Delete comment from: Captain Capitalism
Perhaps not in keeping with the backhanded theme here but:
A younger (15yrs my junior) co-worker was visiting from an out of town office. Towards the end of the day, she mentioned offhand that she wasn't looking forward to another chain restaurant dinner alone, so I casually suggested she join me for dinner downtown. Made a quick call and managed a reservation for one of the more chic restaurants in town. I knew she was seeing someone, so it wasn't really a 'date', but I treated it like one. Went full-gentleman on her. Opening doors, guiding her along with my hand, getting her chair, etc. Ordered for her, chose a nice bottle, the whole bit. Dinner was exquisite, the conversation was far better than I'd expected from an early 20-something. I was at my charming best, and she was playing right along. Then at one point, we locked eyes, and she just stopped talking mid-sentence then softly and very sincerely said "So, this is what it feels like to be wined and dined." I just gave her my best sly smile, and she picked up where she'd left off.
It wasn't a direct compliment, but with those words I knew that even if I was just: the old guy from the office who was nothing to her but a better alternative than eating alone... I'd given her the kind of evening that no other man had. In that one moment, she made me feel better about myself than probably 99% of the women I've ever spent time with. It's amazing how far a little appreciation will go, and unfortunately, how rare it is for a woman to show any.
Jun 4, 2013, 8:45:06 PM
Posted to The Best Compliment I Ever Received