If you’re gorgeous and you know it..

[Dancehalldarling]

.. clap your hands 👏 (no I’m joking.)

Nc for this. Those of you that know you’re good looking, when complimented do you agree/acknowledge you know you’re good looking or do you insist you’re not/reverse the compliment?

do you think it’s unreasonable to outright say “I am absolutely beautiful” or hold yourself in high regard?

I've always looked well when dressed/ made up and have received a lot of compliments from men and women over the years - generally I'll compliment in return and say thank you. In my scruffs I'd say I'm just okay looking.
I'm 60 but now have aged pretty well. Im tall with good bone structure, have subtle botox and have looked after my skin well. - I was recently at a multi generational party and a lovely 20 something year old woman i didn't know stopped me and told me I was very beautiful. I said thank you how lovely! It's pretty much made my year. Smiling just thinking about it 😀

@Dancehalldarling I can relate, I find compliments of any sort awkward, I never know how to respond. I also feel that just saying thanks could come across as though you really think you are gorgeous. If someone gave me a compliment on my looks, I'd kinda brush it off, aww thanks, so do you, or your hair looks amazing and try and deflect the attention away from me. I appreciate the comments of course, but I just find them awkward. I've embraced a much simpler lifestyle now I WFH so I don't get many comments on my looks anymore, but TBH I prefer it this way.

Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. And, it changes depending on what the media is portraying as beautiful.

I'm not ordinary or plain looking and have unusual features. I'm also short and a typical Latina shape.

I have confidence in who I am as a person. I have often been complimented. I just say thank you or make an appropriate joke to deflect depending on the situation.

Best compliment I've ever had, though, was some random on my commute. He just asked if I didn't mind him saying, but he thought my confidence and they way I held myself were the sexiest thing he ever saw. I blushed fucking hard! He said bye and hopped on his train. I was left speechless. That doesn't happen often!

I don't necessarily think I'm great looking. Some days better than others. But if and when complimented on appearance I'll say something like "Thankyou! That's such a lovely thing to say"

Agree so much.

I don't think I'm "a stunner" but I'm told I am. If other women compliment me, I say something like "thanks, I'm nothing special". But if a man does it, it's different. I've learnt never to smile in response because men auto think they've "scored" if I do. I either say "OK thanks" and move on or if they're a creep I'm in the habit now of saying "I know I am" and loving the fact that they hate me thinking I look OK!

Someone complimented my hair on the weekend, I'm a fat, 50yr old but I do have good hair 🤣 I thanked them as it's a lovely thing to be told, and it made my day

No, we really wouldn’t

predominately English ? I have never thought that in all the years I’ve used it. Predominantly British, yes.

People used to say it about my youngest one all the time, and say she should be a model and I would reply ‘no modelling agency in the world has enough sedative to keep her still long enough to take a decent photo of that one’ or something similar. Because it was true, but also a bit deflective of an awkward conversation.

OP you sound a little smug.

I’m not but my DD is genetically blessed and she’s quite embarrassed about it. She’s only 16, but is incredibly shy. She’s got beauty and brains too, I’d have killed for that! She has little confidence in herself which is a shame

I go for option b and just say: “ yes I really am beautiful,” Sometimes I add,”I’m not sure I’ve ever felt outdone in that regard.”

i just say thank god for make up!

I think you’ll find there’s quite a few Scottish, Irish and Welsh people on here as well as others from different countries. What a stupid comment.

Back to the OP. I normally answer “thank you”. It’s normally my hair or my figure that get complimented on these days. I didn’t like compliments when I was younger and tended just to smile.

And the question is disingenuous. As if anyone says “yes I am absolutely beautiful.”

You can simply say an unadorned “thank you” and move on.

I’ve got the feeling your post was worded to elicit endorsement of the “ oh don’t be so silly, no- not really … but what makes you say that/please keep insisting cos I’m loving it” charade?