What’s the nicest thing that’s been said to you....as a woman

[Jessicajane]

I ve had compliments.. they matter to me ...I try really really hard...and stress way too much about how I present but a well placed compliment is cherished long after the conversation has ended...

Ok I’ve not had loads or over the top gushing ones but regardless it always lifts the spirits ...

some compliments I ve had are clearly aimed at helping my confidence if I am uncomfortable or looking awkward in a social setting....some have been decidedly double edged !!

I guess the ones that stick in the mind are from strangers you meet at the checkout or similar who tell you you have presented really well....one guy in a servo (petrol station) told me he had to look twice....I think there was a compliment deeply hidden in there..! but he went in to buy me a coffee...so was quickly forgiven.

One of the nicest I had was on here when seeing a photo I put up someone commented I looked like a soccer mum...that’s exactly how I feel ...not a glamour puss or diva just a soft every day older gal juggling family and work

.just wondered what people have said to you...share your best compliments.....

[Beverley Sims]

You have a terrific figure.

That was said by a guy when I was twenty.

[kimdl93]

“You’re the same person as always, just with nicer clothes!” A female friend after meeting me en femme for the first time. We spent the afternoon together talking about all this and more.

[Desiree2bababe]

"you've got great legs", from a gentleman who treated me like his date all night at the club

"you've lost weight and look great", from a sales lady at Cache.

"I think you are sexy", another gentleman caller.......

"you're so feminine", from my wife.

"Your eyes are so beautiful", girls at the club.

[dana digs sweaters]

"Are you a girl?" :o :battingeyelashes:
From a lesbian at a lesbian bar :cheer:
A few free drinks and a nice little conversation from her :hugs:

[Cheryl T]

I was at the mall one day and using the ladies room. When I came out of the stall and was washing my hands there was a group of 3 little girls at the hand dryer. It was very powerful and one little girl with long hair was standing under it as if it were a hurricane and they were all laughing and giggling. The mother of one was standing there also. As I approached the mother said to the girl, "ok, that's enough, let the nice lady use it too". We smiled at each other and they left. I dried my hands, smiling at the encounter and left too, feeling wonderful.

[krissysSecret]

"Thank you ma'am, I love your blouse and earrings " from the woman at the drive through. I had a great feeling the rest of the day!

[Camille15]

Well said, Jessica. I too cherish these few comments even years later.

From a passerby in a hotel lobby: “You look beautiful!”

From a front desk worker at a different hotel, who I asked to take my photo: “I like your dress, it’s pretty”.

From a guy hanging out of the passenger side of his truck (a scrub?): “Owwww!”

[rockerreds]

A middle-aged straight told me I looked "beautiful" when I wore a Lily Pulitzer dress to the Philadelphia Orchestra.

A 20something woman told me she loved how I dressed.

A middle-aged woman told me I had "fabulous legs".

[Nikkilovesdresses]

"Can I buy you dinner?"

[Helen_Highwater]

Jessica,

I was sat in my car one evening making a phone call. A GG in her early twenties walked by and I saw her say something to me. I immediately assumed it was less than complementary and when she walked around to the drivers door I had to hang up the call thinking I was in for further abuse. Well when she got level with the door I realised she was saying, "You look amazing". I suppose I can't have looked that good or I wouldn't have been read but I must have been doing something right. She had a young boy with her who looked at me with a puzzled expression for a few moments and then asked, "Are you a man?" Bless him.

Shows we shouldn't jump to conclusions and made my evening!

[carhill2mn]

I have had the pleasure of having many nice things said to me. However, the best one is probably when a GG woman said to my GG friend: "Carole is a GG, right"? My friend answered "No, but she will be delighted to know that you think so".

[NancySue]

When I dress, I always ask my wife, “Well?” When she smiles and says, “you look great”. It’s a great day. I always ask for her help and advice and sometimes she offers suggestions. Sometimes, I wear too much makeup. A very nice SA at our Payless Shoe store told me how nice I looked. She even went to the store room and brought out some shoes she thought I’d like. I bought four pair. It was my voice, at checkout that gave me away....something I have to work on. She just smiled and said “come back soon”. I smiled all the way home. While shopping and getting gas, I’ve received several smiles from women and, yes, I smile back. It is exhilarating. 👄

[Allisa]

Mostly I get compliments on my jewelry or skirt's and dresses but from woman. There is one I remember from a middle aged man when he referenced to me as a "young woman" which made me chuckle loudly.

[Teresa]

Jessica,
First of all I think you have a really natural female face , you like the soccer mum label , I'm not sure about that but I can't see why you should have any problems . As for the older gal , forget it, it makes me feel ancient !!

