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mountain grammy

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6. I get the gist of this

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 03:50 PM

Dec 2017

But can we still tell someone they look nice, or good, or like you’ve lost weight. I do it all the time when I see someone I know.. really, where are the boundaries?

I kind of like being complimented when I’ve taken some time to look good..at 70, I feel invisible but wasn’t always.

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Quite Brilliant: [View all] kpete Dec 2017 OP

Wow! treestar Dec 2017 #1

Wait a minute! PJMcK Dec 2017 #2

Yes. n/t kag Dec 2017 #10

Wonderful! MineralMan Dec 2017 #3

A perfect nutshell, as in wrapped up in a. marble falls Dec 2017 #4

Then tell him to "smile" at the end of it. nt TeamPooka Dec 2017 #5

Exactly. narnian60 Dec 2017 #22

I get the gist of this mountain grammy Dec 2017 #6

A male friend of mine got written up for telling a co-worker she looked good since she Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #11

I think its a sad world when mountain grammy Dec 2017 #13

Times have changed grammy. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #14

Yeah, I know mountain grammy Dec 2017 #17

Yes same here. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #18

True that.. mountain grammy Dec 2017 #19

We can say something nice to someone. Mariana Dec 2017 #15

"Michelle Wolf - Nice Lady" on HBO is a must-see for feminists of all genders. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2017 #7

Well, when the day comes when I cant tell someone that they Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #8

Say it, by all means. Mariana Dec 2017 #16

Exactly, just don't say it to random women and or co-workers. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #20

Here's another, even more pointed RandomAccess Dec 2017 #9

Yea neither of these work. Egnever Dec 2017 #12

Wow, had never thought of it that way. Spot on. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #21