Queer men recall the best compliments they’ve gotten from other queer men
asked, “What’s the best compliment another queer man has ever given you?”Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.And the compliments proffered ranged from wholesome to, well, hole-some.Yes, even though the OP added “preferably without tryna f*ck you” to his prompt, many of these compliments came during X-rated encounters or with X-rated expectations!Here’s a selection of responses from that thread, arranged from sweet to spicy.“’You’re far past boyfriend material; you’re definitely husband material.’ The bittersweet way a friend with benefits told me he didn’t want to keep things going because he felt he was slowing me down from finding ‘the one.’”“My crush told me I’m a ‘solid 8’ when we were ranking our friends out of 10.
This was when we first became friends. I asked him out almost a year later, and he rejected me, but we’re still friends, thankfully.”“‘You’re exactly what we need.’ The president of my local leather chapter while we were discussing why I, at 23, was so interested in being involved in leather.”“‘You’re a good person.’ He was wrong, but it still felt nice.”“It’s hard for me to find other gay guys that I actually vibe with.
It’s nice to have a friend like you.”“I was at a gay club when I was around 25 and started talking to an older gentleman at the bar.
No flirting, just shooting the sh*t, reading each other, yada, yada. I learned about his life in New York years ago, and he asked me about my life as well.
