What's the nicest compliment you have ever received?

[Anonymous]

My sister told me I looked like Cindy Crawford. Not only was that a fantastic compliment, but my sister used to hate me. So, for her to say that meant a lot to me.

[Anonymous]

My mother often told me I was beautiful.
I am not, but I believed her when she said it (through pimply, tattered hair years, then as an adult, when I may have needed it most).

She is not living, so I miss those words more than anything. Mothers may love their children unconditionally, and they may see the beauty subjectively - but there is no compliment so powerful as hearing your mother tell you that you are beautiful.

[Anonymous]

on Mother's Day, my 8 year old son cuddled up to me and said "You do good things in your life mamma". Brought tears to my eyes.

[Anonymous]

When I was a waitress many years ago, I worked the Sunday bruch shift at a small, neighborhood restaurant. One of our regular customers, who was an elderly man in his eighties, used to come in every Sunday with his wife. One day he stopped me as I was walking to the kitchen and he said, "your smile brightens my day every Sunday". I will never forget him and the way that made me feel that day!

[Anonymous]

I get a lot of compliments on my smile, but the best one was that it "dazzles the room".

[Anonymous]

My 12th grade HS english teacher was a former Harvard admissions officer. After reading my "college essay" she said that my paper would stand out amongst the Harvad applicants and was one of the best she ever read, and she read thousands.

[Anonymous]

"Look, there's DS's sister!" Something about being confused as my son's sister instead of his mom made me smile all day

[Anonymous]

When I finally finished my Ph.D. after many years and delays (including becoming a mom), an old classmate sent me a card telling me how proud she was and that she would point to me as an example for her daughters of a woman fulfilling many important goals.

A colleague also recently told me that there is a dignity to how I walk and carry myself. Made me feel so good, with my poochy belly and all.

[Anonymous]

I like this thread....

let's see.

from my mom "You're a wonderful mother." this from a woman who has criticized me non-stop for all of my life. It meant something that she could actually for once see and be able to express pride in my accomplishments. The mixed feelings i got from that compliment (pleasure but also sadness and some resentment that she was not such a "wonderful mother") has shaped the way I parent and the way I treat my spouse. When i feel criticism or impatience set in, I try really, really hard not to take it out on my loved ones and I want to make sure they all know how much I love them and I want to be sure to always take pride in their accomplishments, big and small.

From my husband: "you're the most patient person I know." He has said a lot of wonderful things to me, but this is the one that's important,because I struggle with this--with being patient, loving, calm.

From my best friend--she wrote the most amazing and wonderful wedding toast I could have ever imagined. But the part that sticks with me is that she said that I had an neverending capacity for kindness. I don't feel like I do (i can be super bitch in my head), but I try.



in terms of the more off color compliments, I think the best was the groaned "Oh My God" when I walked into the bedroom in a lace thong and nothing else--it was the first time I hooked up with someone I'd had my eye on for over a year. The way he said it communicated so much....still makes me smile.

[Anonymous]

That I was serene. Any time I fell less than serene, I think of that.

[Anonymous]

I was hospitalized with acute pancreatitis. My doctors told me I could have died if I hadn't gotten to the ER in time, b/c my glucagon and insulin production would have shut down. I thought I was being a basket case while I was in there, but when I was safely home and on the mend, a good friend told me I was "amazing, and handled hospitalization with grace and humor." I felt surprised and happy about her comment. In retrospect, I did handle the situation with grace and humor.

[Anonymous]

Best back-handed compliment--"you don't look like you weigh that much." When I was in law school at the student health center, being weighed by the nurse. I mean, thank you?? Unclear. Otherwise, a straightforward, "I'm so proud of you" at different times by my parents. By my husband, you are so patient now (since we've had kids), or a simple "you look great."

[Anonymous]

I was recently told by a friend that a mutual acquaintance of ours had commented to her that my son was a really wonderful, happy child and I was a great mom. It was really nice to hear.

[Anonymous]

I'm a nanny. I overheard the childrens maternal grandfather saying " Their nanny is an angel. She came in put the triplets on a sleeping schedule in a month. We couldn't be happier."

My current employer told me recently " so we have decided dear baby is going to need you until she goes away to college"

[Anonymous]

It's a tie: DD's PS teacher recently told me that I was a wonderful mom. As a single parent who's always doubting that she does everything right or well, that brought tears to my eyes.

#2 A friend once told me that he recognized me from blocks away because of my world class (his words) legs. "It only could have been you," he said.