Backhanded Compliments

Oh these are lovely really made me chuckle

One of the phrases my mother used when she didn’t like something was “ do you like it?…that’s all that matters”. She’d pass out at the way I’m decorating the kitchen!

My husband, told off quite often for not noticing any changes/improvements has taken to saying, should I appear in a new garment or have my hair done 'Well, that DOES look better " or "That's an improvement". He cannot understand why I am still grumpy

I might have put this in before but once my Granny, when scrutinising me all dressed up to go out, said, ' Well at least you've got one good leg'! She wouldn't tell me which one it was either!!

Coconut

My friends husband said to me “ I love your hair, it always makes me wonder what the hell you’ve been up to to get it looking like that “ ? it was in the days of the shaggy perms !

I do notice that the user name that you have chosen on here is Coconut.

Chatting to my husband I made the mistake of asking him what attracted him to me. Apparently it was because I wasn’t one of the “pretty girls”. I was a 29 year old single mum. I’m still a bit bitter. (Quick attempt at digging himself out of a hole. “You were beautiful, independent and mature”)

My dad was great. If you were dressed to go out and asked if you looked okay , dad would say, " you look okay and a blind man running for a bus won't notice anything wrong" that was a compliment apparently.

My friends husband said to me “ I love your hair, it always makes me wonder what the hell you’ve been up to to get it looking like that “ ? it was in the days of the shaggy perms !

A student once said to me 'I bet you were really cute when you were younger'. I was about forty at the time - and no, I hadn't, and haven't, 'Let myself go'.

I used to wear full make up every day when I worked but, since retirement, I sometimes don't bother. I was out shopping recently and bumped into an old colleague. She greeted me warmly and then said "Have you not been well"?

Last visit to the optician.

‘You must have had amazing long distance vision once’, she said cheerfully, writing a prescription for varifocals.

When young I had long fair natural streaky hair. My MIL said Oh your hairs lovely what do you use to put the streaks in? I couldn't stop myself and said my dad. He had exactly the same hair colour.

I'm sure I've posted this before,. I once had my hair cut very short, a friend stared me then said "oh that's MUCH better"

Glad this thread came back up, it has brought tears of laughter to my eyes

Thanks Aveline. ?
My husband’s fave, new outfit, It’s fine I’ve seen a lot worse! Not quite sure about this one.

Old post Megs36.

Rufus is that you?

When I was teaching, my friend and I were in charge of the First Communion class and were dressed up in our best outfits, when the special day came.
The depute head, who had no filters, turned to us and said: You look stunning Mrs R, then turned to me and said, You look ok, too! ?

It may have been true, my friend at sixty nine is still very attractive, but what a put down!!! The DHT was the master at put downs.

I have really enjoyed reading about all these ‘compliments’. They brought a smile to my face.

MissA Some of your encounters are hilarious.

My neighbour wanted to get some slimming pills, but the clinic would only give them to people who were 2 stone or more overweight.
I barely knew her then, but she knocked at my door and asked me if I'd pretend they were for me.

Another thread reminded me of what my school friend said once when we were teenagers:
"How come your brothers are so goodlooking and you're not?"

Maggiemaybe

Oh, I've considered it, Callistemon! But his DNA check proved that he was 94% Yorkshire, so I think it's in the genes (and he does do all the cooking and hot beverages....).

Oh, he does sound like a keeper, then!

MissAdventure - you’re obviously more than a bit of a minx !
When I was very young ( in those far off days I think when dinosaurs still roamed the earth ) I had bought from C & A ( remember them ? ) a lovely red cord mini skirt. I have a feeling it was five shillings. I then went to Freeman Hardy & Willis and got a pair of bright red sling backs to match. They were nineteen and eleven ( shillings and pence of course ).
I was walking down the road in my new togs feeling like the bees knees when a van passed me honking the horn. Then a bloke leaned out the window and bellowed ‘ FAT ARSE ‘.

My daughter wanted bespoke buttonholes for every guest for her wedding. I offered to make them.
Between us we sourced and bought all the component parts: artificial roses, ivy leaves, florist's wire, ribbon.
We experimented and came up with a design she was happy with and that I could make.
I made a hundred of them.
I showed my "friend." She took a long look, then eventually said, "The important thing is, it's what your daughter wanted..." ?