I first talked with “that girl” on a dating site. Dating sites are a natural venue for
exaggeration and false images. Many
people use old photographs for their profile pictures and fib about their age,
weight, height, financial status, etc. I
met that girl for a hiking date after we had talked on the phone for a
while. Upon seeing that girl in person for
the very first time, I said: “You look way better in person!”
She offered a puzzled expression.
I laughed.
“That did not quite sound right.
I think that is what they call a back-handed
compliment. I intended to make nice.”
That occurred some six months ago. Last weekend, that girl evened the score with
me. After I showed her an image of me
that someone had just texted to my twice-as-smarter-than-me-phone, that girl
said: “You look tall in that picture!”
Yep…a back-handed compliment.
Just for fun, I have posted the picture. Maybe the tiny house in the background gives
the false impression of elevation.
--Mitchell
Hegman
No comments:
Post a Comment