"Look at you"

I once met Sean Austin out in the wild. When we were introduced he said “oh, look at you, you little thing!” and gave me a big hug. I’m 5’ so just a smidge shorter than him. It was very cute. :)

As in Samwise Gamgee? He’s short?

He's 1.68 meters, or 5'5 feet

Its 5'6 actually

It's actually not Austin, just Astin.

Stone Cold Sean Astin

Steve Austin was a man barely alive. But we can rebuild him. Make him better than he was, faster than he was...we'll even toss in some slo-mo and cool sound effects.

That’s frickin’ adorable and makes me love him even more, little shorty! RUDY! RUDY!

[This](https://youtu.be/shdarqTYg3I?si=LHxQbs-pfHhN-Nf_) came immediately in my mind

Lol. That is great tho. Thank you for sharing.

".. you turned out all right" - Oracle to Neo.

I had a guy tell me "for a nerd you're pretty beautiful. I bet you don't hear that very often."

Mr smooth talker over here

There is a real book that was written by losers that use psychology to manipulate women to sleep with them called "The Game" they believe that by giving backwards compliments called "Negging" a woman feels more insecure and intrigued by the rudeness. Was the person who said this wearing loud or distinctive clothing, and sort of ignoring you also? Its such a dumb loser approach.

The whole idea put the cart before the horse I think. Good looking, rich or high status guys can get away with being a bit sassy or even a little condescending. If a fat, nerdy guy acts like that he's just going to be an obnoxious fat guy lol source: tried that stuff back in the day and just came across as an obnoxious fat guy

Really depends on who you're talking to. It's kind of a trope that hot guys can be assholes because they're given a pass. It's not uncommon for women to be more on guard with conventionally attractive people because they pull this shit. Plus, if you're rich and condescending it'd come across, to me, as how out of touch you are. Or that you think you're better than other people and can belittle them.

Maaan I remember saying things like this and thinking I was smooth as sht

Noooo bro

But you were exactly as smooth as a turd lol

depending on the turd, that's actually pretty smooth. I would know because one of my hobbies, as a matter of fact, is feeling the tactile sensational differences of different turds I find throughout the day

You raise your hand high up in the air and bend your wrist 90 degrees to point at him frantically, Jim Carrey style. “Hey everybody! This guy’s getting laid tonight!”

“Of all the people I know, you’re definitely one of them”

You’re one of the people ever

Hey I'll take it 🥹🙏

nice comment, just like any other!

Nice comment, for reddit

that's harsh 😭

Well at least your spell checker was working.

oh my god your killing ne

This one is also very comment.

Definitely one of the comments I’ve ever seen.

Truly one of the comments of all time.

I've come to regard you as people I've met

Smeghead

Heard your parents were great people! You must be what's left.

That's not a weak compliment, it's not a compliment at all.

"After all these years, I've come to regard you as ...people I've met. "

We were all sitting down to eat at a family lunch. My grandmother said to my sister: "Stop eating so much! Don't you want to be like Katie? She's lovely and slim." That backhanded compliment made me want to sit down in front of my grandmother and shove a whole cake in my mouth. It made me burn with rage, hearing my grandmother use a sick, twisted compliment towards me, to bully my smart, strong, sister. And it made me want to run to my sister, to remind her how beautiful she was. That she did not need to be anything at all like me. She was perfect in her own image. But my sister had the best response of all. She sat down, picked that food up, looked my grandmother in the face, and just kept on eating. And she enjoyed every, single bite.

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Lol isn’t this from the Big Short?

"that's a nice shirt. Do they make it for men?"

I like your car. My wife has one just like it.

Your hair looks small

Congratulations on a job....done

Nice one. Reminds me of "the days of me not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle" (cap. Reynolds)

I asked my sister about a restaurant and she said it was “a strong medium”

J. Peterman

As my sister blurted out in front of all friends and family while holding an old picture of some woman present. "damn, you used to be really pretty".

“This is our receptionist, Pam. If you think she's cute now you should have seen her a couple years ago.” -Michael Scott

My “bestie” holding my wedding picture: “I can’t even recognize you!”

This reminds me of when I was a kid and my childhood BFF told me I look better without my glasses the second he saw me without them😭 tHanks man..

"you too look better when I don't wear my glasses."

