Nice post
The last time I was in a Spirit Halloween store, the cashier told me they liked my hoodie.
I want to emphasize that I still occasionally think about this thing that happened in October.
It’s amazing how well a small, well meaning compliment can make your day, your week…
I was playing hockey last month and one player on the other team complimented something I did on the ice. Simple thing. “Nice puck protection!” after I made a play. Fuck, I’m so used to being chirped out there that it caught me completely off guard. I told my gf that night “The karma version of my brain is like: I should compliment players on the other team more. They probably feel great when that happens too 😀”
That’s a sales tactic! Careful, that is how those greedy capitalist get you lol
I try to be the guy giving the compliments. Like, “Hey I like the jacket,” or, “Hey I like the hat,” stuff like that. I’ll say it strangers and they always seem surprised and put on a seemingly genuine smile.
Us guys need to look out for each other, ya know? Some guys will never hear a compliment, and just hearing one can make someone’s day.
Make sure you don’t run into people of the culture, who - once you express that you like something - they have to gift it to you.
^^’
Title: “Emotional Starvation and the Modern Man.”
The one thing most modern men have in common. Together forever alone.
I was wearing a nice suit while walking to my car on the way to a job interview, and this rolled his windows down and pulled over to say I looked amazing.
It felt nice. And I got the job offer!
It was actually a few years back and kinda screwed me over for a while. I quit my old job, then Covid lockdown happened the week before the new job started and the offer was withdrawn.
And since I quit the old job and never started the new one I didn’t qualify for unemployment.
But it all worked out. I have an awesome career now that I wouldn’t have had otherwise. I make decent money and love what I do.