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Mystery · 19th Mar 2011, 03:06 PM

Hey everybody. So I've kinda had a crappy/fail/crash and burn kinda week and to lift my spirits, I thought of the best compliment that I've gotten. I came from my mother a long time ago. She said "Even if you weren't my son, I would still want to know you as a person." and for some reason, it stayed with me. What's the best compliment you've gotten that stuck with you? and who did it come from?

TheJoker · 19th Mar 2011, 03:50 PM

"The reason i'm still having an affair with you, you were great in sex when we were in relationship."

Fair enough

**Owen** · 19th Mar 2011, 03:59 PM

My old roommate once told me, "You may be the smartest atheist I've ever met," after I concluded a theological discussion between us by saying that, shown enough evidence, I would believe in God. That's stuck with me quite a bit, though it didn't stick with me nearly as much as something another one of my friends said, which isn't a compliment per se, but it did follow one. This was when there was a fad going around on Facebook to have people PM you a number, and you'd post a status update beginning with that number where you would say what you thought about the person. A friend of mine began hers about me by saying that I'm "One of [her] favorite people ever, seriously," which I suppose is a compliment, but it's what she said after that that really stuck with me: "So, basically, my favorite thing about you is that beneath your verbosity and sometimes callous exterior, you are the biggest softy. Like, ever." She really hit the nail on the head there.

Zontar · 19th Mar 2011, 04:03 PM

"You're not as bad looking as, like, the elephant man or anything..."

Beachboi92 · 19th Mar 2011, 04:23 PM

‎"I don't need to compliment you, you already no that you are the most amazing thing in the universe and the big bang was actually the thought of you, and you are the center pushing everything apart and creating all new things. Because you ARE the most amazing person ever created"

i have nice friends?

Saikou7 · 19th Mar 2011, 04:33 PM

My 5th grade teacher told me "Your brain is like a sponge! It just retains everything! I wish all my students were like you because I would have the easiest job in the world.:

That one has stuck with me forever

Recently, my (straight, male) best friend told me "I wish I had your body. I would walk around naked. If I can't have that body, I want it in my bed *wink"

He was joking about the last part, bit wow.....

He made me feel amazing

Ghostly · 19th Mar 2011, 04:52 PM

student: heyy do you have some change for the bus?
Me: no :0
student: really? aren't u like rich or something?
Me: what makes you say that? :s
student: you're always dressed nice and stuff
Me: really? thanx

Also this one:

Teacher: You are a very polite young man, I wish there were more students like you on student council, see students this is a very well behaved student!...
(then he said to me) please tell your teacher moderators that Mr.______ said this

Me: Thanx

MercuryLampe · 19th Mar 2011, 05:06 PM

One that made me all smiley inside was just today, actually :3 I was in a Japanese competition with juniors (I had to skip a grade of Japanese class, long story xD), and I got a few answers right that no one else had known, and my teammates (who are the sweetest things <3) all gave me hugs and said, "You are awesome!"

It really made me happy ^_^

Frer3 · 19th Mar 2011, 06:34 PM

One of my friends once walked up to me randomly during school and started staring at my face. I asked her what she was doing, and she said...

"You know, you do have really pretty eyes."

Z3ni · 19th Mar 2011, 07:59 PM

"I like your hair"
"If I were younger I'd marry you"
"Your too much of a nice person"
"Your too nice"

I don't think I want to be nice.........

GhostDog · 19th Mar 2011, 10:08 PM

Joey has given me many excellent compliments, because he is a sweetheart. =P

I have also been told I have really pretty eyes. It makes me grin!

Aaaand one particular conversation with a teacher has stuck with me.
I said, "Mrs. Metcalf! Guess what! I aced the English portion of the SAT! Perfect score!"
And she said, "I'm not surprised."

Ehe. =D

And usually when I take friends home to meet my family, I get told something like, "Your family is awesome. Seriously, you guys are the best." Kind of a collective thing, I suppose, but I love my family to death and it makes me all warm and fuzzy when people tell me how much they like them. =3

<DORK> AND, in World of Warcraft, back when it was damn hard to be a good feral bear tank and it involved maneuvering the mobs into your cone o' swipe while trying to see around your enormous furry ass in a tiny hallway, frantically tab targeting to stack lacerate enough to keep mob #3 from running off to attack the healer... Not only would I get compliments on my tanking, my guild leader would get compliments for my bear tanking. Aw yeah. </DORK>

musican · 19th Mar 2011, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GhostDog

Joey has given me many excellent compliments, because he is a sweetheart. =P

<DORK> AND, in World of Warcraft, back when it was damn hard to be a good feral bear tank and it involved maneuvering the mobs into your cone o' swipe while trying to see around your enormous furry ass in a tiny hallway, frantically tab targeting to stack lacerate enough to keep mob #3 from running off to attack the healer... Not only would I get compliments on my tanking, my guild leader would get compliments for my bear tanking. Aw yeah. </DORK>

