Guys, are you attracted or just being friendly if you compliment a woman’s outfit in public?

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molonski2 · Accepted Answer

I used to compliment quite often , not always in an attracted sense , but often it was.. now I'm held back by both my age and what may be considered political correctness..
So there is a thing " I appreciate only a compliment from..." Which is indirectly making it sexual.

However , I do receive compliments on attire regularly and I always take them as they were meant.

madhatters4 · Accepted Answer

could be either

i think the important part to consider is the person's behavior in general. do the compliment people generally on their clothing or does it seem more specific to certain people. i tend to compliment a person if i think their style, outfit or something the intended to do suits them regardless whether my feelings are romantic or platonic

DuSith · Answer

Honestly? If I comment on her outfit, she's getting it right. I think "killing it" is a term used today. I may be attracted to her, sure. But, I also think her style and taste needs to be mentioned. It's old fashioned, I know, but most don't know how to dress today.

Anonymous · Answer

This could go either way. Men don’t compliment women a lot these days on their clothes cause they don’t want to be accused of something. But it used to be a norm back in the day. I will tell a female I like her outfit or something like that, because I really do, not cause I’m trying to hit on her.

Kabluie · Answer

Friendly. I get a lot of compliments on outfits I wear regularly because I dress across the gender spectrum. I wore a Kingdom Hearts black overall with character designs on them this weekend and some random ladies complimented me, one was wearing overalls. Attracted could occur if it was some convention or concert kind of ordeal and maybe we talked more. But the casual ones just shopping wise, just friendly ordeals.

Anonymous · Answer

It will usually be because I'm attracted to her, but the other day I told a woman I liked her zelda hoodie because I genuinely liked her hoodie.

BobbieBoy666 · Answer

No Because in the workplace, I'm afraid to compliment they might take it the wrong way with coworkers and customers, but I do get compliments on my outfits from customers though when I wear them. And I have a pink outfit to die for. 💕

TediumIsTheWorstPain · Answer

We might compliment a girl's outfit just to say something, if we don't have anything else to talk about.

Or we might compliment a girl's outfit because we're desperate to start a conversation with her.

Or we might compliment a woman's outfit because she's wearing something unusual, and we want to know what possessed her to leave the house looking like that.

Guys, or anyway straight guys, don't generally care about clothes that much.

Lliam · Answer

It could be either or.
I have complemented women, especially coworkers, on their outfits even if I wasn't interested in them romantically.
But I have also flirted with girls by complimenting their outfits.

RavVid · Answer

I might just think she is dressed attractively and it is worthy of compliment. I am honest in my compliments except I am not so likely to say great cameltoe.

live2dance25 · Answer

Just being friendly unless I tell her she’s really attractive. And not just in looks, I mean her personality.

MrChinaski · Answer

Being friendly/showing appreciation. Aren't we meant to neg women we are attracted to? Somebody said that, once, Apparently compliments are weak game, they say. All very confusing...

Finchie40 · Answer

It could be both or it could just be a compliment , so it’s hard to say what someone else’s’ intentions are

deaddude7734 · Answer

I usually only talk to a woman in public if I am attracted to her... if I compliment her outfit in public, it is ONLY because I am extremely attracted to her (this does not happen very often)...

genericname85 · Answer

could be both. for me it depends on the context. in a professional environment it's exclusively being friendly. outside of that, it could be flirting.

Anonymous · Answer

I can't speak for every guy, but yeah. But if she's just going to make it weird then n/m. You can almost always tell immediately if she just took the compliment. Or if she thinks you're implying something.

LuciusTheOdd · Answer

I mean, it could go either way, It depends on how you complement them

OneViewpoint · Answer

Could be either. It depends on a lot of subjective variables.

Shy-boy53 · Answer

Personally I hope I’m just being friendly and nice. If I think you look great in something then I will always compliment them

Joe917 · Answer

Maybe this was weird, but there is a girl i know who works at the Walmart i frequent. The other day I noticed she had colored her hair, and I said it looks nice. I'm not attracted to her. I was just being friendly.

Anonymous · Answer

I would only do it if I was attracted, because she might feel that was my intention regardless.

Likes2drive · Answer

Usually because I’m attracted to them, or I generally like what they’re wearing but most times it’s because I am attracted to them

Alex-Snow · Answer

I'm just being friendly but some interpret it as hitting on them.

RingOfFire · Answer

Lets just say I wouldn't do that with a woman I don't find attractive.

Jersey2 · Answer

We think, that’s a nice outfit, I will tell her.  That’s it. We are simple.

CuriousMufuxka · Answer

I'm always trying to hit it! There was this Gilf the other day.. Really tho just friendly. I save flirtation for women I actually know.

Xoirwinkan · Answer

If he's a really friendly type that's outgoing it could be either but if he's less so it's more likely to be a subtle flirt.

blackeagle007 · Answer

Attracted. Sorry but I need motivation to compliment lol. Although it’s very rare I give those. Don’t want back lash

Snowman84 · Answer

There shouldn’t be anything inherently wrong with giving a compliment to a woman

Hopeless30 · Answer

Just a friendly compliments

236color · Answer

Could be either or both.

worldscolide · Answer

Just giving a compliment.

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