Nicest compliment ?
My recent trip to meet my art group's exhibition dressed was pushing the boat out for me , one member who I sit next to in class ( in drab ) didn't recognise me dressed so when we finally met up she told me she was trying to work out who the pretty lady was .

The one that stopped me in my tracks is when another customer saw me in the changing area trying on a swimsuit , she looked me up and down and said, " I wish I looked like you ! " What can you say to that ?

I have had others but I still don't believe it's happening to me . I tried on a dress in a store , it really did look lovely , I almost apologised to the SA saying , " I shouldn't look like this , when I've spent most of my life dressed as a man ! " Another SA overheard the comment and said , " What's your problem just enjoy it !"

[Christie ann]

While trying on dresses in a Dress Barn, another customer told me that my dress I was trying was made for me.

[StephanieH]

I usually get compliments on my legs - or shoes.

[Rhonda Jean]

One of the first times I fully dressed in front of my new wife when I was 20 she said, "You look fabulous as a woman! I'd never be able to tell. I don't think anybody could tell. It's really unnerving." Another very memorable one... I was out of town on one of my girl trips. I was still in male mode. I'd already gotten my nails done and was getting my hair done, sitting in the chair with my hair in curlers getting ready to go under the dryer. The salon was not busy, and one of the other stylists came over to talk to me and my stylist. I don't remember much of the conversation except that she said "SHE even has HER nails done!" I frequently got ma'am, she, and her in fem mode, but this was the first time I'd ever gotten it in male mode. I can't even explain how that made me feel!! That lady has no idea how much that meant to me. She probably wondered if she should even say it. She seemed to say it without even thinking about it. It was a long time ago, and it still just makes me feel good to think about it.

[rachelatshop]

My wife has never been comfortable with my dressing so I try not to make her uncomfortable. The other morning I was out making the coffee and cleaning up the dirty dishes and as my wife never gets up until I wake her up I felt I was safe to prance around in my ladies undergarments. Suddenly I notice my wife standing next to me and the first thing she said was "Wow, you really have great girly legs" I wanted to cry!

[Vivian Chen]

A few years ago, I had the winner of Holland's Got Talent hit on me with all sorts of classy compliments.

[Nikki A.]

While it is nice to be complemented on a piece of clothing or an accessory, the complement that meant the most to me was when my friend told me that she forgets that I'm actually a guy.

[Mary Lawrence]

A pretty, mid/upper 20's lady walked out of a JC Penny's behind me and said, before I knew she was there, "Your earrings are lovely." I mumbled, "Thank you", as she strode passed me, never again looking my direction. Nobody else around, so I guess the compliment was aimed at me.

[Kimberly Adams]

I had a woah from a guy when I was walking into a grocery store. Had several other comments on how good I smell to compliments on clothes, etc. Always makes your day.

Kimberly

[nikkiwindsor]

It has been what hasn't been said but rather what was expressed by the language of the body...although I'm strictly heterosexual...having men's eyes fall upon you with shear lust is tangible affirmation of your femininity

[Nicolecdmd]

I was in a hotel courtyard when a family had trouble getting into the hotel. The dad asked “Ma’am do you know another way into the hotel?” After I gave the answer he said thank you Ma’am. I felt amazing convincing someone I was a true woman!

[KatrinaK]

Okay, it really wasn’t TO me but the night my wife and I went out for the first time with me dressed, a man at the bar told my wife I make a gorgeous woman and then he and his friends bought us drinks all night.

My wife then told him I’m gorgeous as a man as well, so it was a double yay! I double blushed! ;)

[lingerieLiz]

When I went to a movie drive in contest as a girl and no one questioned it. I received several compliments as how cute I was. While getting ready to go my landlady/beautician told me I made a very pretty girl. My guy friend's parents thought I was cute. His mother took me shopping as a girl. When I was buying a wig onetime the owner of the salon told me you are gorgeous as a girl. I've been blessed with the ability to pass.

[Ceera]

Ohhhhh.... which ones to choose? I actually get a lot of nice things said to me.

"No way! You don't look more than 40!" Said by a waitress, when I claimed eligibility for their senior discount. I am 61!

"Girl! You cut your hair? It looks great!" Said by a lesbian who has known me as Ceera for several years. I was wearing a new, shorter wig. She had believed the prior wigs were my real hair!

"You have nicer legs than I have." Said quite sincerely, by numerous GG's.

"You're so beautiful." Sincerely said both by men and by cisgender women. Sometimes followed up by an offer to buy me a drink!

