Even when we know they're not being 100% honest, such as saying they loved our tuna casserole that was clearly burnt to a crisp, that they would make an effort not to hurt our feelings is touching in and of itself.
Of course, some compliments go beyond simply making us feel happy or loved at that moment.
Sometimes, someone might tell us something that can be that lingering happy memory guaranteed to pick us up when we couldn't feel more down.
Redditor theviewhalfwaydown_ was eager to hear the most memorable compliments people have ever been given, leading them to ask:
"What’s a compliment you’ve received that really stuck with you?'
"You make me feel safe."- Chaos_in_Sync
"Chatting with a new hairstylist and it was one of those rare instances when you just click and skip boring small talk."
"She said, 'I feel so lucky to have met you'."
"'You have such a colorful brain!'”- Final_Ad_2716
"You make me feel wanted."- ZarieRose
"The dentist said my gums are healthy."
"That one really stuck with me."- new-use-here
"Someone I barely knew once told me, 'You carry yourself well'."
"And I wasn't 100% sure how to take it, but I definitely appreciated it."- PandaPal3000
"A drunk girl came up to me in the club and said: 'could you please hold my purse while I use the toilet?'"
"'I feel like I can trust you'."
"The toilets were gross, and she was really drunk."
"I've never seen this girl before in my life."
"And yes, she was right."
"And I love that someone noticed."
"Most people tell me I look like I'll fight anybody, but im a lover not a fighter."
"So that was nice to hear for a change."- Ongeschikt11
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"‘I always have soooo much fun with you’."
"From one of the kids I babysit."- miz_moon
"It wasn't really a compliment, but I was talking to the girl I like, and she just stared at me for a minute before saying 'your nose moves up and down when you talk. '"
"And her noticing that tiny detail about me was better than any compliment ive ever gotten."
"It made me feel very seen."- only_mostly_sane
"'You are a red headed aphrodite'."
"For record, I am a plus size woman and wasn't feeling very confident... Lol."- Ecovarru90
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"You're ruthless"
"It was meant as an insult, but it made me happy because I'm small, soft spoken, and tend to keep to myself, so people misjudge me and assume I'm really nice and gentle and I'm not really like that, people say, 'Don't confuse my kindness for weakness, I'll choke you with the same hand I fed you with'."
"I'm like."
"'Don't confuse my weakness for kindness, I won't feed you in the first place'."- RaspberryRootbeer
"When my brother said he's always looked up to me."
"As [a neurodivergent person], I'd always looked up to him, since whenever my [neurodivergent] brain got confused about something the regular people in the world were doing, he's always been able to explain and make sense of things for me."
"I guess he probably looks up to me because so far I'm the only one of us three brothers to actually get a job and learn to eat normal healthy food."- Cosmic_Meditator777
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"'You're....... like........ so sexy'" from an absolute honey I met in the pub."
"I think it was the way she said it."
"The italic bit she blurted out in a nervous kind of way that made it feel legitimate."
"I have never really considered myself a sexy man but now I'm striding around like Billy Big Bollocks."- Tammy21212
“'You’re like some kind of beautiful witch'."
"It’s the only one I’ve ever cared about."- I_am_julies_piano
“'Oh, so he’s the angelic guy you were speaking about!'”
"Completely undeserved, but kinda stuck with me'."- Parmareggie
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A little affirmation is all anyone needs to go through the day with a smile on their face.
Perhaps the best outcome of receiving a truly wonderful compliment?
It might encourage those who receive them to give more compliments to others...