The part about Joey is very true for me too. I swear he's the only person who hears me sing xD

And the dork part of this made me lol soooo much xD I'm glad I played for a bit so that I can sort of understand what you mean xD

TraceElement · 19th Mar 2011, 10:18 PM

A coworker said to me "you know I don't say this enough to you. I know that if you are on shift, I know it will be a good shift and everything will get done, and it will just go smoothly. I love working with you because you make shifts easy. You come in, do your work, and make sure the other staff are supported, and you get along with everyone. You also are willing to work 18 hour shifts and come in on your days off, and don't complain. I really do wish we had more people like you here. Thank you." And this is from a coworker who rarely gives compliments, so for her to say that made my day.

A manager walked up to me a few weeks ago and said "Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I hope I never see the day you leave, because then we would be fucked." And a few days later, he said "Dang, those overnights are stuggling without you on their shift."

thedreamwatch · 19th Mar 2011, 11:59 PM

"You know, you're stronger than people give you credit for"

or

"Paige, you are and always have been a beautiful person"

or

"Look at that, you have the same eyes as Megan Fox!" < this one made me laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaugh so hard.

RaRa · 20th Mar 2011, 12:01 AM

"I wish I had your eyes."

That one always makes me feel good. <3

**Maddy** · 20th Mar 2011, 01:32 AM

The queer organisation I work for has a forum, and when one newbie asked how she could convince her mother to let her go to an event. I mentioned that she could get her mother to speak to me or another crew member, and a friend of mine posted "Get your mother to talk to Maddy. Maddy is amazing." About four people posted agreeing and I pretty much grinned my face off.

Also, there was an anon post here months ago addressed to me calling me "talented, beautiful and intelligent" and it made my month.

**Ben** · 20th Mar 2011, 02:46 AM

I love when people hit on me. That's fun. Sometimes (mostly) it's creepy though.

Otherwise, compliments towards me are nice. I don't really have a favourite or best one, because I'm filled with a warm glow each time someone says something for real nice to me : D

**Helen** · 20th Mar 2011, 05:32 AM

"You're WEIRD...in a refreshingly awesome way."

nate16 · 20th Mar 2011, 05:35 AM

this ones a bit odd, but kinda true. after the drag show someone told me, "you walk in heels better than any girl i know" that made me happy lol xD

Lotty · 20th Mar 2011, 08:04 AM

My sister has been telling me for sixteen years now that I can't sing. So it was kinda strange when we had to sing solo in singing class and one of my friends said: 'Your sister is just jealous.'

And when I was fourteen, I was at a swimming pool, and there was a little girl (about 10 years old) with her sister or something (about 17). The little girl slipped but I could catch her before she hit the ground, and we (little girl, sister, and I) started talking. Suddenly we were talking about ages.
Little girl: how old are you?
Me: how old do you think I am?
Little girl: 16/17?
Me: *laughing* I just turned fourteen
Little girl's sis: really? I thought you were older, too. About 16. You look so grown up.

19th Mar 2011, 03:06 PM	#1
Mystery Member Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Not sure (still trying to figure it out) Out Status: Long story Location: Ontario Age: 21 Posts: 43 Join Date: Nov 2010	What's the best compliment you've ever received? Hey everybody. So I've kinda had a crappy/fail/crash and burn kinda week and to lift my spirits, I thought of the best compliment that I've gotten. I came from my mother a long time ago. She said "Even if you weren't my son, I would still want to know you as a person." and for some reason, it stayed with me. What's the best compliment you've gotten that stuck with you? and who did it come from?

19th Mar 2011, 03:50 PM	#2
TheJoker Clown Prince of EC Full Member Gender: clown Orientation: bats Out Status: Not out at all Location: Circus Posts: 416 Join Date: Feb 2011	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? "The reason i'm still having an affair with you, you were great in sex when we were in relationship." Fair enough

19th Mar 2011, 04:03 PM	#4
Zontar Mister Funny Man Full Member Gender: Male Location: Binghampton, NY Posts: 1,534 Join Date: Oct 2010	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? "You're not as bad looking as, like, the elephant man or anything..." __________________ Get up and open your eyes...Don't ever let yourself ever fall down... Get through it and learn how to fly...I know you'll find a way...today. -Days of the New, "Dirty Road"

19th Mar 2011, 04:23 PM	#5
Beachboi92 Occasionally Caddy Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: queer Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Frederick Maryland Age: 19 Posts: 2,226 Join Date: Jul 2009	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? ‎"I don't need to compliment you, you already no that you are the most amazing thing in the universe and the big bang was actually the thought of you, and you are the center pushing everything apart and creating all new things. Because you ARE the most amazing person ever created" i have nice friends? __________________ All men are created equal, it is only men themselves who place themselves above equality. David Allan Coe