"I love it when a tall girl rocks a set of high heels!" Said by a tall, cisgender lady in her 20's, who was a hostess in a restaurant I was dining at. From that and other comments by her, she seemed certain I was a cisgender woman.

"Would you consider playing on our softball team next season?" Said by the coach of the women's recreation league softball team that I have been a cheerleader for, over the last three years. I told her I might, if I have my legal ID changed to female by then. I explained that I don't want to invalidate their team's standing, if anyone should question my eligibility to play on an all-women's team.

"Ummmm, I'd guess your age at... maybe 27?" Said in reply to me asking him to guess my age, by a nice young man in his 20's who was dancing with me at a nightclub, and who had asked my age. He could hardly believe it when I replied, "Thank you!", and then admitted I was 59! And he kept right on dancing with me that night!

[DaisyLawrence]

Call me cynical if you like, I'm sure all these things I've read here on this thread are true and were said/heard, but (and it's a big but) I am not so sure it is prudent to assume all were said with sincerity.

[nikkiwindsor]

What do you think about my post about what I saw? Here's the dynamics of just one of my experiences. I'm sitting at a bar (kid u not although it's so cliche) and every time I look over at a table a young man is staring at me. Eventually, I decide to approach him and we have a nice long conversation. Yeah, I was right in what I thought he was thinking about me. Many, if not most of us are pretty attuned to observing, analyzing and interpreting the body language of others. And if you combine both physical and verbal communication you can, with few exceptions, draw a very accurate assessment. So maybe we need another thread, "What behavior have you observed in others that affirmed your femininity?"

[SaraLin]

As a woman? Pretty much nothing at all. I'm pretty shy in male mode and MUCH WORSE in femme, so I don't get into conversations much.

About the nicest thing I can think of being said to me was "You're so lucky that you don't need much makeup to look good." But it was from a sister TS in a group session with a counselor. So, it wasn't really said to me as a woman and doesn't really count. It still felt nice though.

Beyond that, the nicest things are non-things... such as a man holding the door for me, or being not-noticed by people when out and dressed pretty. (If I'm telling the truth, the first time a man held the door for me, I was THRILLED!)

[BrendaPDX]

On one of my very few outings I bought a cup of coffee, and the SA complemented me on my skirt. Like I said, I don't get out much.

[nikkiwindsor]

Saralin, an example of my point exactly...a gentlemen identified you as a lady without saying a word when he opened the door for you. Nikki

[EricaCD]

Well, I guess I am about due for my semi-annual un-lurk. Hello all of you who were here in the late Jurassic! Hope y'all have been well.

The nicest thing said to me is nothing. It's when you spend 1/2 an hour at the bar or in a long line or whatever just having a nice discussion with a complete stranger, and they say nothing about my presentation or my gender. I'm not under any illusion that they don't realize I am trans (there are times where I learned that they did not know, which is sort of fun but beside the point)... it's great when that does not need to be a topic for discussion at all.

Three years ago I got stuck overnight at DFW. Luckily I got a room at the Hyatt Regency there and they have a good restaurant with (of all things) a communal sushi table. I was having dinner and struck up a conversation with a woman in her early 60s who was stranded en route to Georgia to visit her granddaughter. We're both stuck and hungry and bored, so we had a lovely conversation for an hour over dinner. She was pretty socially conservative from what I gathered, but yet "the trans" never once entered the discussion. While I would be flattered if it turned out that she never figured it out, I actually think more fondly about that dinner if I assume that she did know and it didn't matter anyway.

And now back into hiding. See y'all in the spring! :)

[KimberlyJean]

I was told by an SA in Victoria's Secret that I had very pretty eyes, I was wearing a blue dress and the blue really brings out my eyes. Another time I was in a different store and another woman told me I was very pretty, the best compliment though came from a little girl. I went out and picked up a pizza and when I was getting back into my truck I put the pizza in on the passenger side and parked beside me was another car. A little girl in the back seat with the window down looked at me like I was a princess and said you are very pretty, my smile was huge as I told her thank you.
One that I dont know if it was a compliment or not, I was buying a bramin purse at Belk when the SA asked me if I liked these purses and went on to tell me her mother loved them and had several. I think she was comparing me to her mother which I take as a compliment or she was calling me old. LOL! This is what I was wearing when the little girl told me I was pretty.

