Had a strange encounter with a woman today & don't know what to think

[Kat45]

My friend and I were standing by his Jeep drinking the beverages we just got from Dunkin' Donuts. A woman, probably in her twenties, is walking down the street and carrying an artificial long-stemmed rose. She says to my friend (about me), "Is she your wife or girlfriend?" He says no. She hands me the rose, pats me on the upper arm/shoulder, smiles and says, "you're beautiful" and then continues walking down the street. HUH?

What was that? :shrug:

[steve2470]

1. hmm...

1- she's joking or 2- she was being sincere..... I have no idea beyond that.

[Kat45]

3. Yeah, I have no idea either.

It was so odd. She didn't look like a wacko, but then again you can't always tell by appearance. My friend joked, "maybe she was hitting on you," but I kind of doubt it because she just kept going.

[Xipe Totec]

5. Random act of kindness

We are so unused to it, we don't know what to make of it.

[Kat45]

9. You're right about that.

We don't know what to make of it. We tend to be automatically suspicious of everything and anything.

[Skip Intro]

12. +1

[rurallib]

2. sounds like you were hit on.

but no info was given out - odd.

[Kat45]

4. My friend said that to me jokingly.

But like you said, no information given out. She just kept going. And why the heck was she carrying a rose with her (unless she bought it for someone who stood her up and then just gave it to a random person she saw)? :shrug:

[7wo7rees]

10. She was tired of carrying it.

She wasn't his wife or girlfriend either.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear Kat45...

Hm. Maybe she was high?

But you are good-looking...

So, there's that!

I guess I wouldn't read too much into it...she just wanted to give the rose to you...

Enjoy! I hope it's a pretty one.

[Kat45]

8. Why thank you, Peggy.

Though I didn't look so good today: didn't even have any makeup on. LOL

Her being high is a possibility.

[applegrove]

7. That was nice.

[Aristus]

11. I think Xipe Totec is right: a random act of kindness.

A number of years ago, my wife and I were out for a nice dinner. She was wearing a very classy purple pantsuit. For a while, she had begun to feel unattractive as she aged and put on a little weight. My wife is a former dancer and runway model, and aging and gaining weight, even if "only a little", was very depressing for her.

As we walked along the sidewalk toward the restaurant door, some young lady shouted out her car window: "YOU! You in the purple! You look BEAUTIFUL!"

It lifted my wife's spirits as you can't imagine. Or maybe you can, now.

I still say a silent prayer of thanks for that kind stranger with her well-timed kind word...

[Kat45]

13. What a nice story!

:-)

[Iggo]

14. Score!!!