Like TheDigitalSaint said, as long as the compliment is sincere, we'll love it. If we get the vibe that you're not sincere, we'll think that you're mocking us or just being an a-hole in general. And sometimes, you may honestly be sincere in giving a compliment, but the girl takes it the wrong way. This doesn't happen a lot, because most girls I know love compliments, but when this happens, it's because of the girl, not you. She's probably just not used to getting sincere compliments.
You don't necessarily have to be interested in a girl to compliment her. But if you are, this is a great way to get her attention. If a guy doesn't really stand out (if he isn't drop dead gorgeous, if he doesn't draw a lot of attention to himself through clothes, demeanor, etc., if he's just your average guy), I don't look twice at him until he says something to me. If the first thing he says to me is a compliment, then bonus points for him. Remember when your parents told you first impressions are crucial? Yeah, that's true.
I appreciate compliments on nearly everything, from appearance to work to personality.
Now, when you compliment a girl on her appearance, make sure you don't go into so much detail that you sound gay. Unless you are, or you want her to think you are. Also, never try to compliment a girl on how big her boobs are or how nice her ass is. That's more really degrading than complimentary.
Compliments on work are pretty easy. "You got an A on that essay? Wow, good job!" or "You did an amazing job on that presentation today" usually work. She'll feel proud of what she's done and so on and so forth.
If you don't know her, then obviously, compliments on personality aren't going to sound sincere. More likely than not, she'll end up wondering how you know her well enough to compliment her compassion/determination/other personality trait. This may very well backfire and make you seem stalker-ish. If you do know her well enough to judge her personality, then feel free to compliment it. "It's great that you're so feisty, you don't let anyone take advantage of you" and "You're patience and kindness amaze me. I don't know how you do it" are good examples. If it's not really a good personality trait, then don't try to compliment her on it. Complimenting someone on being ignorant, for example, would be tactless and stupid.
Getting a sincere compliment, especially from someone I don't know, would put a smile on my face. It also has the power to turn my entire day around, if I'm having a bad day.
it totally depends on the way you ask. if it seems like you're trying to get *somewhere* with her, than it will come off creepy and sleezy.
But if you say something genuinely, without looking like you're expecting something back from her, then it's great. Once this guy in a toll booth was talking to the girl working it, and he double looked at me and smiled. I expected him to say something obnoxious (based on past experience), but instead he said "you have very pretty eyes" and left it at that. I really appreciated the politeness of it, without him expecting me to want him or something.
Also, many girls can read body language so we'll be able to tell if men are hitting on us or not (usually).
I think everyone enjoys getting compliments, whether it is from a friend or someone more serious. I like it when my friends say that I look nice in green or ask if I have had a hair cut.
What I don't like is when you go out to a club/bar/pub and get gropped by random guys. I don't take that as a compliment.
As long as the complement is sincere and genuine, most girls like the confidence boost. Now, if the guy is "creepy" (don't ask me to define what "creepy" is, as it varies a lot from girl to girl, who knows what they are thinking?!?!) then it might backfire. Still, by and large, girls like a fair amount of complements. If they are too over the top or too frequent, it will come across as fake. Simple, thoughtful and original complements work great.
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Yes, I love it when that happens. I'll be in line waiting for something and a guy will be like, woah your shoes are so cool! Yeah it makes my day sometimes. I don't think you have to be interested in a girl to give her a compliment.
Well, guys give me compliments just to pull my legs ! So, I never take them seriously. But if they come from those who I don't know,then it won't be well received !
Yeah we like it. No they don't have to be interested in us. Any compliment is nice. No, generally it doesn't make my day.
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