https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/backhanded-compliments-courtesy-of-ylf Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 10 May 2026 15:32:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/backhanded-compliments-courtesy-of-ylf#post-61799 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:12:23 +0000 Anonymous 61799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good for you, Maya. I hope your parents were there to hear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/backhanded-compliments-courtesy-of-ylf#post-61761 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:00:58 +0000 Sihaya 61761@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats Maya. I can totally relate. I have a muffin top that's getting larger by the day. However, a friend of mine used to be totally puzzled since she said she saw no sign of it. I kept telling her I just knew how to hide it in how I dressed. Then we were in the dressing room together when we went shopping at the mall when she finally said: "Now I know what you mean". Thanks to Angie's work, it feels great to be able to walk out the door without feeling self conscious of my poochy belly each day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/backhanded-compliments-courtesy-of-ylf#post-61749 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:59:58 +0000 HannahC 61749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, but you are indeed very slim!! Yes, honestly, every single picture you posted shows how tiny you are!</p> <p>Also, like Inge, I would love to see a picture of your outfit (or at least a description) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/backhanded-compliments-courtesy-of-ylf#post-61743 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:04:13 +0000 Inge 61743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! Do post a picture of your out-to-dinner-at-the-Chinese-restaurant Maya;-)</p> <p>Good for you, for taking it as a compliment. And I know you don't always believe us, but you still are tiny and dainty Maya. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/backhanded-compliments-courtesy-of-ylf#post-61719 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:51:08 +0000 Ariadne 61719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm always amazed at what random strangers feel it's appropriate to say to other random strangers. That said, I think you definitely should take it as a compliment. I wish you'd post some outfits some time if you have a chance, Maya! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/backhanded-compliments-courtesy-of-ylf#post-61688 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:04:12 +0000 Maya 61688@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So this weekend I went out for dinner to this Chinese restaurant, where I was the only vegetarian and everyone else ordered meat dishes (I am going somewhere with this, I swear).</p> <p>After we all got our main courses, the waiter came to ask us if everything was okay and specifically asked me how my food was. I said it was great and I was happy to see that they added more vegetarian options. The next part really should have made me angry but it actually made me happy:</p> <p>He said something along the lines of how thin I was and how I should eat more meat to gain weight. OK, normally it infuriates me when people--particularly total strangers--make ignorant comments about my dietary preferences, but who doesn't like being told they are thin? I know it wasn't meant to be a compliment, but that doesn't mean I can't take it as one.</p> <p>When I actually *was* very skinny (less than 100 pounds), people used to tell me how tiny and dainty I was all the time, but 20 pounds later, that doesn't happen anymore, and I really miss hearing it. Hearing it again that night proved that whatever illusions I was creating with my clothes totally work. Hooray for YLF. </p>