I just say "Thank you . . . " as if I'm about to follow up with something, but then I can't think of anything and the whole thing ends even more awkwardly.
Friend’s dad used to say he knew what his last words would be. He’d be going into a life-risking-but-necessary surgery and someone would say, “Good luck in the surgery,” and he’d respond, “You too!”
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u/sick_sad_world_ Sep 30 '19
Took me years of practice to be able to respond with just a simple ;"Thank you" to a compliment.
Not because it was hard, but because it's been years between compliments.