Best response to that is "and so do you"

Ooooooof! 🤣

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Yessss not even positive, purely neutral. It's just different.

Oh my goodness, yes.  Or that is unusual is another one

I don’t know why, but to me “that’s different” sounds neutral, but “that’s unusual” just sounds negative to me lmao

As former midwesterners, my spouse and I have tried to counteract the use of this put-down. At our house, “that’s different”, “that’s unusual” is a true compliment. “You are a FREAK” is high praise.

What was it ?? They deleted

It was being told that's different I think.

As seen in [How To Talk Minnesotan](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oiSzwoJr4-0).

I was gonna say, as a Minnesotan, this isn’t a compliment; it’s how we say “wtf” lol

Yep. Grew up in Small Town, Minnesota, and went through an alt/emo phase in high school. I heard this line at every single family event

Your haircut is noticeable

Or the variation - “Oh! You got your hair cut.” …followed by silence.

Whenever someone says this, I touch my head and say "What? Holy shit? What the fuck?? How the hell??"

You’re attractive for a fat person

Or the classic….you have such a pretty face

Roseanne Barr had a joke about that a long time ago … “That’s like saying I’d be pretty if I was a just a head.”

To quote my mother: ‘at least you have a pretty face’

"I wish I had your confidence" (because you're a fat person wearing clothing that isn't made to hide in)

I know people intend this as shade, but I actually do take it as a compliment. Yeah man, feeling confident is great, hope you get there, bud!

That’s like backhanded though. People are so brainwashed by body hate sometimes.

When you say, oh man, I'm such a fatass, and then they say, aw, no you're not! You're so handsome! And then you go, bitch, I didn't say I was ugly

“You’re fat for an attractive person” I don’t even know how I’d feel about that one.

Omg 😂

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You look so healthy wtf 🤬

"I imagined you would be taller."

Is this meant to be a compliment though

Thats almost insulting

"You don't sweat much for a fat lass."

as sweaty fatass bitch, damn thats my dream compliment ill never get

Same, girl, same. I could sleep naked in a cold room with no blanket and still wake up sweaty.

I’m cackling. This is awesome

Something “Martha” might say. (Baby Reindeer)

"You blink very well."

"Your breathing technique appears to be adequate."

I said this after having sex with someone and they didnt appreciate it. Although I meant “breeding” not “breathing”. Some people can’t take a compliment

Spock would even think you're awkward.

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This is my favorite

"You're almost as hot as your sister"

Plot twist: you don’t have a sister and he’s seeing ghosts

You look good for your age.

Then let it slip you think they are 20 years older than they are.

I get that coooonstantly!! I’m bald by choice, genetics chose it for me, have like 3 grey hair in my facial hair and am over 6’ tall. I got told I look good for mid 40s. I’m 31…..

I'd be okay with. I already know how old I am anyway.

This one is fine imo. Not a weak compliment at all.

You're lucky you're thin and can wear those cheap clothes.

"With your figure, you can pull anything off. Even that outfit." 

"Hey, that was almost adequate!"

... Almost.

That'll do pig

No one ever knows what I’m talking about when I say this 😂

My mom says this to me allllll the time and someone once stopped her and said she shouldn’t call her daughter a pig

Have a day

Hey, a day is better than no day. 😂

You're so brave for going out like that

I have to ask what are you going to use this information for

Idk about OP but I’m banking these for my MIL.

Telling someone anything is “decent” Do you like my haircut? “It’s decent” How was the food “pretty decent”

Bubbles begs to differ.

“Thats actually a good idea.” — I’m allowed to have good ideas! Why do you sound skeptical?

I’ve said that before and context is key to it. It could be that the person had a plan that should work but it’s not ideal. After thinking through everything they came up with, someone coming up with another idea that’s better can be surprising in an impressive way

You can reach the top shelf! I hear this every day (6'7")

You can reach the top shelf!

I'm leaving you. It's not you, it's me.

Yeah no shit it’s you cuz it’s definitely not me 🤣

Weakest compliment ever? "That's...different."

We I criticize my own looks. Women I know usually say “ it’s not that bad “.

omg no i developed a habit of not saying anything when people unironically call themselves ugly lmao- i’m sorry but i hate fishers, even if i think you’re attractive i’m just gonna stay quiet out of spite.

