What is the nicest thing someone has ever said to you?

[LeeCallaghan]

A woman called me lovely once , that's pretty nice

And when my 3yo niece told me I was her best friend ❤️

Also, do lovely 7 yo dd's count? Mine whispers in my ear every night "I love you more than anything in the world mummy".

She whispers so that her toys won't hear and be upset

I was at a conference in Mid-West America and one of the lovely ladies, who must have been well over 70 and waiting the tables told me I was 'A really attractive woman,' amongst some other nice compliments. It was really lovely and not something I'm used to hearing.

Not used!*

A work mate thanked me for 'letting him be inspired by me'

My friend said she'd never met anyone else with such a talent for turning ppl into friends if I wanted to

Another workmates called me a 'force of nature'

My husband called me an amazing woman

Wow I feel much better about myself now, thanks OP!

I always felt/feel a bit silly sometimes when I realised I'm a bit too smiley 24/7, it's like resting bitch face but the opposite

I struck up conversation with the gentleman next to me in the line at Asda Pharmacy a few years back. I was in my teens. I looked and came across as quite a bit older, often got mistaken for late twenties.

We didn't talk about much, just it being ' a bit too chilly for my toes outside' and the wait to collect prescription.

He didn't look me in the eye but said when he left "I was going to end it today, I don't think I will now Sophie. Take care"

Still gives me chills to this day

A year ago when I tried on a dress (I never wear dresses and I've gained a lot of weight since children so don't think much of myself).
i turned and asked my 4 year old "does it make me look pretty" He said no mummy YOU are pretty and also the prettiEST all the time.

My mum died of cancer when I was 23 and me and my dad cared for her at home for the last six months. It was really tough at times - chemo, vomit, bedsores, the works, and at times I didn't think I was doing a good job. The day before she died she told me she couldn't have wished for a better daughter, how proud she was of me, and I was going to be just fine after she'd gone. Miss her like hell, but I think she'd be happy with how I've turned out 22 years later.

Someone once told me I was wise, and that I gave good advice whilst also making people feel good about themselves.

Also that i make an amazing curry and a decent mojito. These were different people. I'll accept both :)

I have a history of depression and anxiety, and had to take a few weeks off work tail end of last year. I was speaking with a colleague I don't know at all well just before Christmas, and he had commented that it was good to see me back. I try to be very open about my mental health so I briefly made reference to why I'd been off. He asked if he could ask me a question, which lead to a conversation about my experiences etc. When he realised I was alone for Christmas, I had to reassure him that I made that choice, and preferred it way. He said 'Fair enough, but please don't do anything silly. Please know, you really matter'

A friend’s husband once told me that when I walk into a room I’m “like a moment of happiness”. It doesn’t really make sense but I thought it was very sweet and complimentary nonetheless!

I sat with a woman who went into labour after a bus crash we were both in. We were waiting for the ambulance and I was trying to calm her. We became friends and kept in touch despite living in different countries. She said I inspired her to become a doula

A friend said she sometimes looks at my 15yo who has Asperger's, and wonders what he would be like if he had grown up with parents who hadn't worked so hard to help him understand and overcome his difficulties, whether he would be so confident and have a group of close-knit friends and be so happy.

It's probably bollocks. DS1 is who he is and he's awesome. But it was really lovely of her to say it.

An elderly gentleman on a bus once said ds then 5 was a credit to me and I was a wonderful mum.
I was a youngish mum and i always felt like i was doing a shitty job. Made my day and I still remember it. Ds is now13.

I'm loving this thread and it's making me very teary 🙈

When I was 16, I went to a 6th form college that was close to being a drama school and was full of overwhelmingly confident people. I knew immediately that I didn't fit in/belong and had no place being there.

However, I had signed up to be a theatre studies student and so spent my first term being terrified of my teacher and the rest of the class. At the end of the first term, we each had 1:1 meetings with the teacher and he said to me "I see you Melminiani, and the potential you have. And this time next year, the rest of the class will see you too, and they will listen to you and respect you". It was the first time a teacher had ever told me that they believed in me and it was a moment I return to countless times when I'm feeling unseen and full of self doubt.

And in my last school report, he said I was the most improved student he'd ever seen at the school. He was the most challenging teacher I've ever met, but I feel I owe him so much.

My DS is always saying lovely things to me and when he was 6 or so he wrote an A4 page on how much he loved me, how I was the loveliest Mummy in the world, the most beautiful Mummy etc. Always telling me he loves me more than anything in the world and I am his princess. He told DH that I am perfect and that the only man Mummy needs in her life is him.

DH said when we met it was like all the stars in the sky had come down and gone into his heart and he had never felt so in love with anyone else.

Quite a few people have called me an amazing mum, that always sticks with me.

OH told me when he saw me on our first date I was the most beautiful woman he'd ever met. Thought that was a bit cute!

Someone whose opinion I value very highly said I am kind. I've never thought about this particularly, but they were most insistent, and I realised how much it meant to me.

Somebody I admire very much said that everything I do is phenomenal, and that everyone likes me.

I'll die with your name on my lips. Said to me by my father two months before his sudden death.

My niece (when she was about 3) said to me.
You have my favourite face.

LAst year my best friend of 28 years told me she didn't have never got through her teenage years if it wasn't for me. I remember she hadn't some shit at home, but it was more than that and we nevertheless talked a out to too much she's didn't want too. Thing I see I feel the same about her, we just never discussed it. We are just best friends.

Two years after qualifying as a nurse a consultant I respected greatly told me I was the best nurse he had ever worked with. That mean to huge amount to me.

Once a stranger told me I had Bette Davis eyes.

I love to give out genuine observations on people if they've are positive. A relatively new acquaintances of mine said recently " I get it now, you like to make people feel better about themselves"..... it's not necessarily that but I know how it can't change a bad day or weekend into a good one. That someone's else's " sees you". It's not validation, it's more than that. Who doesn't want to feel all warm and fluffy inside!!

OH jees excuse the typos!! My phone!

I moved away from an area where I had a lot of friends, and people said nice things at that point. One person said I had a positive effect on their life which is really nice. More recently I've been told I'm selfish and think too highly of myself, just to balance things out!

On the day of my Granny's funeral, at the end of the day as we were all leaving my Granda's house to go home, he turned and said to me (in front of the whole family) that my Granny always said what I good mother I was and what a credit my children were to me.

At the time I had 2 DC and was 10wks pregnant with my DTs. I didn't know it was twins at that stage and when we found out 3 weeks later at our scan, it was my Granda's words and my Granny's faith in me which helped alleviate the fear!

My family don't do outward signs of affection and don't do words of affirmation or praise very often. (No-one would ever buy a "best mum/daughter/dad/brother" card in our family) so for my Granda to not only say it, but say it publicly in front of the whole family, meant so much to me.