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What’s the most random compliment you’ve ever received?

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K8Davidson · 28/05/2025 18:57

I was having blood test yesterday and the phlebotomist said I had excellent veins. I’m not sure what makes veins excellent, but I was glad to hear it!

What’s the most random compliment you’ve ever received?

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MsAnnThropic · 29/05/2025 01:14

"what a beautiful little uterus"... From the sonogropher at my first baby scan... No one said that by baby number 4!!

MrBlobbyScaresMe · 29/05/2025 01:13

SuperGinger · 28/05/2025 21:02

My brother told me my nipples were a good shape for breast feeding. Ughh wrong on do many levels, I felt like a cow

*I had just had DC1 and apparently my SIL had lots of problems breast feeding.

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How would he know? 😷

TomatoSandwiches · 29/05/2025 01:08

My cervix and veins are shy buggers unfortunately but I've been told more than a few times I'm the person they want around when shit hits the fan.

steff13 · 29/05/2025 00:54

The dental assistant told me I'm a good salivator. I don't know if she meant it as a compliment, but I took it as one.

trainedopossum · 29/05/2025 00:35

Someone was chatting with me and my mum about our heritage. He said to her, ‘Yes I can see that you’re of xyz extraction but where is her (my) father from? She (me) has Viking in her!’
The conversation moved on and I’ll never know what he meant.

rosemarble · 29/05/2025 00:16

“You’re quite nice, actually”

VoodooQualities · 29/05/2025 00:08

Not random exactly but best and most memorable. TMI warning!

Very early on in our relationship I was having sex with my now-husband and he stopped, looked at me and told me I had the most beautiful eyes. I don't think my heart has ever beaten faster!!!

Finteq · 29/05/2025 00:07

"Wow, you're English is really good! You've got no accent and I can understand what you're saying!"

🙄

GreatestExpectations · 29/05/2025 00:07

A (much older) male colleague recently told me he “really admired how I do myself up” Still absolutely no idea how to take that…

Nevernottrying · 28/05/2025 23:54

Said by the gorgeous specialist , after my breast biopsy, You have young breasts ! The silver lining on a grim day. I was just on 50 and felt very flattered.

DiscoDown18 · 28/05/2025 23:48

smileymylie25 · 28/05/2025 19:39

That I have a textbook cervix….whatever that means 😂

I was told the same when I had a colposcopy - it was beautifully circular apparently 🤣

FrodoBiggins · 28/05/2025 23:45

Carrie76 · 28/05/2025 23:44

I was told if I put a paper bag over my head I could be a page 3 model as I had such great boobs. It was quickly followed up with, “I said paper bag as I presume you wouldn’t want people knowing it was you” hmmmm

Ha ha good save

Carrie76 · 28/05/2025 23:44

I was told if I put a paper bag over my head I could be a page 3 model as I had such great boobs. It was quickly followed up with, “I said paper bag as I presume you wouldn’t want people knowing it was you” hmmmm

Thepollonator · 28/05/2025 23:41

Favouritefruits · 28/05/2025 19:17

Lucky you! My veins always have doctors/nurses uttering under their breath 😂

weirdest compliment I’ve ever had was how I was a ‘good pusher’ during the birth of my first son!

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I Was told I "was made for babies" when I was giving birth.

FrodoBiggins · 28/05/2025 23:36

A really sweet, really old lady, on a train in France the other week said I was "très petite mais très forte!" (and then clapped her hands together ha!) I'm neither particularly small nor strong but must have impressed her by ragging her suitcase down those perilous double decker train stairs because I thought it she did it herself we may witness a tumble.

IcyPlumOtter · 28/05/2025 23:32

At a medical examine for a new job in outback Australia...

Handsome Indian Doctor: You will not fit in around here.
Me: Why?
Dr: You're slender and well dressed.

mrlistersgelfbride · 28/05/2025 23:31

In a yoga class ..."you have very open hips, come up and show the rest of the group" 😳

JaneJeffer · 28/05/2025 23:30

I have beautiful ovaries apparently (although I think they are probably all shrivelled up now Sad)

CoubousAndTourmalet · 28/05/2025 23:27

Being told by a Greek homoeopathic doctor when I was about 35, "you really don't have a modern face at all, you have a very classical look..."

Mumof2amazingasdkiddos · 28/05/2025 23:20

I have to go for a blood test and a swab tomorrow, I don't know whether to feel special or normal now if I'm told I have lovely veins/cervix (or disappointed if nothing is mentioned!)

neilyoungismyhero · 28/05/2025 23:10

I was once told by an employee his mum had complimented me on my nice speaking voice.

Sideshowbobhair · 28/05/2025 23:08

In my early twenties I went out with a guy who's whole family were olive skinned/dark haired.
In comparison, I'm very pale with strawberry blond hair. Sat with his family for Sunday lunch, his Mum pipes up that it was lovely to have someone there with different colouring as I was just like 'one of those lovely golden cocker spaniels.'

Marchitectmummy · 28/05/2025 23:01

While reading a book on a bus an older man came over to tell me I had the perfect posture when reading and asked who taught me to sit correctly. He went into a fair amount of detail about the topic

FormerlySpeckledyHen · 28/05/2025 22:55

At 17 my driving instructor said that drove like a bloke, which I took as a compliment. I still do 50 years later!

AmyDudley · 28/05/2025 22:54

'You have eyes like a special cat' said to me by a hairdresser. I think it was supposed to be a compliment, my children still sometimes refer to me as a special cat Grin