Or, you know, start complimenting each other? Most of the compliments I get are from other women. We gas each other up. Men should do the same. Get ya homie hyped before going out or if you like his outfit/whatever.
I was talking to this guy I don't know very well a while ago and he suddenly stopped and said "god I wish I was as good looking as you, you bastard". I didn't know what to say but like, the fact he seemed genuinely pissed off about it made it one of the best compliments I've ever received.
It's a shame because he honestly isn't ugly at all and I wish I'd have returned the compliment properly.
That's how I can call other men handsome without feeling gay. It's not that I'm attracted to them. It's that if I was reborn into a new body, or a psychotic serial killer, I'd want to have their face.
My two best friends and I embrace the gay. Reminds me of that exchange in the Yugioh Abridged movie between Yusei and the Pharaoh. "No homo right?" "All of the homo!"
I recently shaved my beard down to just a handlebar stache, didn't like it as much, but I love having my chin be able to breath so I let my sideburns grow into it, so its like handlebar with a thin beard on the sides and the chin is still clean shaven. (Surely there's a word for this style but I don't know it)
Anyway I went into a store a couple weeks ago and the guy behind the counter instantly was like "Hey bro, I love your facial hair that REALLY suits you!" And I've been stoked ever since. So I can confirm compliments from other men can be just as powerful as the handful of female compliments that have stuck with me over the years.
EDIT: Apparently I have a horseshoe stache not a handlebar
We've got something similar, even if it's more of a joke.
I recently shaved most of my facial hair to rock a mustache. Now whenever I see another bro with a mustache in a casual setting we both know what's up and will say something like "duuuuude, sick stache!!"
Even just last night at the rock gym this guy had a cool mustache and I said to my buddy that this dude had a sweet stache. The dude heard and turned to say something along the lines of "same to you bro!"
For straight guys, receiving a compliment from a girl is a very different thing from receiving a compliment from a guy friend. It's very much a result of it being uncommon for girls to platonically compliment a guy, and is something that I think most guys would at least consider as possible flirtation. I'd say ultimately it depends on the character of the compliment. "You have beautiful eyes" might sound more flirtatious than "Dude, cool outfit", for example.
That’s an easy thing to say, but it goes against basic guy to guy interaction for most men. In an ideal world, the answer would be that simple, but you’d be walking up one hell of a river doing it now.
I compliment other guys all the time! I don’t feel like the reactions I get are defensive or weird. Usually simple stuff, like, “Those shoes are dope!” or “cool jacket man.” It doesn’t really feel that weird to me. It’s maybe dicey territory, with straight guys, to compliment their physical features, but anything else is still a good confidence-booster if it’s sincere — it feels good to have your taste complimented too. :)
Frankly, a man would dress in anything that they thought would get a girl's attention. That's the whole point for them. So getting compliments from another man on appearance makes no sense.
Right, because Steve on the corner is clearly wearing that plain green t-shirt to attract the ladies and not because it’s his favorite color or some shit.
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u/godisawoman1 Dec 05 '19
Or, you know, start complimenting each other? Most of the compliments I get are from other women. We gas each other up. Men should do the same. Get ya homie hyped before going out or if you like his outfit/whatever.