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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
I stopped complimenting guys. I only do it to my very close childhood male friends these days. Why? My list:

- Got stalked once. Thankfully I moved jobs

- One time, heard a younger colleague was apparently spreading the story that I have a crush on him. All because I said he looked good in a white shirt.

- Another guy also implied to our mutual friends that I liked him, but that he's sorry for me because he already has a gf

I'm just so tired. It's just not worth it.

EDIT: Thanks everyone. All is better now that I've changed my mindset at work (aka just clocking in to work ONLY, no friendliness) But also, I still go all out in complimenting my male friends and family. At least we know each other well and weird misunderstandings are avoided
gpt
Agree,  you can't even smile and be kind without that backfiring.