How often are you complimented on your looks

I'm probably a 5 but I don't think my physical appearance has ever been complimented by a stranger.

Please don't rate yourself on some fictional entirely subjective 'scale'. That is something nasty teenage boys do to girls. Don't do it to yourself as a woman, you are worth so much more.

Oh it's going now, but it used to be quite often. More men then women and not everyone. I was clearly a type! Twenty years on, I didn't realise how pretty I was. Hahaha.

Yes, all the time in my 20s and 30s but I don’t go much further than the supermarket now and I never ever wear makeup or do my hair now. I once had a guy get my bag down for me after a long haul flight and ask to take me for a drink during the layover.

About once a week, but I get a mix of males and females.
I accept the compliments graciously but inside I always feel a bit odd, like imposter syndrome lol.

Daily. <dramatic sigh>

Seriously, please never "rank" yourself as a number op, it's misogynistic crap and terrible for self esteem to boot. Some people are more attractive to more people than others are that's life, but to the people who matter you'll be beautiful and so many other things too 😊

I get compliments on my hair and clothes fairly regularly, which is nice considering that I do try and make an effort, but I doubt anyone has noticed my looks other than dh since I was in my twenties. I certainly don’t recall any comments, either good or bad.

Only about my hair colour or eye colour or my glasses

The only people who compliment me on my looks are my mother’s elderly friends. I have the awful feeling they do this because my mother tells anyone who will listen that I was an unbearably awkward teenager with horrible acne and what a miracle it is that I grew out of it. I’m nearly 50 now! 😂

I think I look fine. I long ago made peace with my ugly duckling years and don’t need a bunch of old ladies fretting about my self-esteem.

TBF, never been told by anyone I'm beautiful - but I'm not.
Short, fat and 60+, I'm frequently (around once a week) stopped by strangers and told my hair looks amazing, occasionally other compliments. If that's on a day when I'm feeling down or grouchy, that can be a real lift.

Never by strangers.
people I know might compliment what I’m wearing or often my hair (since I’ve stopped dying it & have gone grey!).

but I’m massively obese and never wear make up so I’m not really giving out an attractive vibe.

@FacingDivorceButSad Same.. I went from being a little girl where older men felt like fatherly figures and a comfort, to being about 12 and getting insidious stares and beeps from lorries and vans and it took away my innocent view of the world.

Daily.

Slow day on Reddit, was it?

Never. I am the type that everyone over look, it is like I don't exist.

Yea it was grim and one of many things that made me realise how vile men can be

Never, not since I was a teen when a man stopped me in the street and told me I was beautiful, I later saw the same man in the news convicted as a serial rapist.

Yuck 🤢

As a teenager I was always told I had beautiful eyes by adult men 😬but as a mid 30s adult never

I get fairly frequent compliments on my hair from women and sometimes men.
It's very long and ginger.
Makes me feel good :)

I was stopped by a man a couple of weeks ago who said, "Fucking Hell. You're gorgeous."

I'm 49. But it was about 2pm and he was drunk on the street so not sure that counts! 😅

Never in all my 56 years. Unlikely to start now!

By people I've just met? Never! To be honest, I'd find it a bit odd if I was introduced to someone and they immediately said "Oh you're rather attractive".
I occasionally get complimented on my looks by close friends and family members. To me that means a lot because I think it's not only about my appearance but me as a person or how they see me too.
I remember my mum once saying to me "You are so beautiful". At the time I was a rather chubby, spotty teenager but I could tell from from the way she said it that it was all about how she saw me and how much she loved me. It made me feel all warm inside. So much more meaningful than a random stranger telling me I look nice.

Well actually I agree with you that being in a relationship is not the only way to have a good life. People can and do have fulfilled and happy lives without a relationship.
I still think it's harsh on the poster to assume she thinks looks are for "bagging" a man. I think the assumption she is digging at is that if you are perceived as really good looking you get lots of offers and therefore more likely to find someone with good relationship qualities. She is saying this isn't necessarily the case.

To quote a PP: I am a magnet for a certain type of man

A complete stranger once walked into my work office, looked me up and down and said "holy fuck" I was not impressed

Another (on site) said "I think you're gorgeous"

I call it submarine syndrome. I work in a male dominated field and I think I'm the only female these men see

I'm alright looking, 5ft and 7.5st and I'm reasonably young at 33 but I am definitely not "holy fuck" material. Knob

Probably 2-4 times a year, plus maybe the same again specifically for my hair. Usually gay guys or women though!