19th Mar 2011, 04:33 PM	#6
Saikou7 7-7-7 Full Member Gender: Male (男性) Orientation: Gay (ゲイ) Out Status: Facebook, everyone but extended family Location: AR Age: 17 Posts: 237 Join Date: Nov 2010	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? My 5th grade teacher told me "Your brain is like a sponge! It just retains everything! I wish all my students were like you because I would have the easiest job in the world.: That one has stuck with me forever Recently, my (straight, male) best friend told me "I wish I had your body. I would walk around naked. If I can't have that body, I want it in my bed *wink" He was joking about the last part, bit wow..... He made me feel amazing

19th Mar 2011, 03:59 PM	#3
Owen Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult EC Admin Gender: Agendered dude Orientation: Panromantic androsexual Out Status: Everyone and their mother Location: Massachusetts, USA Age: 21 Posts: 2,872 Join Date: Jul 2007	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? My old roommate once told me, "You may be the smartest atheist I've ever met," after I concluded a theological discussion between us by saying that, shown enough evidence, I would believe in God. That's stuck with me quite a bit, though it didn't stick with me nearly as much as something another one of my friends said, which isn't a compliment per se, but it did follow one. This was when there was a fad going around on Facebook to have people PM you a number, and you'd post a status update beginning with that number where you would say what you thought about the person. A friend of mine began hers about me by saying that I'm "One of [her] favorite people ever, seriously," which I suppose is a compliment, but it's what she said after that that really stuck with me: "So, basically, my favorite thing about you is that beneath your verbosity and sometimes callous exterior, you are the biggest softy. Like, ever." She really hit the nail on the head there. __________________ "Stand firm for what you believe in, until and unless logic and experience prove you wrong. Remember, when the emperor looks naked, the emperor is naked. The truth and a lie are not sort of the same thing. And there is no aspect, no facet, no moment of life that can't be improved with pizza." -Daria Morgendorffer

19th Mar 2011, 04:52 PM	#7
Ghostly привет Full Member Gender: Un Garçon Orientation: I'm committed to this one guy Out Status: people that care for me Location: Canada Age: 17 Posts: 1,305 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? student: heyy do you have some change for the bus? Me: no :0 student: really? aren't u like rich or something? Me: what makes you say that? :s student: you're always dressed nice and stuff Me: really? thanx Also this one: Teacher: You are a very polite young man, I wish there were more students like you on student council, see students this is a very well behaved student!... (then he said to me) please tell your teacher moderators that Mr.______ said this Me: Thanx __________________ "Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other" -Sir Francis Bacon

19th Mar 2011, 05:06 PM	#8
MercuryLampe Self-Proclaimed Wizard Regular Member Gender: Genderqueer Orientation: I like girls. Out Status: I don't know who knows anymore. Location: Michigan Posts: 80 Join Date: Mar 2011	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? One that made me all smiley inside was just today, actually :3 I was in a Japanese competition with juniors (I had to skip a grade of Japanese class, long story xD), and I got a few answers right that no one else had known, and my teammates (who are the sweetest things <3) all gave me hugs and said, "You are awesome!" It really made me happy ^_^

19th Mar 2011, 06:34 PM	#9
Frer3 Homosexual Bisnuggler Full Member Gender: It's a boy! Orientation: HappyHappyHappy! Out Status: Open to everybody who inquires Location: Santa Fe Age: 19 Posts: 584 Join Date: Sep 2010	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? One of my friends once walked up to me randomly during school and started staring at my face. I asked her what she was doing, and she said... "You know, you do have really pretty eyes." __________________ I have ADOLP. Attention Deficit- Oooh look puppies! runs off I was walking along one day after a rain storm, and a rainbow appeared, and I was all, "Wow, I love cock!"

19th Mar 2011, 07:59 PM	#10
Z3ni Ec's ADD Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gayish Out Status: My Twin Location: England, Manchester Posts: 3,082 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? "I like your hair" "If I were younger I'd marry you" "Your too much of a nice person" "Your too nice" I don't think I want to be nice......... __________________ Through pain, lies success.

