to Mexico with a buddy about 10 years ago and we were drinking with a bunch of people. Well another group of people were standing near us and kept looking over and whispering to each other, staring at us until finally a few of them approached us."
"The one guy looks at me and says 'are your calves real?' I was like 'ughhhhh yeah.. they're real,' he turns to his friends and yells 'they're real!' "
"They all proceed to walk over and talk to us. A group of maybe 10 people complimented me on my calves, it was very weird."
"I play a lot of sports like football, American football, soccer, hockey, baseball, rugby, basketball etc, so that probably helps; but even as a baby I had really big calves." - CdnRageBear
She Likes Your Hair
episode 1 hair GIF by The BacheloretteGiphy"I had a girl tell me she'd like it if I got hit by a car so that she could cradle my head and stroke my hair as I died." - wishsleepwasoptional
"People like that should come with warning signs and maybe a legal disclaimer." - Traditional-Newt4172
"That sounds less like a compliment and more like a confession." - SylvanWhisper
"Perhaps you should keep your distance from that young lady" - makeupandjustice
Those Beady Little Eyes
GIF by Lovecraft CountryGiphy"An older gentleman I regularly walk by on my way to work and have never exchanged words with randomly said to me one day:"
" 'I don't know whether you want to beat me up or kill me, but you look at me with those beady little eyes and it's scary. But you are a sweetheart I love you, I do' "
"and honestly, as a petite young lady who tries to look intimidating as I walk alone, my day was made." - yellow_birdie
Welp, That Took A Turn
rose GIFGiphy"I work as a barista at Starbucks. One time this guy came in and ordered a Carmel Frappe. I asked him if that was all for him and he said"
" 'Yes, unless I can get a Trenta of you with my order.' "
"Now I'm very easily flustered so I immediately started blushing and he looked me right in my eyes and said
' "You look beautiful with a blush across your face. It looks like a rose that was flattened by a car.' "
"Now I'm no flirt master, but I don't think that's how you get a girl." - av0cad0-cat
Wat?
Big Brother Reaction GIF by Big Brother After DarkGiphy"Once heard 'You're not gorgeous, but you'd never know it to look at you.' "
"What?" - tequilamockingbird99
"Wut????" - pottymouthoftheyear
"Negging at its finest. Probably though you were super hot, so he felt he had to knock you down a few pegs." - Clionara
Y'all ... my non-robust cranium hurts now.