DH just referred to me as "an attractive lady"

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This was his response to my whinge observation that he never pays me a compliment (after being freaked by someone commenting that pictures of my younger self look like a completely different person).

AIBU to think is this a bit weird and creepy? And def NOT a stealth boast...

God, did he make you a fruit-based drink?

I think it sounds like a man trying to say the right thing under pressure and getting it hopelessly wrong

So I think YABU.

Exactly.

No, he did make me a cup of tea though.

He thinks his chat is fine.

He's 40 ffs.

It would seem he meant well and was trying to pay you a compliment........do you happen to like kittens and kites and shit?!

My ex always said this.... once he said "there are attractive women and pretty women ....you Scoop are attractive"

I'm not really sure if it was a compliment or not ....

Oh bless him,he's trying.
After over 20 years together,the best my dh can come up with is 'very smart' on the rare occasion we go out.
Whoopee ThatBloodyMan.
Cheers for that

My OH of nearly two years recently saw some old photos of me. He said, 'Wow you were gorgeous!'

As the tumbleweed rolled across the room, and oceans froze and remelted, he added 'and of course you still are'.

ah, poor boys not having to compliment their DWs anymore

i am not going to pose the question to DH, i daren't guess the result

Haha don't knock it. The best I've had is "you look nice" some men are crap at compliments aren't they! :)

Did he click his fingers and point?
Extra marks if he winked at the same time.

Is his name Alan Partridge?

Reminds me of a friend who was having a very expensive fab do at a lovely venue for her 40th. Black tie dinner for 40 people. We (her mates) all got into the spirit of things and had gowns made for the occasion, all bespoke, loads of fun going for fittings etc.

When she came down on the evening of the party dressed in her gorgeous new dress, hair and makeup professionally done her husband said "ohbyou do look smart" . That went down like a shit sandwich.

He's mildly in the huff now, I told him about this thread. I know he still thinks his chat is fine.

Tell him he still owes you a fruit-based drink and a Lesley Phillips 'Well hellllloooooow.'

DH just referred to me as a 'grumpy witch' That's what two nights without sleep because of a poorly 8 week old DS has turned me into. He was giving me a cuddle as he said it.

This is all better than DH.

I am wearing vests at the moment as bfing. I bemoaned the fact that they really are old man gear.

"Yes," he said absently, "they suit you."

Thanks a fucking bunch

Some time ago and a week after a fairly nasty operation I was dressed up to go out to dinner as a 'cheer up' from DH. "How do I look?" I said
"Not as dreadful as earlier" came the reply. It was some time before he was able to eat solids again

I once described DW as "cute as a snoring dormouse".

This was received...thoughtfully.

Sometimes it's easier to just say, 'Do I look like shit?' and hopefully get told No.

At least he didn't say you remind him of a Russian shot putter

To be fair, I did tell OH he looked like he'd been sleeping under the viaduct last week. I think he was going for the craggy look.

I once said: "my bum is huge!"
He responds: "Yes and I LOVE it!"

Also: "I love your big thighs.."

He couldn't understand my face>> but then it made me

Sleeping under a viaduct - brilliant

The greatest compliment DH could muster early on was, "you don't annoy me." He's a work in progress.