19th Mar 2011, 10:08 PM	#11
GhostDog is Spartacus. Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: MAGICAL. Out Status: The hiiills are aliiive with the sound of muuusic! Location: DFW area, Texas Age: 24 Posts: 2,503 Join Date: Apr 2009	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? Joey has given me many excellent compliments, because he is a sweetheart. =P I have also been told I have really pretty eyes. It makes me grin! Aaaand one particular conversation with a teacher has stuck with me. I said, "Mrs. Metcalf! Guess what! I aced the English portion of the SAT! Perfect score!" And she said, "I'm not surprised." Ehe. =D And usually when I take friends home to meet my family, I get told something like, "Your family is awesome. Seriously, you guys are the best." Kind of a collective thing, I suppose, but I love my family to death and it makes me all warm and fuzzy when people tell me how much they like them. =3 <DORK> AND, in World of Warcraft, back when it was damn hard to be a good feral bear tank and it involved maneuvering the mobs into your cone o' swipe while trying to see around your enormous furry ass in a tiny hallway, frantically tab targeting to stack lacerate enough to keep mob #3 from running off to attack the healer... Not only would I get compliments on my tanking, my guild leader would get compliments for my bear tanking. Aw yeah. </DORK> __________________ <3 Kirah, who may or may not be made of delicious candy (and the lesbians)

19th Mar 2011, 10:18 PM	#13
TraceElement The one and only Full Member Gender: Genderqueer Orientation: Kinsey 4 Out Status: to most people who matter Location: Rochester, NY Age: 23 Posts: 455 Join Date: Jan 2011	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? A coworker said to me "you know I don't say this enough to you. I know that if you are on shift, I know it will be a good shift and everything will get done, and it will just go smoothly. I love working with you because you make shifts easy. You come in, do your work, and make sure the other staff are supported, and you get along with everyone. You also are willing to work 18 hour shifts and come in on your days off, and don't complain. I really do wish we had more people like you here. Thank you." And this is from a coworker who rarely gives compliments, so for her to say that made my day. A manager walked up to me a few weeks ago and said "Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I hope I never see the day you leave, because then we would be fucked." And a few days later, he said "Dang, those overnights are stuggling without you on their shift." __________________ Carpe Diem- Grab life by the balls, one day at a time.

19th Mar 2011, 11:59 PM	#14
thedreamwatch Maximum Ridiculosity Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Kinsey 5. So, pretty gay. Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 1,274 Join Date: Jan 2011	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? "You know, you're stronger than people give you credit for" or "Paige, you are and always have been a beautiful person" or "Look at that, you have the same eyes as Megan Fox!" < this one made me laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaugh so hard. __________________ "I came out laughing, I came out screaming, I came out dancing..." - T&S

20th Mar 2011, 12:01 AM	#15
RaRa We we we so excited Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: A few people Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 21 Posts: 7,439 Join Date: Nov 2008	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? "I wish I had your eyes." That one always makes me feel good. <3 __________________ Do you think about me now and then? Do you think about me now and then? Oh now I'm comin' home again Maybe we can start again

20th Mar 2011, 01:32 AM	#16
Maddy Free Hugs EC Admin Gender: - Orientation: Into girls Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 7,704 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? The queer organisation I work for has a forum, and when one newbie asked how she could convince her mother to let her go to an event. I mentioned that she could get her mother to speak to me or another crew member, and a friend of mine posted "Get your mother to talk to Maddy. Maddy is amazing." About four people posted agreeing and I pretty much grinned my face off. Also, there was an anon post here months ago addressed to me calling me "talented, beautiful and intelligent" and it made my month. __________________ how strange it is to be anything at all [Victor] 2:09 pm: and then halloween happened and I was outside in a skirt.

20th Mar 2011, 02:46 AM	#17
Ben Was Invisible. EC Moderator Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Age: 20 Posts: 3,705 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? I love when people hit on me. That's fun. Sometimes (mostly) it's creepy though. Otherwise, compliments towards me are nice. I don't really have a favourite or best one, because I'm filled with a warm glow each time someone says something for real nice to me : D

20th Mar 2011, 05:32 AM	#18
Helen Empty Closets Mod EC Moderator Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Inconsequential if people know. Location: York, United Kingdom Age: 19 Posts: 2,102 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? "You're WEIRD...in a refreshingly awesome way." __________________ I want a window where I can see a tree, or even water... (....and the lesbians)

20th Mar 2011, 05:35 AM	#19
nate16 Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: close family and some friends Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 118 Join Date: Mar 2010	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? this ones a bit odd, but kinda true. after the drag show someone told me, "you walk in heels better than any girl i know" that made me happy lol xD

20th Mar 2011, 08:04 AM	#20
Lotty Everybody's fool Regular Member Gender: Mostly female Orientation: I've given up on that one. Out Status: I don't hide it. Location: Holland!!!<3 Age: 17 Posts: 460 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: What's the best compliment you've ever received? My sister has been telling me for sixteen years now that I can't sing. So it was kinda strange when we had to sing solo in singing class and one of my friends said: 'Your sister is just jealous.' And when I was fourteen, I was at a swimming pool, and there was a little girl (about 10 years old) with her sister or something (about 17). The little girl slipped but I could catch her before she hit the ground, and we (little girl, sister, and I) started talking. Suddenly we were talking about ages. Little girl: how old are you? Me: how old do you think I am? Little girl: 16/17? Me: laughing I just turned fourteen Little girl's sis: really? I thought you were older, too. About 16. You look so grown up. __________________ .That's myself in the mirror.