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...

I said something like 'how generous of you' and then enjoyed as he started stuttering and stumbling and trying to dig himself out of the massive hole.

'I'm not saying you're ugly. oh god no, you're not ugly. You look nice. it's just I meant like actual models. And obviously you're not tall enough...but beauty is subjective anyway isn't it, I mean...err..'

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My DH clearly panics if a compliment is requested. I've decided not to torture him in this way any more for fear he'll say something we both regret!

My Dh laughed a little bit when my lovely fil said I was a beautiful lassie. Laughed.

One if my Dhs colleagues met me at a work function.
He kept looking at me in a really odd way.
After some time he leant over and said
"The photo of you on xxxx's desk does not do you justice. You are a very handsome woman"
(!)
What does one say to that?
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'you reminded me of the dog today' the first words said to me by my DH on our wedding night when we were finally alone in bed! He did explain this in response to the look on my face.....as my dress was long when I went through a door I spun round so my skirt didn't get caught in the door and our dog circles round and round before settling to sleep. Sweet but still not what u want to hear from the new husband in bed!

I've had some classics from exes :
"you're so cuddly" (and this is when I was my thinnest)
"I do like a girl with a good appetite" (I think this was the same idiot as the one above)
"you don't need to wear makeup for me" (I know, I'm not doing it for you, you imbecile)

From dh this evening whilst trying a new pair of trousers on that did not fit, resulting in his tackle hanging out over the fly.
'Do you boast to your mates about how big my bollocks are?' Says he.
'Errr, no, would you boast to your mates about my boobs?' Whilst doing the face.
'Don't be daft!' Laughs dh, clearly indicating that I've nothing worth boasting about. I'm still very proud of my 34B's though

My DH's response to "do you still love me?" was "well just assume that I do and when I don't I will tell you". Gee, thanks.

New dress - "DH does it look good?" DH "well you don't look like a tramp in it". Ah ok, thanks.

The best he can muster up for a compliment is that whatever I'm wearing looks 'fine'. Unless it looks slightly unconventional and then it's a twisted face and a head shake.

I have no idea how DH and I managed to date each other and eventually get married, I must have been very thick skinned.

I love these! DP is good with compliments so I can't contribute (although these are so funny I kinda wish I could!?).. but my FIL told my MIL when she was sunbathing in a swimming costume "you've lost a bit of weight, you still look like a barrel but a smaller one now"

These inept DH/Ps put me in mind of Mr Cheque please from Goodness Gracious me.

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I'm concerned that my bum is going a bit saggy in my 6th month of pregnancy. I asked OH if he'd noticed. He said 'yeah, weeks ago'. He thought he was being nice by not mentioning it sooner...

goshdarnit I'll put good money on you being a 32D.

Getting ready to leave the house on Friday night with the girls all glammed up and asked DP how I looked - "You look your age!". Cue furious back pedaling and stuttering about how he meant I looked classy and appropriate for 31. Met my friend and she said her husband had said " well you don't look 18!". Bless them they genuinely thought we would appreciate it!