June, 2017
love
Compliments that Women Can’t Resist | By: JANNET BUSTILLOS |
This month I decided to focus on helping you gentlemen out in the love department. Let’s face it, men tend to lack in the complimenting factor. Compliments are important in any relationship but it can also be a tricky situation. You must learn to compliment women without seeming disingenuous. Be wary men, women can usually tell if you’re lying, so make sure you mean your compliments. www.thecitymagazineelp.com
1. Compliment certain attributes
4. Compliment women on their
Most men usually go for the safe compliments
efforts to give you advice
such as, “YOU are so beautiful,” which
“Thank you for always hearing me out or for
is always well-received, but if it becomes
giving me the best advice you can.”
repetitive it can begin to seem disingenuous. Go a step further by focusing more on her
5. Compliment on their uniqueness
best features such as: smile/eyes/hair/etc
There
and complimenting them specifically.
her that made you choose her over other
was
women.
obviously
something
about
It lets your girlfriend know that
2. Compliment them on their
you like her unique personality quirks and
sense of humor
reassures her that you find them endearing
For some reason, there’s a myth that women
rather than weird.
aren’t as funny as men. Women comedians are constantly trying to make a name for
6. Compliment her on how grateful
themselves. It only makes sense that men
you are to have her in your life.
tend to be too preoccupied trying to be the
This type of compliment can be more
funny ones, that it may be preventing you
meaningful than most. We want to be
from noticing your girlfriend’s funny jokes. A
reassured that you are happy, comfortable
funny man always gets brownie points, why
and in love with us.
should it be different for women? 7. Compliment her skills or talents 3. Compliment women on
Who doesn’t like to get complimented for
their intellect
their talents, skills and merits? A compliment
Everyone wants to feel as though they
like such means you are paying attention to
bring some valuable information/intellect to
certain traits that she is good at. Pointing this
the relationship. You and your partner may
out will help set you apart and make her feel
both bring something to the table in terms
warm and fuzzy.
of knowledge, which is why you must think carefully about what exactly your girlfriend or date is teaching you. Make sure to compliment on that specifically so that the compliment is more genuine. For example, “You have great taste in books/music/movies/etc.”
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