It may surprise you how many people feel uncomfortable when they get complimented. It sounds counterintuitive as compliments are there to uplift someone, point out their best features and are overall a positive thing to say. But not everyone feels that they deserve to be praised, so they don’t really know how to react and just feel that the whole interaction is unnecessary.
But there are normal compliments such as pointing out beautiful shoes and there are compliments that can really take you a second to comprehend whether that wasn’t an insult. In this list you will find these kinds of compliments that are so specific or unusual that people really don’t know what to think of them. The thread was created by Redditor Smalie, who asked, “What’s the weirdest compliment you ever received?” and people had some really interesting ones to tell about.
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#21
I once got told "You are not *that* ugly" ... yeah, cheers, did a wonder for my self-esteem. Not.
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#23
“You’ve got so much testosterone I could probably get pregnant sitting next to you.”- random girl back in college.
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#24
When I was 17 during my first day of work, said by a female coworker: You're so tall and skinny, you'd look great pregnant.
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