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This guy I have been dating for about a month is sweet, honest and amazing. But what bothers me is that he never compliments my appearance. I get all dolled up for him all the time. He'll call me cute or sexy every once in awhile but i never hear, 'Hey, you look beautiful today." Should I be worried or am I over-analyzing?

You've been dating a month! How can you say he "never" does something when you've only been dating a month? You need a little more than 4-5 weeks before you can declare "never," don't you think? Give the guy a chance.

And he does compliment you. He calls you sexy and cute, according to you. Are those not compliments? It sounds to me like you are waiting on a particular compliment and getting more anxious each day that you don't hear it. That's not really fair to him. He can't read your mind.

Are you complimenting him? That would encourage him to reciprocate.

I think he's doing fine for a month of dating. I think you need to chill and focus on what you're getting from him rather than what you're not.

Thanks for the question.

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Jlove

Serious question, how old are you? This sounds like you're under 20 years old. You know you look pretty, let that be enough. If you're looking for your bf to validate your attractiveness, girl you will be waiting a very long time. Not because he doesn't care, but because it's not his job to validate you or be your self esteem. He calls you cute and sexy; accept it and move on with your relationship. Good luck.

Amy

Expectations will bite you in the ass every time. Tell him what you want, voice your concern, or just chill as Cary said. Cute and sexy are compliments!

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after only a month? I had the same complaint (only he only called me sweet and sexy) but my complaint popped up after a YEAR. we discussed it, and he said he just didn't see much difference in calling someone sexy or beautiful and he'd never been the type to use those.

cute is an underrated compliment btw. one I adore getting. it's about your personality and looks.

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Hahaha between you and Funny Guy, both of you have great answers, actual useful answers.

Seriously, OP, you are way over-analyzing. It's been just a month, and he's not going to have an idea that you want a feature-specific compliment. If you really need compliments on your appearances, simply ask him something like "do I look sharp honey?" or something similar. If he's a good man, he'll compliment you there.

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Now I do think she's freaking out about nothing. But I don't think she's needing to hear an ode to her nose (or eyes or whatever feature). Maybe guys don't always get it, but there is a difference for (a significant number of) women between hearing sexy, and beautiful, or cute and you look amazing tonight. One set of compliments make you feel like he wants to have sex with you, the other makes you think he's actually noticing you. As I am aware that this is a completely irrational feeling, based only on feeling she's self perpetuating inside her head, I think she just needs to chill and get over herself. But I think this is why she feels like ute and sexy aren't compliments.

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Hold up girl. I like your guy. Always be wary of guys who ooze charm and resort to flattering your ass off. They just want one thing---to get inside your pants! Sounds like your guy is a keeper. I dated a flatterer and guess what? He complimented everyone, and it was all about my looks and not personality. I know I look good, i dont need to hear it. But if he complimented my personality, he would have been a keeper. Good luck.

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Pfft, my boything has always been lavish with the compliments and he's not a creep. It's just the type of bloke he is.
Some guys positively like saying how beautiful their partner looks, some take the attitude that it's so obvious it doesn't need to be said that often. I wouldn't say either approach is wrong if they both treat a girl well!

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