Someone asks you how you like their new hairstyle. you hate it. how would you answer?

you should tell the truth in a nice way. me i would say it without caring if i hurt their feelings or not. but if you want to be nice. you can say something like

“its nice but i like the other one better.”

“do you like it? ehh, i like your previous hairstyle.”

This answer is from my wife…..............“ask the person how long their hairstylist has been out of rehab”.

“I hate it.”

@john65pennington Are you in trouble with Terry/Sherry again? Just joking!

Sounds like a situation where lying is completely appropriate. Their hair will grow back.

Don’t tell them you hate it, but it’s ok to tell them you like their old style better because it highlights their gorgeous eyes, or whatever. Would you want to walk around for months with a hairstyle you know other people looks terrible?

“It’s nice.” (big, cheesy smile) “So, wanna go see a movie?”

Nightengale…....lately, i just stay confused. i say whatever name comes up and learn to deal with it. first it was a name and now its hairstyles. where am i going with this? i have not a clue.

Allie…........good answer, you made me laugh. john

All the more reason to not ask people if they like your hairstyle. I just let them comment on it, as I get far more honest responses that way.

First thing to remember is William Blake’s advice:

A truth that’s told with bad intent
beats any lie you can invent.

So it might be a good time to shade the truth, tell only part of the truth, or… lie.

“I couldn’t pull off that look!”
“Striking! Bold!”
“I’m really not sure if I like it, but I love you, so I’ll learn to like it.”

@Likeradar also had a great approach.

@CyanoticWasp: I can’t top that!

@CyanoticWasp I SAID THE SAME THING!! lol

and if its a truth that your saying WITH GOOD INTENT, it might be a good idea to tell them its not cute. its kinda like telling someone there is something in their teeth. its not to embarass them, its to save them from further embarassment that they may face showing more and more people his teeth.

Always say it looks nice. It’s not something that can be quickly or easily changed, so why bother telling them it looks bad? They have to live with it!

Do you still have the reciept for that?

Lying is cool.

At my age, it is more likely that someone will ask “how do you like my new hair?” My guy friends don’t change their hair much and my women friend know that I am not much of a judge. To all I say “looks nice” and hope that they don’t ask me to expound on that ideal.

I find SOMETHING good about it or say something indirect that could be interpreted as positive. For example, “Yeah, you look good with [short hair/dark hair/highlights,layered hair]”—anything that’s on their head—whether it’s done well in that particular case or not. They might look great with highlights that are just a little lighter than their natural color, and these might be platinum blond. They don’t need to know I think these particular highlights look crappy.

I also might just say something like “It’s okay, but I also really liked your old style”.