There’s something extra meaningful when you get praise from a significant other. Of course, a compliment is always nice, but when it comes from your loved one, it tends to hold more meaning. That kind of positive energy really goes a long way in keeping the romance alive. How often do you get compliments and praise from your significant other?









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Once a day. Or whenever he feels like he needs to say it.
1Everyday. He tells me he loves me at least 3 times a day and will tell me I'm beautiful and perfect or some other delicious compliment at least once per day.
I'm totally spoiled
2It went from 'very frequent' to 'every now and then'. I guess that usually holds; during courtship, it's a lot more often. Also, I think I screwed up a little when I admitted that I like it when he compliments me. For some reason, that has made it less fun for him, so he does it less now
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3My boyfriend doesn't say that stuff a lot. He has a hard time verbalizing his feelings. But I do know that when he does say anything, he means it and its not just off the cuff. But he does tell me I look good, or cute or sexy quite often..HAHAHA not being shallow but let's be honest.. I am one sexy biatch...so I hear THOSE compliments quite often! Hahhaa..sorry on cold meds and I am silly today
4He gives me compliments all the time... its very sweet... only sometimes when he does it in front of a group of people it makes me feel a little uncomfortable... but I know he has the best intentions always
5lol CYL
6I am spoiled, I get complimented frequently. My spouse is also the person that has taught me how to take a compliment well.
7All the time
8Almost never ... that's why he's my ex now.
9I'm lucky! After four-and-a-half years, I still get several compliments daily. He's always telling me how beautiful I look that day or how smart or sweet I am. It feels nice. :]
10Numerous times throughout the day. I never get sick of it!
11ALLLLL the time..im usually the one that has a hard time verbalizing feelings like that lol but I am spoiled
12I am spoiled like Fallen85 and it is fabulous! Never have I had a man treat me so wonderful - he makes me feel loved and cherished. He is always telling me I am beautiful and that I have the prettiest eyes ever! Everytime we go out, he makes it a point to tell me I look good and that he will have to keep an eye out for all the losers that will try to snatch me away!
I never get sick of it either!
13compliments aren't very often but I love yous are a few times a day.
14at least once a day with my current bf, but it was never like this in any other relationships...i really appreciate it!
15very often
16but im so bad at receiving compliments
i always have been
dunno why
Lots. A year and a half into our relationship, and he hasn't lost the touch of making me feel great about myself at all
17Most of the time he doesn't need to say anything because his eyes say it all. However he does compliment me several times a day and tells me he loves me at least twice/three times. I'm very lucky.
18All the time. And I like it because he doesn't throw out the generic "you're beautiful" compliments, but really genuine compliments that make me feel like he is really proud of me and loves me!
19my finace compliments me fairly often. I feel like I compliment him all the time and he totally gobbles it up. If I tell him I like his shoes he'll say like 3 times after "so you like these shoes? do you think I made a good choice?" and it's really cute.
I love it when he comments on something i'm wearing or just tells me I look pretty so the fact that it doesn't happen multiple times a day makes it feel more special when it does.
20mine hardly compliments me.. he too doesn't really vocalize what he feels. but it doesn't bother me at all. it reminds me constantly why you're with someone... its not superficial at all and just based on attraction. i'm not saying people on here are being superficial... don't get me wrong! i think that showing someone how you feel is a lot better than saying it, which is what he does. he told me before we were even official that he wasn't just attracted to my appearance, but who I was and my personality. one time his friend asked him if he thought this other girl was cute, and he said yes. after his friend left he said 'but you have nothing to worry about, your much much cuter.' that meant a lot to me. i feel if a guy says it constantly to me, its like hes on auto pilot... kind of how everyone asks 'whats up?' in IMs. by hardly saying compliments it puts much more meaning on it when he does... and of course my body turns to mush and i feel like the wicked witch of the west melting away. lol
21MY MAN TELLS ME HE LOVES ME ALL THE TIME BUT COMLIMENTS ME EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE BUT ALWAYS TELL ME I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SMILE,BUT IF HE TOLD ME ALL THE TIME, I WOULD THINK SOMETHING WRONG,WHY BECAUSE HE NOT THAT TYPE OF GUY TO ALWAYS TELL ME HOW SEXY I AM.
