'You've got lovely eyes'

[kingmea]

The best compliement of them all is:
"Are you pregnant?"

I never compliment anybody on looks though.

[5010]

Oh, I don't know. I know some women who would twist that around and reply, "Are you trying to say that I look fat?"

Reply to that with "not anymore"

[Heather]

The best compliement of them all is:
"Are you pregnant?"

I never compliment anybody on looks though.

Yeah, that's a sure winner for making friends, I have asked other people about someone though, that same question. :eek: And that's not any better, trust me.

Reply to that with "not anymore"

I'd say you're still in the dog house. There would be no digging yourself out of it.

[Scribbler1]

I'm much more likely to compliment a Plain Jane on her appearance.

And she might be more likely to immediately interpret that as an attempt to get her into bed.

[Nono]

Well, if she does, then she's received the message that she's appealing, which is complimentary, ain't it?

I just hate to see the cuties get all the attention (and dislike the urge within myself to give it to them). For 12 years I worked in an office next to an absolute classic-barbiedoll bombshell, who knew it and revelled in it. I made a point -- no matter how tempted -- never to show I noticed.

Or to leave her wondering by saying something like "Jeez, Elizabeth, you're looking kinda tired.".:)

Or, even more mysteriously, "Hey, you look really ... uhh, umm, ahh, ummh, err -- What's the word I'm groping for here? -- uhh ... NICE today."

[Maryjane]

Nono,
You are cracking me up! Do you read or write for Askmen.com? :)

1. No sexual content in the compliments. That means I don't compliment her on her great breasts, great legs or great butt. No woman (read: no halfway sane woman) wants a drooling lecher.

AskMen.com - Approach women

They have a number of articles on their site about giving compliments. Even one for giving them to beautiful women.

[vicious-vegan]

Aww, I love it when guys are all sweet. Hearing "you're cute" really makes me smile.

[Scribbler1]

Well, if she does, then she's received the message that she's appealing, which is complimentary, ain't it?

That's my point. If she is UNappealing, or at least thinks she is, she is likely to see you as more horny than gentlemanly.

[vicious-vegan]

^That's true. sometimes when I'm doubtfull of myself and someone says something nice to me, I think of it as them thinking I'd be easy to get in bed. It's a bad way to think though. I'm not normally so cynical. I like hearing nice things about myself mostly.

[Scribbler1]

I suppose how "friendly" he gets after he compliments you would affect your judgment as to his intentions.

Personally, I rarely compliment ANY woman. I've been snapped at one too many times. This is probably the basis for my viewpoint as regards this thread.

[Maryjane]

I scanned the survey briefly before making my first post. Now that I've had time to give it further inspection. What exactly is this guys reason for writing it? I have a hard time taking him serious. Seems to me he's looking for someone to blame. Blame for what? I don't think people in general (no matter what sex or where they live) are open to a stranger approaching them. Does this guy really care why women don't like being approached? Or is it just his ego as a British male he cares about?

British men are too afraid to pay women compliments, according to a survey last week. What are they afraid of? If Adam Lusher's experiments in compliment-paying are anything to go by, it could be British women

who commissioned this survey: Loire Valley White Wines. A French outfit, clearly disseminating more black propaganda about the repressed English male and his hopelessness with the fairer sex.

prove the worth of the British bloke

I don't see how Lusher's experiment proved anything.
He admits he doesn't often give compliments so he consults a psychotherapist to coach him. She told him from the get go giving compliments on a public street was going to be difficult, especially approaching women he didn't know. What did he expect? First he disses two blondes.Then he disses the "elegant bruenette" because she doesn't go all gaga when he compliments her purse?

The more I read, the more I realize it is a joke.
I blame Benny Hill and the brit's love for sexist humor. :)

[Ohmycaptain]

I complement women when I really mean it. It has to be sincere or the woman will feel uncomfortable like you're lying, and have something else you wanted.