Can't Take a Compliment
Mar 31, 2024 13:36:13 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Right! That person who lost a lot of weight might have a horrible disease. I've seen that a few times on YouTube. A YouTuber will say that people have been congratulating him on his weight loss - which was caused by cancer.
As for holding a door open - "I don't need your phony chivalry. I'm perfectly capable of opening a door."
As for holding a door open - "I don't need your phony chivalry. I'm perfectly capable of opening a door."
I avoid having people open the door for me.
Mar 31, 2024 14:41:44 #
Jerry--Next time you decide to send someone a compliment, you could run it by me and I could help you 'fine tune' it. Just a thought, my friend. 
Mar 31, 2024 15:49:49 #
nervous2 wrote:
Jerry--Next time you decide to send someone a compliment, you could run it by me and I could help you 'fine tune' it. Just a thought, my friend.
Thanks!
Mar 31, 2024 16:24:34 #
jerryc41 wrote:
It's funny how some people can't take a compliment... (show quote)
That is NOT a compliment. Words like "pushing 80," RATHER attractive," "not doing ANYTHING,"LETTING YOURSELF GO," "NOT doing ANYTHING," and the ultimate insult: "you're still RATHER NICE TO LOOK AT" are belittling and insulting.
Mar 31, 2024 17:25:06 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Some people just can't take a compliment.
Exactly right. In my older and hopefully wiser years, I've learned that women do not always appreciate candor, as many men are guilty of. It took me a while, but I eventually learned never to comment on a woman's impending pregnancy. The lady in question will have to tell me she is expecting, or I will need to see the baby's head crowning. So, ladies, if you are obviously pregnant, don't be offended if I don't mention your blessed event. You will have to tell me, or ... well, we won't go into the second observation.
Larry from Texas
Apr 1, 2024 01:24:46 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
BebuLamar wrote:
Perhaps she didn't understand fully what you said. Perhaps she only heard "pushing 80" "leting yourself go and never wearing any make up". So she didn't take it as a compliment.
I don't see a compliment.
Apr 1, 2024 07:12:19 #
Apr 1, 2024 07:15:48 #
AirWalter wrote:
I don't see a compliment.
Nope what I quote wasn't a compliment. But the entire thing that Jerry said (pretending to say) was a compliment. I said perhaps she only heard the bad part of what he said.
But anyway however he said it if the compliment is honest she would feel it and would not be upset.
Apr 1, 2024 07:32:56 #
ecobin wrote:
Such a compliment could start a war - stay away from politics.
It could land you in The Attic too.
Apr 1, 2024 07:34:01 #
Apr 1, 2024 07:59:23 #
revhen wrote:
That is NOT a compliment. Words like "pushing 80," RATHER attractive," "not doing ANYTHING,"LETTING YOURSELF GO," "NOT doing ANYTHING," and the ultimate insult: "you're still RATHER NICE TO LOOK AT" are belittling and insulting.
Yes, I know. That's why I worded the post the way I did. I would never say anything like that to anyone. However, I have heard some "compliments" that have made me cringe. The person intended the remark to be complimentary, but he could have chosen his words better.
Apr 1, 2024 08:01:54 #
texasdigital wrote:
Exactly right. In my older and hopefully wiser ye... (show quote)
I've seen this in print several times - women who are expecting a baby do not want to be asked, "When is the baby due?" For one thing, what does it matter to the person asking? For another, too many people ask that question.
Apr 1, 2024 08:50:06 #
After all these decades, you're still easy on the eyes.
How could this not be taken as a compliment?
How could this not be taken as a compliment?
Apr 1, 2024 08:52:17 #
alberio wrote:
After all these decades, you're still easy on the eyes.
How could this not be taken as a compliment?
How could this not be taken as a compliment?
"...all these decades" would be a problem. Another bad one, "You must have been beautiful when you were younger."
Apr 1, 2024 09:10:11 #
jerryc41 wrote:
"...all these decades" would be a problem. Another bad one, "You must have been beautiful when you were younger."
Hahaha.
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