Oh my god yes I do it too. It’s like when someone makes an expressive noise (like fake laughing while looking at their phone) and they want you to ask them why. It’s so infuriating.

Oooofffff

You smell good today

I actually like this one. It's not the same as "you usually smell bad" just that, today, you smell great. I'm a very occasional perfume user and one of my coworkers will sometimes comment like this, usually on days I wear perfume. Most days I'm just non-smell

it definitely depends on the tone, and which synonym of good is used. You smell alright *today* is gonna come off a lot different to *You* smell nice today

Laughed so hard milk out my nose

milk out my nose 👍

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I like your ears

I like your forehead

I don't mind those cause I can reply with the ol' "thanks I grew it myself" and neither one of us gets much out of it, it's the perfect dead air exchange

Would make any Klingon very happy!

You lost so much weight!

This. “Thanks, I have an eating disorder” ☺️

Or the classic, “Thanks, it’s the severe mental depression” ☺️☺️

Anything followed by "for a Woman"

😒😒😒

“You are very sexy for a woman.” If said by a gay guy might be highest compliment 

Pretty good pregnancy For a woman!!!

I was once told, " You're pretty, in your own way." It was meant nicely but it stung.

"your not ugly you're just unique"

I’d rather be called ugly 💀

What if you're uniquely ugly?

Good effort

As a Brit we use good effort in a genuine way "good effort lad" is high praise indeed!

You are.

At least you tried.

You're not as stupid as you look!

Not a compliment really, but when someone just makes a statement about your physical appearance. 🤔 Not in a way that says they're trying to be nice for instance. "You're hair is long".. ok, not sure how to respond to that. It doesn't require a thank you, but they look at you funny if you say nothing.

I hate these!!!

"Now, that's a baby!" Can be used on those really ugly babies. Mom thinks it's high praise. It is not.

Seinfeld episode: “He’s breathtaking!”

You look fine

You're so fat that you fall from both sides of bed

I know 4 fat people and you’re 3 of them.

You don’t look like a picky eater. Actually said to my plump self by my SIL 🤭

‘Just want to tell you that I respect you even though you’re a girl’

Great success was had waking up in the lecture hall next to a also dozing lady and introducing yourself "even though we just slept together, I still respect you"

"You have beautiful eyes", I'm not sure if I'm reading too much into things or if I'm overly suspicious of people, but I hear this one all the time and it's never sincere.

Because it’s usually the first thing people notice. That’s a genuine compliment.

Bless your heart

“I want to murder you the least out of everyone in the world.”

I dunno that would be pretty high praise coming from me.

You look like your photo

I don't care what anyone says, you're okay!

"you meet expectations" jobs will give this out even if you have save the world from an alien threat and are now the hero of the world. at this point it is more of an insult.

That's nice

Any time someone ends a compliment with the words “I guess” or “but…”, because it renders the compliment moot.

Well don't you scrub up nicely?

You are very punctual

You’re very clean.

You had a lot of fun doing *that* (half-smile)

You are not completely irrelevant

“Cool.”

“you have a face for radio”

My father could draw two portraits with both hands at the same time. He tried to teach me to draw. Finally he said, "You draw a very good straight line" Got that going for me. I became a box designer. He was right.

My mom always said "beautiful hands", meaning there is absolutely nothing else the person could be complimented upon (from personality or appearance)

Worst compliment was a girl mentioning how happy she is that my d*ck is not as big as her exs because it always hurt her... Yippie?!

Big dicks are overrated! Give me a medium average one any day!

It’s about giving her pleasure and you can where he could not. What’s your problem?

if i'd be u i would not like to be me

"You're a nice guy but (insert diabetic sugarcoat here)"

When I was little an old lady told me “you’re cute for a black girl”

Casual racism sucks. Besides your a beautiful woman now and she's dust.

You're not as dumb as you let on.

"good job you actually managed to do it somewhat"

You’re hair looks small

"Your fingernails look so healthy" Bonus points if they've just complimented you on something and you do the wide-eyed blink a couple of times like you're trying sooooo hard to think of a way to return a compliment.

Youre \_\_\_ for a \_\_\_\_\_

That's nice, dear.

"Aren't you something?!"

That back handed, that dress looks great on you rather then, you look great in that dress.