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From: sed408@ihlpg.UUCP (s. dugan)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Complimenting Strangers
Message-ID: <585@ihlpg.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Jun-85 23:16:43 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 10 23:16:43 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

Dear God, I hope men aren't getting so afraid of being taken the wrong way
that they're afraid to say nice things to women.  What is this world coming
to?  PLEASE KEEP SAYING THE NICE THINGS (in an non-threatening way)!!!!!!  
-- 
Sarah E. Dugan
(a friend of Dr. Bob and Bill W.)
"One Day At A Time"