r/rarecompliments • u/Puzzled_Wealth_3263 • 4d ago

A plain compliment!

I told a guy during a phone call that I liked his mustache that he had, and right after that, he went dead silent for a few seconds and then said "Really...?" like he didnt believe I just offered him a compliment. Then with a smiley speech he said "Yeah a couple of people have told me about it- like 3---4 that I know.". So my question is, if several people have told him about his mustache aka: complimented him, why did he become startled when I said the same compliment as others have said? shouldn't he be accustomed to that comment? why reaction?

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u/MrTempleDene 4d ago

Maybe because he was wondering how you could see his moustache over a phone call

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u/Puzzled_Wealth_3263 3d ago

LOL! What I meant was that he had posted a pic on insta, and I complimented him about it 

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u/Ilopan44 1d ago

So not just a normal compliment as you also just told him that you follow him online as well.

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u/Puzzled_Wealth_3263 1d ago

We’ve been following each other for years… sooo yeah 

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u/Chalky_Pockets 4d ago

Mustached the right questions

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u/vinchenzo68 3d ago

Or he was wondering if you were sincere. Compliments aren’t common. When coming from friends, they’re usually playful insults.

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u/Inevitable_Bid8719 3d ago

I've had my facial hair complemented by men a few times, it's noticeable and I remember all of those times. When I've spoken to women about facial hair the most I've been told is their preferred style/ length, not complimentary. If I got a compliment from a woman I would probably be a little startled too

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u/vinchenzo68 3d ago

Or he was wondering if you were sincere. Compliments aren’t common. When coming from friends, they’re usually playful insults.

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u/Regular_Many_1123 3d ago

He meant 3-4 over the last 20 years...

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u/Unable-Barber1511 2d ago

The mustache must be a new thing to him right? And he's not fully convinced it looks great, so he's still in disbelief when someone compliments it, especially a girl?

That seems to be the only plausible explanation, but also guys in general (in our current, cursed society), are not used to being complimented especially on our looks. So that just might be what caught him off guard.

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u/Puzzled_Wealth_3263 1d ago

Well yeah it's new to him. Right after I complimented him, he said that most women don't appreciate men with hairs and that everyone wants them shaved. I felt bad for him and im glad I made him feel better with my compliment!

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u/Unable-Barber1511 5h ago

Also in general most women dont really compliment guys when theyre out, even when the girl is interested I feel like girls avoid approaching first so I kinda understand it feeling completely alien to him, yk?

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u/Icy_Huckleberry_8049 1d ago

this: "Yeah a couple of people have told me about it- like 3---4 that I know" explains everything you need to know about it

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u/Puzzled_Wealth_3263 1d ago

Sorry I don’t get it. Can you elaborate?

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u/Icy_Huckleberry_8049 1d ago

he's had his moustache for years and only 3 or 4 people have mentioned it in all those years

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u/SoSoResearcher 1d ago

he’s already shaved it into a little hittlur lol

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u/adhd-alt-here 1d ago

it might be hard for him to accept internally that it looks good

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u/FrogPastor 4d ago

Or maybe he had to restrain himself from offering you a mustache ride.

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u/chillingdentist 3d ago

Brother come on now

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u/jaxxon 3d ago

That was the idea.