THECITY Magazine El Paso • June 2017

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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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