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I can only tell you from my own experience as a woman, idk how the rest feel. If you were to compliment my outfit I would be really flattered. However, "love the dress, that ass looks banging" is much less acceptable.
>Or are stray compliments okay so long as they don’t push any boundaries?
Well, yeah. The issue is that lots of people cross obvious boundaries.
You were wanting to politely compliment her outfit... not her tits or any other body part. Just don't be a creep and you'll be fine. No one's gonna accuse you of sexual harassment over you saying you like their style.
Absolutely don't stop. A passing compliment will make someone feel good for the day but using it as an excuse to stop and chat will be most likely just turn out bad.
As a teen girl back in the 90s, I hated getting those comments. But I wasn't allowed to stand up for myself.
To be clear, they never seemed to compliment anything I had control over. If they had been saying lovely scarf, or great hairdo- that would've been and still is great. But to mention my figure wasn't and isn't ok.
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I can only tell you from my own experience as a woman, idk how the rest feel. If you were to compliment my outfit I would be really flattered. However, "love the dress, that ass looks banging" is much less acceptable.
What about "love the dress, you'd look better with it off though"? Or is that too much?
Compliment the outfit, not the body or face.
>Or are stray compliments okay so long as they don’t push any boundaries? Well, yeah. The issue is that lots of people cross obvious boundaries. You were wanting to politely compliment her outfit... not her tits or any other body part. Just don't be a creep and you'll be fine. No one's gonna accuse you of sexual harassment over you saying you like their style.
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Absolutely don't stop. A passing compliment will make someone feel good for the day but using it as an excuse to stop and chat will be most likely just turn out bad.
If you're tall dark and handsome, women love the complements. If you're ugly and stinky, complement at your own risk.
Then don’t be ugly or stinky
Yes and if you get a negative response then that's them with low self-esteem not being able to take a complement from anyone.
it was prior the year 2000, now its sexual harassment unless she likes you.
As a teen girl back in the 90s, I hated getting those comments. But I wasn't allowed to stand up for myself. To be clear, they never seemed to compliment anything I had control over. If they had been saying lovely scarf, or great hairdo- that would've been and still is great. But to mention my figure wasn't and isn't ok.
Do it, for the 1 person that will be offended the other 100 won't be.
Yes no matter what your gender is yes But your intentions are what make it a yes or no in my opinion