[Becky Blue]

Very few people have seen both the M and F, by far my favourite compliment came from a Restaurant owner who met Becky 3 or 4 times then saw me in Drab (thats a whole other story for another day) after he got over the shock he said, please dont be offended but you are so much better looking as a woman...Blush

[t-girlxsophie]

Mostly had comments about my outfits,last year server in KFC told me she loved my handbag

Young GG told me that she had the same top that I was wearing,and she thought it looked lovely on me

And just a few weeks ago the wife of a TS friend,said that the lip colour I was wearing looked a lovely shade on me,it's little things like that makes me feel good.

Sophie

[GracieRose]

What are probably the nicest things are the most affirming things.
The girl taking my order at chick-fil-a looked at my violet (my favorite color) cell phone cover that matched my nail polish and said "that is such a cute cover".
Walking on a park trail, a gentleman, a few years older than me, tipped his hat and smiled as we passed.
Entering a store, the gentleman ahead of me stopped and held the door (as I was taught do in by my mother) and smiled and said "going my way" (which my mother would had slapped me on the back of my head had I said that).
In the 2nd and 3rd examples, I was a bit embarrassed and guilty that I was perhaps misleading them, but the experiences were very affirming.

[Barbara Joanne74]

Today, in semi girl mode, (top, pants, bra with barely any padding, and light make up, I was at a Target I had never been in before, as I was not presenting totally as a woman I asked a associate where the family restroom was, she said they didnt have one, but that I looked good, and to go use the women's one......i was on cloud nine....

[EllieOPKS]

I was told by a guy I had awesome legs. I told him thank you and he said the rest of you is pretty nice too. 😊.

[Bobbi46]

Once a while ago an SA for the first time saw my nails were varnished and asked me why and winked at her and said its my new life a while later I took in a lrageer version of my avatar, her exact words were "you are very beautiful", I could tell she meant it nbecause I had got to know her quite well and we had little chats when time presented itself whilst going throught he check put tills so it was not just customer politeness on its own it was also being nice to me.
Yes that was very best comment made to me, oh I just wishe for more!

[Jenny22]

I had some nice complements at DLV from women I sat next to or they, me, when conversing, while playing the slots. But, the first I'll always remember... Trip driving fully dressed (with forms, makeup and wig), fast food drive through.. at the payment window a very pretty cashier looked me over and said,"Have fun, beautiful" as she smiled at me. I thanked her with the biggest smile I could create. I was glad to have been buckled up, or I would have floated away!

[Tracy Irving]

"You walk better in heels than I do."

[KimberlyJean]

A month or so ago I was out at the bar and I have been carrying a Marvel Black Widow purse. I was sitting at the bar close to where all the people who walk up and order come to. A guy walked up to the bar pointed at my purse asked if it was Marvel, I showed it to him and he just said "beautiful" and went back to his friends. I am still feeling pretty good about that one because it was so random.

[Bobbi46]

It seems so long ago now but in my supermarket when one of the SA's saw my painted nails for the first there was sadly not enough time to explain further but a few days after I took in an enlarged copy of my avatar showed it to the same Sa and without any hesitation after looking at the photo for a moment she said and these are her exact words "you look very beautiful" that made my day and made me feel that I had achieved something in life.

[TheHiddenMe]

My first one regards the first time I was in a ladies restroom dressed. Went in; no one. Good.

Finish my business, walk out of stall. There is a woman next to me; she says to me, "that's a beautiful dress." Not what I expected.

The second was Halloween last year. I was wearing the dress in my avatar in the changing room at Nordstrom, and talking to my friend (the SA), when another customer walks by and says "so cute."

The third was when Sephora contacted me to help publicize their first local TG makeup session.

[Jaymees22]

I have had a few "You look great" compliments at different support groups, that's the best support I could get.

[HollyGreene]

A girlfriend many years ago gave me one of her dresses to wear. When I put it on, she said "It looks better on you than it does me. That's not fair!"
So she gave me the dress. To make her feel better about it, I bought her a new dress that looked great on her and would never have looked good on me.

[Tracii G]

Compliments have happened several times and the comments I appreciated more came from women.

[Connie D50]

I always like these post and read the different reply's, you can almost feel from the reply's how good it made us feel. Two came in the last 4 months, I was in kohl's and I went in to try something on and it was wall to wall women I'm sure you could see the fear in my face I didn't except the crowd. One of the lady's look at me and said wow this is busy lets go to the other chancing room. (It was such a nice gesture) The second was just a smile on the street by a passing women you know the kind of smile that says " you go girl ". In both cases I'm sure I was read but it just felt like good for you have fun.

[Roxanne Lanyon]

A girlfriend of mine said I looked so charming in a picture I sent her of me in my long, Navy lace evening gown. Oh, I could have just swooned!
Roxanne

[Lea]

I had a period of time when I could not dress. When I was able to my wife said it is so nice to have you back. I missed you.

