ARE YOU ALL UP FOR THIS
I want each and everyone here to compliment someone.
I want you to compliment someone you don’t know.
You do not know this person from a hole in the ground. They are strangers. Maybe even strange.
There isn’t a single person on this planet who doesn’t appreciate a compliment and it’s even better when it’s from a stranger.
How often have you seen someone and thought “I love their hair.” Or their jeans or their sweater or their eyebrows? Usually we keep this information to ourselves. So then Miss Perfect eyebrows, who probably spends half her life getting perfect eyebrows never hears about how we too think she has perfect eyebrows.
We’re all guilty of talking about other people behind their backs, and that doesn’t just apply to their questionable taste in footwear. We tend to do it with the good things too. Like, so and so looks great lately, doesn’t he/she? We’ll say that to whoever.
In the grocery store we’ll see someone who has a nice wallet or an incredibly polite child. We just observe these things and keep them to ourselves.
But why? Why when a compliment is so easy to give and it makes someone else’s day so much better?
Because we’re afraid. Afraid of offending them, afraid of invading their space, afraid they’ll take it the wrong way, afraid we’ll somehow look like an idiot. Also we just can’t be bothered. It takes a lot of energy to muster up the breath and the sentence. Plus if you’re shy it’s even harder.
If you’re a man it’s doubly hard because if you compliment a woman you’re afraid you’ll be seen as hitting on her and if you compliment another man, you’re afraid you’ll be seen as hitting on him. It must be hard to be a man.
So I ask you use this blog just compliment someone. That’s all. Anyone. Don’t make it up or compliment something you don’t really like, just for the sake of complimenting. Find something you like and say “I like that”. That’s all there is to it.
Women shouldn’t need much help in this area. It comes a little more naturally to them. Being kind and considerate and caring and complimentary. It’s in some of their nature to nurture.
And for the men out there, you can never go wrong with complimenting another man’s car/motorcycle/callouses.
So away you all go, Compliment away.
I dare you.
Comments (76)
your too kind,
By the way, you are looking cool in your latest pic, the ladies should be flooding you with compliments.
The idea is to COMPLIMENT SOMEONE, not something.
ravishing actually.
You are looking good!!
i'm truly sorry you feel that way.
it says more about them than you.
you are looking solid today.
Have you been working out?...looking good!!
What a terrific tattoo you have there..
What a terrific tattoo you have there..
@ Sola. I also compliment you on your new look my friend, wowww... you look absolutely great and very charming - please do not think I am be "hitting" on you, because I might do just that!
How sweet of you to say so, twice in fact,
but i dont know what your looking at, i dont have a tattoo.
Your shoes are looking good girl, they make your legs look a million dollars.
Your looking great yourself!!
Too funny!!!
Why thank you,
I love what you have done with your hair.
i also like the way to tease us men, in particular solamente
@Fly. I have paid you compliments before I think but, anyway, I think you look absolutely fabolous in all your splendor and also your inner beauty.
Getting as bit slushy now!
Hit me baby!.... hit me good!
it looks like turning into a love feast.
better than whinging i reckon,
may i take this opportunity to say how nice and respectful India30 is whenever she appears on the blogs.
Of course i miss the eyes of the lovely Chocheta as well.
One hopes that the orther person will accept the compliment
that we only wish them well,
Yet some people dont understand this.
Always fancied seeing what India30 looks like she has been here a while and never posted a pic
And thanks for the compliment about my hair.
Alas i wish i was a psychic, but no i am not,
have i told you that your tan is looking great today?
Where do you want me to hit you? I would never think of doing you any bodily harm as you are such a gentle soul which I would love to rock for you.
All we can do is give compliments,
If the recipient of that compliment is unaccepting of it, then they are the one with problems.
You look like adonis in your current pic.
Thanks for the compliment.
Do you think Sola will notice? He´s a bit shy with women, but they are all falling at his feet with his charisma.
I think Sola pretends to be shy, It appears to have worked for him lots in the past.
By the way, Dont you think our friend Zman is very talented.
Sorry for the double post. But do you really think so about my shoes..
Thank you for the compliment..
Oh wait, if you don't have a tattoo, then whose tattoo was that?
Anyway, have you lost weight?
nice shoes...
Well over my league. But I still have a lot of respect for him
Oh, I forgot to mention my friend Miclee. Wowww, he really impresses me.
Your shoes are great, but i think they look much better when you are wearing them.
And thank you for noticing, yes i have lost some weight.
Zman is an accommodating soul, i am sure he will find a way to accomodate you should you choose that path.
As for those that you mentioned, yes they bring flavour to the blogs,
What about Smartass, and we cant forget the beautiful lovely Leahkathrine, and Kasih who has just returned,
there are many good people here who deserve a compliment,
I hope everyone takes this opportunity to do so and not be shy.
The blogs could do with some complimenting instead of finger pointing.
Wow almost forgot the lovely eyes of Kneagh.
Speaks with such wisdom.
Oh thank you. Guess what? You just made my day!