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noctiluca

Why do only girls compliment me and call me pretty but no man do?? Is it because of the male gaze or whatever??
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Anonymous 4w

dudes have pretty directly been told to not be approaching women or make unprompted comments about girls’ looks since we’ve been born

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

But there’s a difference between genuine and sexual compliments isn’t it? Or do you just prefer not to risk it?

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Anonymous replying to -> noctiluca 4w

there’s usually some difference, or differences in intention at the least. but at the point of it getting misconstrued or going viral, most dudes would rather just not risk it at all. even if the intention was pure, if it gets called as weird/creepy, walking it back is just not an option. “i didn’t mean it like that,” is just a dude trying to save the titanic after it already hit the iceberg.

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Anonymous replying to -> noctiluca 4w

I can’t speak for all men but for me the thought of being called creepy for trying to make a genuine compliment scares me out of doing so

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