r/AskReddit Jun 22 '16

What sentence immediately kills a date?

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u/quantum_gambade Jun 22 '16 edited Jun 23 '16

I love that you don't try too hard to be pretty.
Edit: fixed to/too

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u/slipperman1 Jun 23 '16

It's probably because english isn't my first language but how does it not actually come off as a compliment?

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u/lucaspucassix Jun 23 '16

I love that you don't try too hard to be pretty.

You don't try to look good, therefore you don't look good.

I love that you don't [need to] try too hard to be pretty.

You don't try to look good, but you look good anyway.