mercurial wrote:
I think it largely depends on the person concerned.
I think that's a valid point, however I'm hesitant to agree 100% with what you said subsequently. Certainly, it could apply to many women, but it would be a generalization that it's only about appearance.
To use myself as an example, a compliment is a compliment whomever it comes from. To judge the quality of the compliment based on the appearance of the complimenter is a tad shallow and insulting to them, in my honest opinion.
If a handsome hunk ogled at me as if I were a piece of meat, I would not think of him any better if it were a less-appealing man who did the same thing. If a less-appealing man winked at me, I would still blush similarly if it were a handsome man.
Overall, to be fair, since appearances do matter to some people, it would be fair to say that it's a combination of factors. Let's not get into the specifics, because it's really skewing from the original topic of this thread
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But good point, and it certainly adds to understanding the dynamics of what makes a gesture flattering.