Girls are Crazy Hard to Compliment

Guys are cool. If you're a guy, God made you amazing with abilities I could never have. . .

But.

I have this friend. A guy friend who is sweet and wonderful, but has trouble with complimenting a girl. I don't blame him though. As he explained it, boys don't know what will set a girl off into a fit of rage. They mean well, but anything they say won't be taken as a complement. I've been trying to give him pointers on saying nice, uplifting things to girls. It's working and he's doing a good job! Because of this confusion between girls and boys, I want to help clear the air.

How to compliment a girl:

• Don't compare her to something commonly known as round, large, heavy, or big. (Like don't say "Ah, you're as cute as a baby elephant." Yes, baby elephants are cute, but a girl will instantly think you just called her fat.)
• No backhanded complements. ("That sweater looks good on you! My grandma has something like that." "Your hair's nice, its as soft as my dog's hair." "Good job! Next time, do it like this____.")
• Simply saying she looks nice without any reason is okay. ("You look good." "Nice clothes." "Pretty hair.") If she asks why, tell her plainly. ("Your shirt matches your eyes." "Your hairs pretty." "That dress fits you.")
• If a girl asks your opinion about her clothes or hair and you don't like it, find something about her appearance that's okay; like the colors nice, her shoes are cool, or her hair's neat.
• Be yourself, honest, and simple. With the boys in my life, the longer their compliment is, the more likely they compare me to things girls won't see as uplifting.
• Click here to watch Messy Monday's advice on what not to say to a girl (very funny!).

Now, girls, this is not one sided. If a boy give you a compliment, and its not necessarily the best compliment, it's okay. Don't react. Stop and think about it. HE JUST GAVE YOU A COMPLEMENT SO HE'S TRYING. Boys don't think the same, not wrong, just different, so what he thinks is a compliment might not be what a girl thinks. Girls, give him a brake and a chance so don't bight his head off if he said your green nail polish looks like frog skins.
This is what I think, but what do you think? I would love to know so please comment! :)