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[-] Extrasvhx9he@lemmy.today 19 points 11 months ago

God I really should, I just dont want to sound creepy.

[-] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 11 months ago

Try making complimemts throwaway statements, like theyre a gemeral fact and not the focus of a coversation. I feel like thats the reason some compliments come off as creepy, plus don't be overly familiar.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago

Same. I recently met a wonderful woman who I've become very good friends with. When I first met her, I was interested in maybe dating her, so I was very careful and selective with the compliments I gave her because I didn't want to sound like a creep (and I'm autistic so I'm bad at judging what's okay to say). After I asked her out and she rejected me, we agreed to just be friends, and I suddenly felt far more okay openly complimenting her in many different ways. It feels really good to give someone a genuine compliment just because you want them to feel good, no strings attached.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Yet another great benefit of friendship! Good on you.

[-] dingus@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Dude, I feel the exact same. I basically never compliment anyone ever. Sometimes I want to but I'm afraid of sounding weird so I don't. I'm not likely to be someone who looks like they could come off as creepy, but still I have a hard time with it.

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