I compliment my female friends. And sure, a lot of it has to do with wanting to give them an ego boost. Here's the thing: I like my friends. I want them to feel good about themselves because they're good people (I wouldn't be friends with someone who wasn't).
That said, I don't lie to my friends.
A few things to consider:
1. When a girl compliments another girl, it has a different pretext than when a guy compliments a girl. I can tell a female friend she looks beautiful without really worrying that she'll "take it the wrong way". As such, I think there`s a lower standard for what you consider attractive when looking at someone platonically compared to looking at someone you`re interested in romantically or sexually. A guy might think a girl is cute, but not attractive enough to date or have sex with, so he might refrain from complimenting her so that she doesn't think "Oh, he must like me!"
2. Everyone has different standards for beauty. Even between guys, while you might not think someone is attractive, another guy might---or vice versa. This is probably even more true between guys and girls. We view other women differently than men view women. When a guy looks at a girl, he's more likely to be judging her looks in terms of "Would I date her? or Would I have sex with her?" whereas most straight girls don't see other women in that way. Instead, we might see another woman as attractive because she has good style, nice hair, wears her make-up nicely, has clear skin, carries herself well, has a fit body, etc. It's more in an enviable way rather than a physical or sexual attraction (not necessarily that we're jealous of the way she looks, but in an "I'd like to look like her or I'd be satisfied if I had her features").
3. If a girl is complimenting another girl that she knows (a friend, colleague, whatever), it's not just a one time judgment. Like, you see her over time---so you judge her attractiveness based on her baseline. By that, I mean, I see my friends every day. I know what they look like. If a friend gets a new haircut or wears a pretty dress or something, you notice if she looks better than usual. That's not to say she looked bad before, but more that you've noticed she's changed something or put more effort into her looks and it made a difference. So if I normally see my friend in jeans and a t-shirt with her hair in a ponytail, but we're going out for a night on the town and she has her hair down, make-up, and a hot dress, I'll tell her, "You look gorgeous!" Even if she were "ugly", she might look "beautiful" in comparison to how she normally looks. It's sort of like when a girl tells her boyfriend, "You clean up nice". It doesn't necessarily mean that he looked bad before, but if he shaves and puts on a nice outfit, he might go from "looking good" to "looking great"---so it's a compliment to say that you notice the effort they put into their looks.
I am a female that has females around that I associate with. Either never hang out with, just converse. Or ones that I occasionally hang with because they are in-laws. I personally DO NOT compliment anyone that looks a mess. if I'm asked how they look I will nicely give my honest opinion. I have noticed that most girls compliment and are being completely fake about it...COMPLETELY. others don't compliment because they are a full blow hater and can't handle another woman looking amazing. then on the next occasion the hater dresses exactly like you were dressed..smh. then you have the women who compliment with sincerity. those women do it because they know that not only does the other woman look amazing but she should hear it. why? because women love to hear that they look good. it makes us feel sexy. everyone male or female loves a compliment no matter which topic its on. it is nice to hear every so often. so men if you want to get good sex tell your women she look f***ing hot (wink). genuinely not just for the buns. when ever you get that "damn you look good" let it out. learn from us
lol I'm honest when it comes to complimenting, if a girl ugly then why would I waste my time complimenting? don't you guys do the same shit tho?
Because it's a social necessity, people will like them more because people like to hear positive feedback, and to make their self-esteem boost.
But you've already known that. It could be either of them. Do you know what I really hate? When people compliment girls only if they have makeup on. They will believe that they are "beautiful" or "pretty" only when they have makeup on, and they'll believe they are hideous without it. We are ruining the children's self-esteem without even realizing it...
Just to be nice to each other. No big reason other than it's hard to live up to standards of attraction sometimes, so when they take care of themselves and have good hygiene, they compliment each other as a way of saying they're taking notice.
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It's actually for your own satisfaction, tell white lies, makes you a 'nice' person
It's to be nice. Everyone needs a little ego boost from time to time, and sometimes we do think that someone else is pretty.
They compliment each other because they're hipocrites by nature, women hate each other
you'r a jackass.
cause we're nice
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