A few weeks back I was out with two friends in San Francisco. While out at a wine bar, a regular patron, an older woman, complimented me on my appearance. Now, her exact words were, "You look lovely." She went on to compliment my jewelry and dress as well. Naturally I liked the compliment, I worked hard to present as well as I could and I was proud to receive the compliment.
When I returned home and I was relating this story to my wife, it struck me that I have never heard a woman tell another woman, "You look lovely." A woman to woman compliment is generally about something they are wearing, shoes, dress, ear rings, whatever. So really what she was saying was, "For a dude, you look pretty good." So is that a compliment or a slap int he face? Well, as we are all dudes, I think that is about all we can hope for so I'll take the compliment. I think the moral of this story is that if you go out and you try to present well, you will likely not be mistaken for a woman but for a dude, you can be lovely;-)