Creative compliments

[junglesteve]

I've been trying to think of new ways to tell someone she is awesome without saying 'you're awesome' over and over lmfao. The thesaurus can only go so far sadly :(

[Dogmantra]

Roses are Red/Violets are Blue/In Soviet Russia/Awesome is you
You could also try poems that aren't hastily made suck. Write 'em yourself obviously. They don't have to be romantic or anything because poetry is not too romantic.

[Fredaintdead]

I don't know many for talking about awesome, but I've got a few cheesy ones for saying someone is beautiful.

Example1:
The stars themselves are jealous of that sparkle in your eyes.

I know, I'm terrible.

I think I've got one for saying awesome:
Woah, you just got 10 times more superb... I'm feeling a bit left in the dust in terms of awesomeness here.

It's a bit bad, but I think it works... sort of.


Roses are Red/Violets are Blue/In Soviet Russia/Awesome is you

That one is awesome.
I did the same sort of thing for a friend.

Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Red Dwarf is awesome,
And so are you.

[Dr.Epic]

Roses are Red/Violets are Blue/In Soviet Russia/Awesome is you

In Soviet Russian, awesome is that!:smallbiggrin:

[Crow]

Maybe you could tell them why they are so awesome...

[Dvandemon]

Find everything about them that is good and talk about that, especially traits most people overlook/take for granted.

You, are incomparably who you are, do not feel less of yourself simply because others believe so, do not detract your achievements, take yourself for granted.
Roses are Red/Violets are Blue/In Soviet Russia/Awesome is you
You could also try poems that aren't hastily made suck. Write 'em yourself obviously. They don't have to be romantic or anything because poetry is not too romantic.
I laughed and I cried

[Morph Bark]

Double-edged: "You are so delightfully non-Euclidian, Cthulhu would write horror novels about you back home."

Romantically flavoured: "If I would compare you to a summer's day like Shakespeare did, it would make the whole of summer sound pretty darn lame in comparison."

Somethingsomethingmore: "If Poe's raven was here right now, he would just be saying 'more'."

[Lillith]

Well you could say that they brighten up your day. Or that it's really fun to be around them. Or that you're looking forward to you two meeting.

Or well tell them you think they're great. :smallbiggrin:

[Crow]

Romantically flavoured: "If I would compare you to a summer's day like Shakespeare did, it would make the whole of summer sound pretty darn lame in comparison."

Somethingsomethingmore: "If Poe's raven was here right now, he would just be saying 'more'."

See, but these two don't really say anything, and come off as empty platitudes.


Well you could say that they brighten up your day. Or that it's really fun to be around them. Or that you're looking forward to you two meeting.

Whereas these examples say something as to why you feel the way you do. Telling somebody that you think they are great because their positive outlook always brightens your day is going to go miles further than just telling them they're great, no matter how "clever" you are in saying it.

[DeadManSleeping]

Write a song about them.

What? You said "creative", not "easy".

[shadow_archmagi]

Violets are red
Roses are blue
rhyming is hard
so is describing you

[Morph Bark]

See, but these two don't really say anything, and come off as empty platitudes.

I suppose so. Though in a similar vein one could say that words like "awesome" and the like merely describe something as being good rather than a quality that is worthy of compliment.

I'll admit that the raven one was rushed though, as to stick to the rule of threes. The others came as inspiration. :smalltongue:

[Capt Spanner]

You are the very model of a modern Major-General
You’ve information vegetable, animal, and mineral
YOU know the kings of England, and YOU quote the fights historical
From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical

You’re very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical
YOU understand equations, both the simple and quadratical
About binomial theorem you’re teeming with a lot o' news
With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse

You’re very good at integral and differential calculus
YOU know the scientific names of beings animalculous
In short, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral
You are the very model of a modern Major-General

YOU know our yourthic history, King Arthur's and Sir Caradoc's
YOU answer hard acrostics, you’ve a pretty taste for paradox
YOU quote in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus
In conics YOU can floor peculiarities parabolous

YOU can tell undoubted Raphaels from Gerard Dows and Zoffanies
YOU know the croaking chorus from the Frogs of Aristophanes
Then YOU can hum a fugue of which you’ve heard the music's din afore
And whistle all the airs from that infernal nonsense Pinafore

Then YOU can write a washing bill in Babylonic cuneiform
And tell you ev'ry detail of Caractacus's uniform
In short, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral
You are the very model of a modern Major-General

In fact, when YOU know what is meant by "mamelon" and "ravelin"
When YOU can tell at sight a Mauser rifle from a javelin
When such affairs as sorties and surprises you’re more wary at
And when YOU know precisely what is meant by "commissariat"

When YOU have learnt what progress has been made in modern gunnery
When YOU know more of tactics than a novice in a nunnery
In short, when you’ve a smattering of elemental strategy
I'll say a better Major-General had never sat a gee

For your military knowledge, though you’re plucky and adventury
Has only been brought down to the beginning of the century
But still, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral
You are the very model of a modern Major-General

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I generally go for more complimenting specific things. Like intelligence. It helps that I'm considered incredibly smart.

It's all like; (paraphrased, can't remember the actual words)
Her: It means something when you say my work is good, cause you are the bar I aim for.
Me: Luv, YOU'RE the bar I set. You're honestly the smartest person I know.

I'm smoooooooth. Or something of the sort. :smallsigh:

[Kuma Da]

Okay, so there are two tricks to this, as far as I know. They only work if you use them at the same time.

The first is honesty. Don't pick something out to compliment just for the sake of complimenting it. Actually find it awesome.

The second is to get to know her. This isn't about piling on pretty adjectives. Pick things about her to compliment. Show her why you think she's awesome.

From the OP, I'm getting the impression that either a) you like her, or b) she's got low self-confidence. I could be totally wrong, but if it is either of those, the two tricks listed above are good ones to use.