22Every twenty seconds. For the past 3 years.
23We say I love you pretty much every time we talk by phone, or see each other, but not in an off-hand, rote manner...like we really mean it, b/c we do. We know we are lucky to have found each other. He compliments my cooking all the time
but just doesn't notice my appearance
often enough to compliment it!
24it used to be a lot now he hardly does, he is a WONDERFUL man but he does more acting then talking...She shows me he loves me but i am a girl of course i want to hear him say he loves me everyday and tell me that i am beautiful.. he tells I am gorgeous and beautiful sometimes. And also not trying to sounds conceited but I get hit by guys ALL THE TIME... but it would be nice to hear it from my husband more often..
25All the time, I can't even count how many times in a day. I'm totally spoiled.
26every now and then he'll say something.
27i like it that way.
it makes them even more special
He gives me compliments and I love you's throughout the entire day.. I, on the other hand, cannot seem to give the compliments as often. I am just not very natural at doing it? I love when we are in complete silence, watching TV or driving, and he just stares at me and says "You are so beautiful".. Ohh, I love him soo much.
28don't remember when.. perhaps that is why I am not with anyone.
29On the other hand, I do struggle with accepting praises. For me, no matter what I do in life, it always feels that I could do it better and I have not done enough. Also, the praises also do not seem enough no matter how many times it was said. I would shoot back, "Really?" or "Are you sure?" then I would follow up with an explanation as to why the compliment is not accurately given. I don't have problems praising others but have trouble receiving them when given to me.
I agree with babysoftpink. I usually roll my eyes or act annoyed with my boyfriend when he makes these comments. Deep down, I really really appreciate them.. but I have a hard time accepting praise/compliments.
30Some people find it hard to give compliments as well as receive them. Perhaps they were brought up in an environment where family members didn't vocalize their feelings all the time. So if you're brought up in this type of environment that's what you learn to do.
I think if you constantly hear compliments 24/7 the words spoken tend to lose meaning. I agree with the comment above that showing someone how you feel is a lot better than saying it. Remember that saying "Actions speak louder than words". And when you do receive a compliment it puts more meaning into it.
Also, you could also take the first step and compliment your significant other first. After awhile they'll (hopefully) catch on and start paying more compliments to you...again you don't want this to turn into a broken record. It's kind of like waiting to hear the "L" word...sometimes you just have to stop being stubborn and be the first to say it.
31Addendum to my previous comment.
Paying someone a compliment can be a very natural practice for some people. However, many people may find giving a compliment difficult. Giving compliments is critical to building relationships and encouraging other people. It is easy once you have an idea of how to go about it.
Understand that giving a compliment does not mean that you should expect one in return. A sincere compliment is meant to be giving simply for the uplifting of the other person and not as a means to receive one yourself.
32true, I was brought up in a family that doing excellent is expected, doing poorly even when you tried very hard is unacceptable, hence punishments are given more in non-complimentary ways. The reasoning is you are expected to do well so we can't compliment you for something you are expected to do. I recognize this and trying to live out of this. It's been difficult there are lots of things that parents did I would have never ever done to my child if I have one.
33I get "I love you's" couple times a day, but compliments every once in a while, they have died off in the past 4 years. Honestly, it really bugs me sometimes and I hate that because it makes me feel shallow. But I take time to look nice and its so frustrating if he doesnt really say anything...
Be happy you guys are compliments spoiled =)
34Wow I thought the comments in here would be quite the opposite..but I guess I am in the minority. Compliments are kind of rare in my case. But I agree with blckout200
35well he tells me that i look 'pretty' every day so to me as nice of a gesture it is, it doesn't seem like it's really anything...i guess. i know that sounds kind of bad to those women who don't get compliments all the time, but it's just not the same thing.
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