[prene]

I was in a Bar in Las Vegas and this couple (husband and wife) the woman said ... I love your figure.
She said the like how my top showed off my curves.
She asked if my breasts ... I told her the best money could buy and we both laughed.
I felt great to be complemented by a gg.

[NancySue]

Recently, I’ve had two...both SA’s. One at Macy’s and one at Payless shoes. The Macy’s SA smiled (definitely a good sign) and said, “you look nice”. I smiled and thanked her. The SA at Payless smiled and asked me if I did my own makeup. I smiled and said “yes”. Both had nice eye contact and told me to come back. They both showed me their name tags. Makeup wise, I had a good day, eyeliner, mascara all worked well....there are days, you know. 👄💄 Needless to say, I was on cloud #9 and smiled all the way home.

[Eemz]

Call me cynical if you like, I'm sure all these things I've read here on this thread are true and were said/heard, but (and it's a big but) I am not so sure it is prudent to assume all were said with sincerity.

Ah Daisy you old grinch LOL!! What does it matter if some of them were intended as insults but we choose instead to interpret it in a way that makes us happier and more confident for next time out. CDs for the win LOL!

[Jennifer Soames]

I recently bought a dress in drab and as the SA asked what size she is, I said she is a 14. I added the she is me. She was a little taken back but said that it was a lovely dress and a the colors would suit me. About a week later I was looking for shoes and the SA assumed that they were for me and offered to help me try them on. I begged of and she said no problems return them if they don't fit. She then asked if I would like a matching bag. I was hesitating and she said it will match your eyes beautifully. Flattery I'm sure it was, but absolutely a sale it was also. She went on to say I should come in dressed some time. I smiled and said, Maybe............

Felt so good

[Zoeytgtx]

When trying on dresses in Macy's or Dillard's I have a habit of leaving the fitting room to use the better lit large three way mirrors in the women's common area. It's fun to get the reaction of other GG's who are there doing the same thing. When I am told something looks nice on me in that circumstance it it more heartfelt I think. It's also nice when A GG asks my opinion of how a piece of clothing looks on her. It's also fun in the fitting rooms when everyone helps each other zip up the clothing they are trying on.

[JaytoJillian]

My story involves a very attractive woman ("Mel") I encountered in an lgbt club a few years ago. She walked up to where I was seated and asked if I wanted to dance, and we hit the floor. That was nice, it only got better. Back at the bar, she asked if she could buy me a drink. I typically do not have any booze when I am driving, so I let her buy me a Coke. We got on great and talked like old friends. It was an amazing connection. As it grew late into the evening, she "leveled" with me. Mel leaned in and said, "I'm very attracted to you, and that's scary because I am a lesbian. It's just something about your mix of the masculine and the feminine." Of course I was floored and flattered, but things kinda got awkward after her revelation. The evening ended with her giving me her number and talking about the possibility of connecting again the following evening. I never followed up, and she remains simply a pleasant memory.

[Jamie Christopher]

At a hotel I frequent some of the staff know me as Jamie, and we have a lot of fun. One night I got ready after work and changed into Jamie and went down to the front desk, and the girl at the desk had heard about me, but hadn't seen Jamie yet. I stopped in at the front desk to say hi, and when she saw Jamie she said "oh my God, you're beautiful! We had a nice chat about how much guys would appreciate girls more if they knew how much effort it takes to look good. She was wonderful, and made me feel great! What a sweetie! Love those folks at that hotel...

Jamie

[Crissy 107]

Ah Daisy you old grinch LOL!! What does it matter if some of them were intended as insults but we choose instead to interpret it in a way that makes us happier and more confident for next time out. CDs for the win LOL!

Now that’s what I call a positive attitude! We all need more of that. Crissy

[AngelaYVR]

This summer I was out in an ivory skirt and knitted top with a sixties flair. Walking past a couple having lunch on a restaurant patio the wife says “she must be a model!”

But my favourite comment was last week. A woman in her eighties stopped me and said “gee you look nice!” Nobody says gee anymore, it was very endearing :)

[StephanieCLT]

Two things come to mind. First, a simple, "You look beautiful" by an understanding waitress at a restaurant. The second biggest compliment has been when I get a funny look upon presenting my ID, as the genders don't match. I take that as a compliment because it means I look drastically-enough different (and perhaps somewhat believable as a woman) that it raises eyebrows during an ID check.

[Aunt Kelly]

"What'll it be, ladies?"

[Jenny22]

"Have fun, beautiful" by a drive thru cashier.