Compliments (well sort of)

I think we all have a friend who within seconds of you being in her (or maybe his presence) you can feel really rubbish about yourself. In an episode of “Sex and the City” they refer to these people as “frenemies” They are experts in the art of saying really nasty things whilst smiling and backing up their statements with “it’s because I’m such a good friend, I can tell you these things” I’ve heard things such as “you should really make more of an effort with your appearance”, “You might lose some weight, but I don’t think you should set your expectations too high, you probably wont lose all of it” and “if you don’t have a baby soon your ovaries will shrivel” I think it’s safe to say that in recent months my diary is a lot busier than it was.

  Just recently I’ve noticed another form of backhanded compliment. Facebook have started to put adverts down the side of your homepage, these are suggestions of things you might find interesting. So for each person they should be slightly different. It occurred to me the other day that Facebook has turned into a frenemie, these were my 3 favourite things it suggested for me!

Advert 1

“Melt away 2 stone of belly fat”

  This miracle pill could apparently get rid of the fat in a short period of time. It was also accompanied by a really gross picture, so even if I had been interested in these pills the photo would have put me off!

Advert 2

“Slim in style”

These were some exercise leggings that would not only make me look stylish, but would also “melt away the fat” as I exercised they were also the bargain price of £65.00 (£65.00 for leggings???? )

Advert 3

“Men looking for love with curvy girls”

  This I think was my favourite, according to the ad, not all blokes want a skinny girl, some like girls with a bit of meat on them. I don’t think I’ve used the exact wording of the advert, but it’s in a similar vein.

  So it would seem even Facebook is judging me now. If my miracle pills and magic pants don’t work, it doesn’t matter too much because I can always find love with a bloke who doesn’t mind a fattie! Still with my track record with blokes that might be an improvement. If I get back handed compliments from “friends” my boyfriends have been even worse. My favourite was a guy who told me the song “Fat Bottomed Girls” always reminded him of me. I think he was trying to be nice, but as he saw the look of horror on my face he said “listen to the words” I have listened to that song many times and I still don’t find it complimentary!