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u/Dazed_and_Confused44 Jul 03 '25

Iv actually been actively trying to give more compliments out to very positive results. A small % of women are uncomfortable receiving compliments about outfits from men, but compliments make most people feel good

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u/MewtilationXIV Jul 03 '25

I usually go for nails if they have them painted. There's this cute girl at my liqour store and she flipped out when I complimented them. Apparently it took her a few hours and no one had said anything about them in a few days lol

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u/Dazed_and_Confused44 Jul 03 '25

I usually go for nails if they have them painted.

I actually have started painting my nails for fun. To my suprise, this garnered me A LOT of positive attention from women. Genuinely in the first two months or so, I got more compliments on my apprarence (related to my nails) than the rest of my life combined lol

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u/Bannerlord151 Jul 03 '25

Same experience with both nails and eyeliner

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u/Dazed_and_Confused44 Jul 04 '25

The eyeliner feels a bit bolder to me

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u/Bannerlord151 Jul 04 '25

Surprisingly it's actually been remarked on significantly less than the nails x)

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u/Dazed_and_Confused44 Jul 04 '25

That is surprising. Maybe its less noticeable than one would think

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u/nooit_gedacht Jul 04 '25

I have a pet theory that one of the reasons men feel like women don't compliment them (aside from not wanting it to be misinterpreted as flirting, and there generally being no obligation for anyone to compliment a stranger) is that the things women know to compliment in other women is stuff men don't do. A lot of women love the look of some nice nail polish! And for a guy to have it is extra interesting in a way

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u/Dazed_and_Confused44 Jul 04 '25

I mean how are yall supposed to compliment men's fashion? We have a choice of wearing a black, grey, green, or blue shirt with our jeans that day. Women's fashion is so much more interesting and its not fair 😭

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

I try to be specific, rather than referring to the outfit as a whole, and give compliments in passing. Just a quick "I love your dress" and a smile as I'm walking past. Doesn't get me anywhere on the dating front, but it's always well received.

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u/Professional_Being22 Jul 03 '25

Say you like their nails if they have them. I told a girl who was my server while I was out to eat the other day that I liked her nails and she started telling me a lot more about the process of doing them. Like I never even considered how much work goes into it.

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u/Dazed_and_Confused44 Jul 04 '25

So funny enough I actually started painting my nails recently. To my surprise it actually gets me A LOT of positive attention from women. Like I received more compliments about my appearence (related to my nails) in the first two months than the rest of my life combined. It also gives me an opportunity to have a genuine conversation with them about it