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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Never ever comment on someone’s body.  Main reason is it just creates awkwardness.  The recipient may feel self conscious and may feel the need to return the compliment.  It just causes issues.   [/quote]

And another reason is that the weight loss might be related to a serious health issue or depression. You might be “complimenting” someone about a change in their appearance when that change is related to something that’s a cause of stress. [/quote]

I’m married to someone who has been through Stage IV cancer twice in their 40s. Unexpected and noticeable weight loss was part of that journey. I found the most stressful part of having a spouse with cancer was that period when we knew something was very wrong, but didn’t know what, and were working with doctors to try to figure things out.

Having people comment on my spouse’s weight loss or worse, ask intrusive questions about what led to the weight loss, made that stress even worse.

Do you really want to hear that we think it’s cancer, but just don’t know what type yet? [/quote]

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