What's the loveliest thing that anyone has ever said to you and it really registered?

My DH told me last week, that I was the best example of 'pay it forward' that he's ever met.

would you like a cuppa.. i was well chuffed. (im a builder)

When I was 17yo twenty years ago, yikes! and preparing for university interviews, my form tutor told me that I have a beautiful smile and that I should smile more, and make sure to smile in my interviews, as well as in life in general. (To be fair, I was a vair serious/introverted teen.)

I still remember that today. My DCs have my smile, and have been trying to tell DD every day that she has a beautiful smile (which she does).

I have had some lovely compliments over the years. One I just remembered from this thread, when I was severely depressed, a boyfriend asked me how I felt:
Me: 'Like a stone'
He: 'Well, a very, very pretty stone then'.

And a colleague once told me I was like an onion, with lots and lots of layers - a very interesting person. I liked that because it was a nice way of complimenting someone who is very private actually (about myself).

My friends 6 year old was told my her mum and dad to draw a pic of me and oh when we were visiting. The little girl said 'whenever you draw twinklestar you have to draw a big smile'.

:D

Fellow school mum asked if I was going to have a fourth baby soon because our family was always lovely and calm and happy and we looked like we should have another one. This was reiterated by the midwife of the 3rd dc too but dh doesn't agree
Boss also said I was a good mum coz my kiddies actually want to spend time with me.

THis happened years ago I was living in New York where life is very polarised and I was at the southern end of the pole. (Skint, not getting where I wanted to in my career, etc)

I was walking along a side street in the same clothes I wore every day and an elderly doorman, wearing full regalia including top hat, said to me in an Eastern European voice "such a pretty face". Just that. It made me feel good because I had so little sense of self. I know this is shallow but it stuck with me.

Also it's nice to see this written down because when I caught sight of myself in the mirror this morning (without meaning to iyswim) I nearly jumped away in fright I looked soooo haggard.

Had just got ready to go out with DH for a meal & DS (2.10 at the time) said to me " ooh mummy you look like a princess" ... I really didn't! but it melted my heart anyway.

Between about 5 and 15 I was pretty overweight, can still remember the comments from other kids 'my mummy says you don't need any more dessert because you're fat'. Skip a year, now a size 12, new top, new jeans and en route to a disco ( I am that old) when guy me and my girlfriends had hung out with a loads the year before stopped me and asked me 'who are you, how do you know Claire?......he literally did not recognise me.....

My friend told me that herself and her dp were thinking about having kids and her partner had said they must have me over more often as I am "the best mum in the world"
I also had a resident in the nursing home i work in refer to me as her angel whenever I was on duty. I loved that, she was my favourite patient ever :)

Oh apple thank you for posting that. I am in that exact situation,feeling like that, & not quite at the happy ending. But we are getting there. Have v moist eyes :)

Just a simple one.

I was walking down a very busy street in a town where I live wearing DD1 in a moby sling. I was nuzzling her head and cuddling as I walked throughthe throngs of people on the pavements.

An old man just walked up to me and said "Now that is a beautiful sight"

Can't compete with most of these. However, ds1 did once tell me that I was even more beautiful than the big ant he'd just seen in the garden ...

An ex who also called me his "butterfly" everyday for the whole time we dated. Will never forget that

This thread makes me determined to tell more people the nice things about them..my best comments are
FromDH : We were having meal with friends and I was talking when he said "sorry to interrupt darling but I just have to tell you how healthy and glowing you look" Everybody was gobsmacked.
From niece aged 7 whose parents had just split up: Auntie P , your my mummy now...I was 18 at the time..
from a male colleague : I just had to tell you that I heard all the team discussing what fantastic skin you have
and finally I always choke whenevr my 2grown up step daughters refer to me and their Dad as "their parents". ..their Mum is still alive and they get on well so it's as if they just see me as an extension which is lovely.

"If I was single I'd take you on" This said to me by a builder today who is doing double glazing after I said I am not dating anymore!
Its his birthday on Friday and he jested on about how a cake would be nice from me and the kids. Cant work out whether he was joking or not. But that made my day though.

Dh met an ex pupil of mine from my 1st year of teaching. She is now head of faculty in the subject I taught her, but what made me most proud is that when she married she didn't change her name because I hadn't! I couldn't believe someone had made such a personal decision because of me.

Most of the kids where we work don't know dh and I are married and when dh mentioned it to a lovely 6th former last week she said 'But she's really pretty!'-cheered me up!

A colleague once told me I was "pure gold" - mind you, this was the day I left so it may have just been relief on his part..
Another colleague said I looked like a "goddess" when walking in bright sunshine.
Damn, why didn't I marry one of them?!

Last night DH whispered those 3 little words that I longed to hear..........."Here's the remote"

I've always though of my eyes as a rather dull grey. I was on a liveaboard dive trip in the red sea One gorgeous day with amazing sea, as the group were kitting up to go diving. One of the other women turned to me and said 'Wow, your eyes are the same colour as the water. They're amazing'.

When I told my dad I'd fallen in love with woman (i was sobbing in a coffee shop and couldn't get my words out) he said, with such feeling, 'oh, my darling. Is that all you've got to tell me? I'm so very happy for you, you're the best daughter anyone could ask for.'

Can't think about it without crying.

Perchance 'You are the sunshine' - OMG that's just gorgy beyond words And GreenFolder - what a frickin testimonial to you is that? Would BATHE in that if I were you x

On less profound note (& day before my then 6 weekly Toni & Guy top-up), same DS1 aged 5 was standing on my bed cuddling me as I stood on the floor so he was a WEENY bit higher than me. And he said: "Mummy, you have such BEAUTIFUL golden hair.... apart from that dark stripe down the middle"

Out of the mouthes of babes huh?

DS1 (21 last Dec) & who has been through a lot (understatement) sent me a text last Oct. It said:

Random, but thank you for raising me with self-esteem and respect - randomly thinking about it and so many gay people would have caved under it, but I never did! Thankyou xxxx

I cried and cried and cried and cried.