I was just wondering how you tell a girl that she is attractive...I mean in a way that doesn't sound like you're out of touch with modern times haha. This may sound silly, but is it rude to tell a girl that she is hot? I'm just curious if most girls take offense to that word.
Describing Attractiveness
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If someone called me hot (apart from laughing)
I would think they were only wanting to be there for a good time, not a long time.
What age group are you's in?
I would think they were only wanting to be there for a good time, not a long time.
What age group are you's in?
I think it's kinda hokey, to be honest. XD When someone says a girl is hot, I can't help but think of those guys in the movies who think they are so smooth, but they really aren't. XD
I'd much more prefer it if someone said I was beautiful or I just looked pretty/nice.
I'd much more prefer it if someone said I was beautiful or I just looked pretty/nice.
Depending on your relationship with the girl, I probably wouldn't tell her she was hot. I personally wouldn't find it offensive b/c its still a compliment but there is a nicer way to say it. As other girls have said, tell her she looks nice today, beautiful, etc.
I probably wouldn't respond to 'hot'. I'd definitely stare and think you're either joking or you're trying to get in my pants. Stay away from hot, phat, stunning, and bootylicious.
I think just a simple 'you're very pretty', 'you're cute', 'you look lovely', or 'you're beautiful' will do well.
I think just a simple 'you're very pretty', 'you're cute', 'you look lovely', or 'you're beautiful' will do well.
What's wrong with stunning? Lol! I think it's classy enough...
I'm really flattered if someone calls me stunning. hmm maybe it's also different in different societies/ dialect.
Who is it you're refering to is it someone you know? Or you're just wondering in general?
Anyway I think this is giving it way too much thought..I say that because I'm guilty of it.. it's best if you try to not think and just do.
I'm really flattered if someone calls me stunning. hmm maybe it's also different in different societies/ dialect.
Who is it you're refering to is it someone you know? Or you're just wondering in general?
Anyway I think this is giving it way too much thought..I say that because I'm guilty of it.. it's best if you try to not think and just do.
Yes these seem good, plus "You look breathtaking", "You're gorgeous", "You look radiant," or "You are ravishing" may work.
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Hot is too sexual and does sound like what the others say. Pretty or attractive or nice-looking is good. Beautiful, stunning, gorgeous is too much as it sounds desparate or overwhelmed and lusty but perfect when you are dating a while and you really like her and she likes you and then pretty or attractive would be then lacking enough emotion. Ravishing sounds like you want to "ravish" her and too sexual unless you are having sex with her. Cute sounds like she is immature and you think of her in some kind of simplistic way and somehow not flattering. I would stick to modern and polite words, nothing highly charged at first as you may scare her away with too much emotion. I don't mean to say Bredwh is wrong, but I just have a different opinion. I think those other words are great as they are more emotional once there is more of an emotional connnection.
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I don't compliment women on their looks.
If their attractive they get such compliments often enough, and won't be flattered by it.
It's best to compliment them on things that people seldom notice, people seem to like it when they get compliments on their eyes for some weird reason.
If their attractive they get such compliments often enough, and won't be flattered by it.
It's best to compliment them on things that people seldom notice, people seem to like it when they get compliments on their eyes for some weird reason.
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I have too stopped noticing most "good looking" women. It's the character and spirit that counts.
A way I think might work is if you make the comment about their beauty appear to be a Freudian slip and that you don't realize you're even saying anything after seeing them for "first time", though you had already seen them and planned this out. Example: You first find a beautiful girl then do something like drop an object by her but make it appear that you haven't seen her yet, then she will hopefully pick up the object to give to you. As she gives the object back to to you you turn toward her thanking her but then see her face for the "first time" and are "stunned" and "unconsciously" slowly utter something about her beauty in a barely audible whisper. Like "Thankyo-...Beautiful..."
It would be better if none of this was planned but I think if you can act good enough it will have the same effect, though you might feel some guilt at deceiving her. Perhaps you could tell her eventually but you'd need to make it clear that you only did it because you thought she was so beautiful you were intimidated.
If it seems I've put too much thought into this the truth is I actually thought of it a while ago for a story.
It would be better if none of this was planned but I think if you can act good enough it will have the same effect, though you might feel some guilt at deceiving her. Perhaps you could tell her eventually but you'd need to make it clear that you only did it because you thought she was so beautiful you were intimidated.
If it seems I've put too much thought into this the truth is I actually thought of it a while ago for a story.
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Creative pick up line. Have you ever tried it?
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It's all in how you say it (including timing). The "what" doesn't matter a whole lot.
And yeah - "stunning", "ravishing", etc. is overkill for something like craigslist or a first time meeting. Besides, if she really is that way then she's probably heard it 1000 times before.
And yeah - "stunning", "ravishing", etc. is overkill for something like craigslist or a first time meeting. Besides, if she really is that way then she's probably heard it 1000 times before.
No, never approached a girl in any romantic way at all.
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I don't like calling a girl hot, even when she is extremely attractive. I think it's demeaning to her (it's like saying the only worthy thing about you is that you're attractive.)
I use words like beautiful, pretty, cute, sexy, etc.
I use words like beautiful, pretty, cute, sexy, etc.
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