What are your thoughts if/when a man compliments you on a dress or skirt and maybe asks where it came from?
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Surely that’s a lovely confidence booster to have compliments like that 
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One time a man complimented me was when I was wearing a beige rain Mac cinched in with the belt and a pair of dark brown suede knee high boots. He said I looked very chic and my boyfriend was very lucky (was a bit inappropriate as he was the college coach driver and I was 17 and the last drop off in the evening)
I’d take it as a compliment. As I have done before, I get complimented on my outfits a lot. Most times by women, but sometimes by men as well. And I like it. I think people feel uneasy complimenting people of the opposite sex, probably because they’re worried about what their partner thinks, or their partner is hovering around on guard dog mode thinking someone else is casing out their property just because they complimented them in someway. But if we can get past that, it’s nice to give compliments and receive them. X
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If I see someone, man or woman, that is stylish or wearing something interesting or cool, I often will compliment them on what they are wearing. I really enjoy seeing their smile afterwards. People deserve to feel good about themselves and someone noticing is just icing on the cake 
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I have received compliments on my clothing from men when I’ve been crossdressed.
I find it very validating.
I’d love to say that I’d be thrilled with a compliment from a man, and in a lot of cases I would be, but I really think it depends on the situation and the attitude/ body language of the man. I’ve had a few compliments from men in the past, a lot of those left me feeling uncomfortable because the compliment came across as a sexual comment or chat up line and I’ve had a lot of negative experiences of this sort of thing when I was younger. Men groping in clubs, commenting on boobs / bum in particular items of clothing was considered the norm when I was at uni and happened on most nights out. I’ve had a few nice compliments from (usually older) men which have been genuinely friendly and confidence building and from a lovely cross dressing man who wanted to know where I bought my skirt, that was nice too, we had a good chat about clothes and found we both loved 50s style dresses. It’s a shame that a few men who are in the minority have made me a little wary. What I’m trying to say is that, done the right way it’s great, just avoid looking at my boobs or bum whilst doing so and don’t make suggestive comments!