50 Times Men Said Something So Weird Women Still Can’t Forget It

The exact numbers can vary from study to study depending on their definitions, but one survey suggests that roughly 4 in 5 women (81 percent) have experienced some form of sexual harassment.

That includes verbal forms (77%) of sexual harassment, like being catcalled or whistled at, or receiving unwanted comments of a sexual nature.

Such behavior is so widespread that you can find it in places you'd least expect it. For instance, another survey of 1,049 female LinkedIn users between the ages of 27 and 42 discovered that a whopping 91% of them say they received romantic advances or sexually inappropriate messages on the platform at least once. Almost a quarter (24%) said the messages showed up in their account daily or every other day.

However, if you know how to give a compliment, the fact that you don't know someone doesn't have to stop you from doing so. It's even in your best interest.

Raj Raghunathan, PhD, author of If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy?, believes that one of the reasons complimenting others makes you feel better is that it helps you perceive yourself as a generous, bighearted person, which, in turn, increases your self-esteem.

It's easy to forget how good a little praise can make another person feel, but many of us have moments where we notice and appreciate something about others. Let's try to tell them, only nicely.