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Acknowledging someone's weight loss.
My brother's friend who is about 20 years old just lost a significant amount of weight. However, he never expressed a desire to lose weight to any of us, so I'm wondering...would it be appropriate to tell him he looks good??? How would I even word that?
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There is nothing wrong with giving a kind, sincere compliment, and telling a young man, who worked hard to lose that excess pounds that he looks good. But without having to point out your observation of his weight loss. He knows that he had excess weight, so it would probably make his day. Perhaps he will be the one to first mention that it's due to his weight loss. But you don't have to point out the reason why you think he looks good.
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I'd be careful with this one ... you don't want to give the impression that you thought he looked bad before, or reinforce any idea that his worth as a person is tied to how he looks. I'd leave off the "these days" part of "you look great" and just pay him the kind of compliment you'd pay anyone. If he looks particularly good on any given day, tell him so. But if he hasn't been vocal about wanting to lose weight, he may prefer not to have a big deal made out of it.
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Of course! Wouldn't you want someone to tell you that you look good if that's what they really thought? A simple "Nice to see you again. Oh, and hey, you're looking great these days!" should do.
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