# What is the most meaningful compliment you have ever received?

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**Created:** [October 4, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-meaningful-compliment-you-have-ever-received/670315 "2013-10-04T01:00:50Z")\
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After leaving high school and losing 30 pounds, I went to a party where a lot of my old classmates were at. All the girls kept raving that I “got hot.” It was flattering.

Aside from that, nothing really. My parents were never one for compliments that weren’t littered with condescension and/or sarcasm.

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