Quote Originally Posted by MonicaPVD View Post
Women offer complements to random trans and CD women they encounter because it's their way of saying, good for you! you look great! keep it up! Women do not ever, anywhere and at any time, offer complements to other random cis women. I work in an office setting where 99% of the staff is women, I have three sisters and four decades of life experience. Take the complement and don't think about the why behind it.
I agree. Mainly. Women actually do compliment each other on stuff they are wearing (even random strangers) but not on physical aspects unless they know each other well.

There might be a slightly patronizing aspect of women complimenting CDs/trans but I do think they mean well. If you dwell on that you might become too mean spirited. Some women might get annoyed that a man opens a door for them but it was well intentioned.