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Why would a woman be offended if I compared her to a "wood nymph"?

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#7

Why would a woman be offended if I compared her to a 'wood nymph'?

By definition:
"A nymph in Greek mythology is a minor nature goddess typically associated with a particular location or landform. Other nymphs, always in the shape of young nubile maidens, were part of the retinue of a god, such as Dionysus, Hermes, or Pan, or a goddess, generally Artemis.[1] Nymphs were the frequent target of satyrs. They live in mountains and groves, by springs and rivers, also in trees and in valleys and cool grottoes. They are frequently associated with the superior divinities: the huntress Artemis; the prophetic Apollo; the reveller and god of wine, Dionysus; and rustic gods such as Pan and Hermes."

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#8

Why would a woman be offended if I compared her to a 'wood nymph'?

You didn't answer my question. Maybe it was the way you phrased it, or Q is right and she isn't well-educated, and took it as an insult.. Or maybe she's well-educated and was thinking of the nymph that turned herself into a tree to avoid rape, and didn't like that association.

People take offense at the oddest things.

eta the story: Acantha was a beautiful nymph with the misfortune to be loved by someone she didn't love back. Apollo was the culprit in this case. He "loved" the nymph so much he tried to rape her. The nymph fought back, scratching the Sun God's face. As a result, the little nymph was transformed into the acanthus tree, a "sun-loving" but thorny plant.

Updated On: 10/1/10 at 11:45 PM

#14

Why would a woman be offended if I compared her to a 'wood nymph'?

Is there a chance that your compliment might have sounded like "You look great NOW" with a clear implication that she looked awful before? Sometimes it's not what we say but how we say it.
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#16

Why would a woman be offended if I compared her to a 'wood nymph'?

She's only four years my junior.

I told her that her weight loss made her look as svelte as a wood nymph.

We had coffee this morning and she admitted to me that she didn't know what the words "svelte" and "wood nymph" were. She's an intelligent woman and reads quite a bit. She just never came across those terms before. She also admitted that she had though the French word "chic" was pronounced "chick" until she heard me use it a few years ago.
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