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[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago

At this point, if someone complements me, my first thought is "Well that's a fucking lie, they want something".

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If a woman compliments me I'll assume she wants to harvest my kidneys.

[–] Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Train of thought always goes:

Am I about to be robbed? Does she want me to sign up to something? Are my kidneys still there?

[–] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

Maybe, maybe, yes for now.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I try and compliment my husband often! He is bad at accepting compliments so I keep trying!

[–] Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 6 days ago

That is awesome! And he doesn't need to accept it for it to be good for him. Exposure is often highly influential.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I bought a guy flowers once and he was beaming with joy

Probably the first time anyone had made that kind of gesture to him.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I was playing some drinking game with a few of my friends a couple months ago and one of the cards resulted in me having to take my shirt off, ever since then 2 of them have been gassing me up about what good shape I'm in and mentioning it to the rest of them about how I'm in good shape. I don't work out to get compliments but I'd be lying if I said my self esteem hasn't gone through the roof since this started.

[–] piranhaconda@mander.xyz 6 points 6 days ago

I just got back from a doc visit for a shoulder injury. They told me "yea sometimes muscular guys like you fool us and we miss a tear because their delts are overcompensating"

All I heard was "you're muscular", going to be riding that high for a bit. Luckily no rotator cuff tear, probably just a bad sprain, will be back to bench press soon enough

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I reckon it's pretty universally human to appreciate validation in any form.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Yeah, say literally anything nice about me and it makes my day better. And I'm just a regular dude, I've got a pretty good life, but compliments are awesome. A compliment complements a nice day really well, and can help to turn a bad day around.

Oddly enough, I also like giving them. It's all good.

[–] wpb@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

I need it, desperately. My gf knows this, pays me compliments, and every single one is a core memory for me. Also working out and getting a bit swole means you get a lot of compliments from the boys, which is also nice.

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[–] PeteWheeler@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Well, lets be honest.

Men in general do not put any (or at least as much) work in their appearance as women. When was the last time you or any man you know took over an hour to get ready because they were doing their skin routine?

There is definitely a significant cultural influence on this, obviously starting at a young age.

But as someone who did put an effort into their appearance during my college days, women did notice.

My niece has been getting heavily into skincare. As long as we're being honest, most of a typical "skincare routine" is placebo, and some of it is actively counter-productive. I know a few women who have a laissez-faire approach to skincare, and their results are almost as good. I believe that the routine is more about the ritual, and psychic need to try to gain some measure of control in a crazy society, than results.

[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 6 days ago

well the recent explosion of barbershops all around my country tell a different story

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Boys are wecking their bodies because we have convinced ourselves that looking like Thor is normal

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[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I've had women ask me out who had literally never said a positive thing about my appearance a singular time before hand.

[–] deaf_fish@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

I wish I felt less socially awkward about making positive comments about others appearances.

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