We don't have to talk to everyone the same way we talk to children. I have female friends who are, in fact, pretty, and I tell them this because it makes them f

We don't have to talk to everyone the same way we talk to children. I have female friends who are, in fact, pretty, and I tell them this because it makes them feel good to hear it, and it feels good to say it. (And yes, I know this is true, we are close enough to know each other well enough to share this kind of thing.)