Your dress looks so nice! I like your name! You did such a great job with the project! All of us have heard these or similar compliments in our lives. They can really brighten up your day and set you in a good mood. But then you need to say something in return because a compliment followed by an awkward silence is… well, awkward. And this is where the struggle begins: how to respond to a compliment.
At times, it would seem like finding the words to compliment someone is easier than replying to said compliment. Some people, when complimented, will try to immediately diminish the value of the thing they were complimented for. It usually goes something like this: you offer praiseful words for someone’s skills or something they have done, and then they go ahead and tell you that it was, in fact, not that good, probably downright bad. Now you feel pressured to reinforce the compliment — and it goes on in circles for quite some time. So, dear people who try to prove they didn’t deserve the compliment, you are trying to be humble, we get it, but that’s probably not the best way to do it.
Most people thank the person who complimented them, and it seems to be a good response. But on the other hand, sometimes a simple thank you doesn’t cut it — for example, if the other person has been showering you with flirty compliments for the past 15 minutes. And then there is a whole other layer of backhanded compliments or compliments so weird, you just don’t know how to react.
We decided to help you out here and collected a whole bunch of interesting replies to use when somebody has nice things to say to you (or not so nice, even though they disguise it as such). Of course, you’ll have to use them at your own risk, as none of these are what people would call conventional responses. But if you don’t know how to accept a compliment, especially a weird one, this list can be your inspiration.
#1
"Awww... now I want to throw a rainbow at you."
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#2
"You have no idea what I traded the devil for it."
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#3
“Right back ‘atcha!”
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#4
"Compliment accepted."
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#5
"You should see me on a good day."
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#6
"Are you a spy? Who sent you?"
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#7
"Wow, you must have great taste."
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#8
"I could listen to you complimenting me all day if you’d like to continue."
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#9
"Now you’ve got my attention, carry on."
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#10
"Keep going and keep trying. I believe in you. But, seriously, keep going."
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#11
"Oh, honey, no. Save yourself."
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#12
"No one should be this good at knowing what I needed to hear."
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#13
"You are the medicine I needed today."
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#14
"Look who’s talking."
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#15
"Just today? What about yesterday?"
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#16
"So I have been told."
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#17
"Thanks, but I prefer to be noticed for my intellectual capacity."
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#18
"Woah, that escalated quickly!"
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#19
"It’s extremely rare for me to hear that."
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#20
"I love your honesty and sincerity."
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