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idiomaddict@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I (afab) intentionally give my male friends and coworkers lots of non sexual compliments, and it’s been a mixed bag for people I don’t know well. I genuinely love men’s business wear, so I frequently go for a comment about what they’re wearing (think “I like your shirt” or “that’s a cool pattern,” not “that shirt makes your eyes pop” or “you look sexy in that shirt”), and about a third of the time, they still seem to think I’m coming on to them. Since I got married and wear my wedding ring, that’s down to about a quarter.
Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I mean…
virku@lemmy.world 5 days ago
You missed the word “not” there I guess?
Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I’m not good at reading comprehension.
sowitzer@lemm.ee 5 days ago
I agree. Tim Cruise is short.
stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
how is the eyes pop one also in the not category
idiomaddict@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I try not to compliment men’s physical attributes. Given that around a quarter of them still react like I’m flirting when I compliment the pattern they have on while I’m wearing a wedding ring, I don’t want to go any further, lol. Maybe I should have said non-flirty instead of nonsexual though, because I agree, that’s not a sexual comment.
idiomaddict@lemmy.world 5 days ago
That’s an example of a compliment I don’t give. I’m not trying to start something I don’t want to finish and I don’t want to finish anything.
Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 5 days ago
In my defense, I am very drunk and I do look sexy in that shirt thank you very much
yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 5 days ago
You even look sexy without that shirt. Your sexiness is shirt-invariant!