
A compliment has no level of requirement for either side “I love your coat” “thanks” that’s a compliment. “Then comes the can I buy you a drink?” And there’s more of an exchange. Or ask “so are you here with anyone? And then start the conversation. If they’re with someone just say “oh cool, have a good night!” And move on.
Compliment -> question about said compliment. The trick is that the compliment has to be about something autonomous, showing intention, and then ur question has to be genuine curiosity. Just compliments are inherently awkward and leave room for dead air and emotional labor on the receiver, which is where the question comes in to build a social bridge
I mean eventually I’d like to work up to complimenting as an opener but genuinely for now just want to know how to compliment a girls outfit. The other day I saw these two girls who were wearing cool outfits cause I think they were going to a concert but I hesitated on saying anything cause I didn’t want them to be like why is this guy attempting to hit on us