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From: jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Complimenting Strangers
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Date: Mon, 10-Jun-85 04:28:08 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 10 04:28:08 1985
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In article <2238@topaz.ARPA> Liz Sommers writes:

> I see nothing wrong with telling a woman that she looks good.  I LIKE it
> when somebody tells me that I am looking my best. ...  I find
> that an occasional compliment from a stranger makes me feel good.  I am
> certainly not looking my best for the benefit of the crt, it is for me and
> those around me.

Ahh, finally, something other than weak attempts at bathroom humour.

Sometimes, I'll see a woman, who is smiling, seems glad to be alive, and
looks nice.  And I'll want to say something like "it's really nice seeing
a nice looking woman smiling on a nice sunny spring day" and then walk on.
(Well, maybe not something that sounds quite that stupid ... :-) )

But, I don't want to be rude, and I don't want it to sound like I'm coming
on to her (well, at least not every time :-) ), and I don't want to make her
feel uncomfortable having this strange guy coming up to her.

How do the women on the net feel about things like this?  Would it be
acceptable behaviour?  (assuming of course that it's not a dark and stormy
night, or some other discomforting situation).

John