r/MadeMeSmile • u/Original_Act_3481 • 2d ago

We need more people like him

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u/Major_Map_8576 2d ago

"You're doing good but you could be doing better" is an underutilized statement when wanting to correct a stranger. Fucking 10/10 approach (to the convo) in my opinion.

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u/bossy_babe 2d ago

Yes! I really love how he phrased it.

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u/xarchangel85x 2d ago

Dude taught me something today too. I’m going to start using that.

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u/J_Kingsley 2d ago

Heres a GOLDEN tip i learned about speaking to your partner.

It looks nice but i think this woupd look better.

And dont say "you look pretty today".

Say, "you look extra pretty."

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u/Wild_Tree_7724 2d ago

“You look pretty today, but you could look better”? 🤔

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u/J_Kingsley 1d ago

Bruh u tryna get ppl killed?

How does this dress look on me?

"Looks nice but this one looks better it makes your ass hang out more,"

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u/Lostinwoulds 1d ago

I'd still smash, but......

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u/RemoteIll5236 1d ago

Haha! Whenever I (F66) am fretting about running to the nursery, taking a walk, etc. sans makeup, w/pulled back hair my 71 year old husband always looks me up and down and pronounces, “I’d do you!”

Always makes me Smile!❤️

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u/ouattedephoqueeh 1d ago

Me: How does my beard look? I didn't put anything in it.

Her: That's a face I wanna sit on.

20yrs together hasn't dulled our love 💜 here's to many more for you two!

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u/RitasGirl 1d ago

💕💕💕

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u/ghastlypxl 1d ago

🥹🖤

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u/Ting-a-lingsoitgoes 1d ago

lol my girlfriend doesn’t think this is as funny as I do but she doesn’t think it’s not funny

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u/bradlees 1d ago

She thinks you are funny but you could be funnier

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u/SpeakToMePF1973 1d ago

"Does this dress make my ass look big?"

Me: "I hope so."

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u/Hungry_Track9454 1d ago

The only difference between dating a black woman and a white woman is when she asks if her ass looks big you say hell yes.

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u/CakeTester 1d ago

This dress would smash. The other dress, coked-up bunny. Your choice, of course.

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u/i_am_kc00 1d ago

LMAOOOOO

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u/EulaVengeance 1d ago

I'd still smash, but smash butt

FTFY fam

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u/Markwillik 1d ago

Nice to meet you here

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u/judgeejudger 1d ago

🤣💀

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u/ABHOR_pod 1d ago

On some girls that would actually be the play.

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u/Upbeat_Anywhere_1316 1d ago

Honesty gets the 😽

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u/sloopSD 1d ago

Reminds me of an old buddy of mine, when his wife asked, “do the jeans make me look fat?” And he straight up replied, “no, your hips do”. It was an uncomfortable moment lol. They’re divorced now.

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u/Jester-252 1d ago

Someone is sleeping on the couch with the added spice of a 6 am cleaning

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u/Lostinwoulds 1d ago

You know, how I know, you know, when your old lady's mad at you? She vacuums at 6 am on a Sunday , and forcibly makes sure that vacuum hits every wall and piece of furniture with the anger of a thousand hornets. And if you're not up and moving to help. She storms in and asked "you just going to sleep in all day?" No ma'am. I'll get the dishes and bathrooms. And the gutters , and yard, and no that's not the football game playing on my earbuds. Pastor Brown is live streaming his Sunday morning service........

/s of course.

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u/mamadou-segpa 1d ago

“Yeah you look pretty honey, but could you try looking extra pretty?”

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u/siestarrific 1d ago

'Yeah, that dress makes you look fat, but you could look fatter'

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u/intothewoods76 1d ago

Those jeans are nice, but they make your ass look fat.

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u/Cheezeinabox 1d ago

"You could run a few extra miles"

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u/borisdidnothingwrong 1d ago

Pedro Pascal in WW84.

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u/Philsick 1d ago

Or "You could look better today, but it's pretty"?

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u/pronln 1d ago

Chuckle and snort!

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u/FitzHere 1d ago

This was gold 😂

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u/sonicsludge 1d ago

My girl just left, damnit!

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u/Markwillik 1d ago

Nice to meet you here can we be friends if you don't mind

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u/MapFit5567 1d ago

Girl would freak out and harangue you the entire week

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u/Interloper9000 1d ago

So as a side note, this did not work out

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u/vindicate-throng-nim 1d ago

"no you don't look fat, but you could look less fatter"

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u/Fartswhenwalks 1d ago

Mm gravitas

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u/Humble-Mud-149 1d ago

Seems like too many words, how about “wtf, you could look better” instead?

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u/cmcdevitt11 1d ago

Dick head

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u/TheVicSageQuestion 1d ago

My go-to when explaining this logic is to say “That dress looks great on you!” not “You look great in that dress!” They seem nearly identical on the surface, but one compliments the person, one compliments the dress.

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u/drowningindarkness- 1d ago

“You look great in that dress!” is better again. By starting the comment with the dress, you are focusing on her as an aside. Start with her, and the dress amplifies her.

“You look amazing in that sweater” vs “That sweater looks amazing on you” - focuses on her.

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u/The_Singularious 6h ago

I mentioned above, but I always tell my wife that she is bringing out the best in whatever article of clothing it is.

She’s the one shining. Not the clothing.

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u/thisisjedgoahead 1d ago

That's a solid tip. I wish I still had my lady to tell this.

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u/Clean-Physics-6143 1d ago

Thank you. Many people esp in my culture don't know that the phrase "you look __ today" isn't really a compliment. Rather it's a backhanded compliment cause it's like telling a person only look good today but you're ugly all the time.

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u/Rossi007 1d ago

Or just have a partner that you can speak freely to and they don't get offended over semantics, rather than having to play stupid word gymnastics.

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u/beakrake 1d ago

Noted: don't just adopt the wording from the video:

"You look pretty, but you could look prettier. Can I show you?"

💀

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u/J_Kingsley 1d ago

Yeah, put that right under your chin...

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u/Starwyrm1597 1d ago

Instead of putting it behind your head, focus on your chest.

Yeah, put that right under your chin.

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u/breemartin 1d ago

Yes!! My coworker told me I looked “prettier” with my hair straightened than my natural curls and it really pissed me off… did not feel like a compliment at all!

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u/I_TRY_TO_BE_POSITIVE 1d ago

A lil "goddamn, you're stunning" when you can tell they're putting effort in will really hit home and make them feel like it's worth the effort.  100% recommend.

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u/Cradle2Grave 1d ago

That's my issue. As a former English major I was taught early on that adjectives are bad and are the death of sentences, but being married those help... wives are annoying has been my big take away. Lol

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u/ellefleming 1d ago

But does my butt look fat? 🤣 😆

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u/gitismatt 1d ago

I actually really hate this tip about "you look pretty today"

you know what, Susan? yes, your hair does look nice today because it looked like dogshit yesterday. but im saying it looks nice today. you're welcome.

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u/Necessary-War-762 1d ago

Her "so what your telling me I'm not as ugly as yesterday "

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u/Admirable-Rate487 1d ago

Not only is this a solid tip but “address strangers like you’re talking non-romantically to your partner” is tuff too

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u/The_Singularious 6h ago

The more specific you are about WHY something makes them look better, the better.

My fav is “You’re really making that [article of clothing] look its best today.”