Women Complimenting Women on their Eyes

[stormdog]

Earlier today or yesterday, someone on Facebook expressed that straight women never compliment other women on their eyes, and that doing so is pretty clear flirtation. I've been wondering, off and on about the accuracy of that statement since I've never really been good at flirtation, and have, like, no experience being flirty as a woman.

Just now, though, I recalled playing Wylde Flowers. Amira, the aggressively flirty lesbian doctor in the game kind of makes me weak in the knees with her comments on things like my character's "lovely eyes." Maybe there's something to this!

Do any women I know, queer or straight, have thoughts on this that would confirm or refute this concept? Inquiring minds want to know!

Comments

[cmcmck]

Oh they do!

I notice eyes a lot.

Men also do it. When we first met, he admits that he fell in love with my eyes (Romani ancestry means they're so dark brown, they're black and I have BIG eyes)

[sabotabby]

Well, I'm not straight, and I was confused for a very long time because I just thought everyone thought women were beautiful. But I think eyes are one of those things that are safe to compliment. Because nearly everyone has beautiful eyes and also like, it doesn't feel like objectification.