Backhanded compliment? The things men say (lighthearted!)

From my granddaughter, looking at our wedding photos-
Oh, grandma, you used to be quite pretty- once!

Occasionally when I get in from the hairdresser’s he will glance over and say ‘so they cancelled your appointment then’.

Urmstongran
We have a variation on that theme.

“I thought you were going to get your hair done today” ??
You gotta love ‘em

About seven years ago when I was working for another company, I was filling in for an hour on reception while the receptionist took her lunch and a customer walked in who I dealt with quite a lot over the telephone in the course of my normal work. I had never actually met him before so I introduced myself whilst waiting for the project manager he'd come to see to come down to reception to collect him. "Oh" he said, looking somewhat disappointed, "you sound so attractive on the phone"! I must have looked a bit shocked as he quickly said, "no, no, I mean you sound so much younger on the phone" I think my expression turned to one of amusement as he went very red and mumbled, "you have a lovely telephone voice" and thankfully went to greet the PM who walked into reception just at that moment!

When I was young and shallow and concerned about such stuff I was preoccupied that my bum was too big (obviously this was before big behinds were de rigeur).

My mother put my mind at rest as only a mother can:

'No, no, you haven't got a big bottom; it's just that you are flat chested'

Another one.

Was showing DIL some old photos, one came up of DH and me soon after we started going out, attending his sister’s wedding.

DS looked at it also and said “Oh Mum, you were quite pretty back then!”

Asked DH if I looked ok before going out to some do. He said “Well, no one’s looking at you.”

Sounds harsh, but I knew what he meant!

Sodapop....my daughters would say exactly the same thing!!!

I haven't got any backhanded compliments but I've had a good laugh at everyone else's.

I asked my mum if I looked OK in my new dress before going out and she said "oh don't worry, nobody's going to stop their horse to look at you"

About 30 years ago (when Madonna was in her prime with all that bondage underwear) I jokingly posed and asked my DH “do I look like Madonna?”
His reply “no, but you look like her mother” ?

I cooked a fish pie for the first meal me andthe now dh.
He said that was nice but i wouldn`t want it on a regular basis,once or twice a year maybe.
Suffice as to say i cook it once a month and i leave him to sort his own meal out.

My sister spent more than she really could afford on having her hair cut and styled for our mother's 70th birthday.

On arrival at my parents' house, dear mummy greeted her with."What on earth have you done with your hair?"

Perhaps not really a backhanded compliment coming from her.

My brother once said to me if ugliness were an orange you would be a jaffa !

My mother had dementia and despite seeing me every day as I was her carer, she said as I brought her a cup of tea, "you look different today, oh I know what is is, you're fat"!

Lots of chuckles reading everyone's comments

My mother said, more than once, "your hair looks lovely from the back". Presumably my face spoilt the front view! ?

I must have had a grumpy face on and my son asked me what was up. I told him I'm getting older and uglier. He said, "Never, you couldn't get uglier". He knew what he meant.

nannafizz that gave me a good laugh out loud. I know a man like that!

Thanks

Friend was invited with her husband to our house to celebrate my birthday (it was a "special" birthday). She said that they had intended to go out for a meal that evening, but "That's OK, we'll come to yours. We can always go somewhere nice another time"!!!

I asked my DD's opinion of a dress I had wanted for a while and finally bought; she circled me, and announced 'Well - the front looks ok'. My own DM was priceless in that respect; 'Don't fuss, I've seen people even fatter than you wearing trousers'. At that time I was nineteen, and a size ten, weighing eight stone.
(Oh if only....)

Classic

My husband won't compliment me, if I go to a lot of trouble getting ready (years ago when we did go out) he would say "that's a nice dress" and when I make a lovely meal and ask him if he likes it he says " its alright" to which I might reply along the lines of "I can see you like it, eating that fast, don't lick the pattern off the plate" but if he puts on new clothes or does anything I am expected to praise it like its the best ever

My husband also says "Alright" when I ask how I look, its his highest form of compliment!

Himself is king of the one-liners & he does make me laugh. Occasionally when I get in from the hairdresser’s he will glance over and say ‘so they cancelled your appointment then’.
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My husband won't compliment me, if I go to a lot of trouble getting ready (years ago when we did go out) he would say "that's a nice dress" and when I make a lovely meal and ask him if he likes it he says " its alright" to which I might reply along the lines of "I can see you like it, eating that fast, don't lick the pattern off the plate" but if he puts on new clothes or does anything I am expected to praise it like its the best ever

When I asked my Dad once if my skirt was too long, he very diplomatically told me, " it is okay, a blind man running for a bus will never notice it" he said. I commented I'm not going out with a blind man though.

Years ago when we went to Butlins my hubby popped into the bar whilst I entertained the kids. He came out and said they are holding a beauty contest in there and they are all a bit rough. You should enter you might come third or something....

An ex boyfriend's standard comments were "I like that dress, really suits you. Was it expensive? You could have bought a new one for that" or
"Lovely top. It will be nice when it's finished!"