Posted by Aphrodite on August 27, 2004, at 17:02:28
In reply to Complimenting T/getting compliments from T, posted by tinydancer on August 27, 2004, at 11:53:22
My T has complimented me on my physical appearance on many occasions, and it's always been very nice and comfortable, and I've never given it a second thought. When he says, "I like your haircut," it's as normal and in the same tone as "Wow, you've made a great breakthrough." We talked once about my low self-esteem and how that included the way I look, and he said that if you gave my picture to 100 objective people, he was sure they would think I'm attractive. He said he was just being factual because I have a distorted view. I found it an immensely therapeutic thing to say.
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