I'd smile reading it first but if I'd let it go through my mind I would probably feel the same as her. I don't like strangers telling me what I should do with my face and what my face was made for. Maybe if he picked different words it wouldn't feel so intrusive. That [b]should[/b] doesn't sound alrightto me. However, I would keep it to myself and wouldn't try to shame the person. I feel like both of them made a little bit of fools out of themselves.

Sigh. I think sometimes you have to set aside all the angles and just look at the context. He was trying to be nice. To give her a lift. Not to say she should only smile because she’s pretty but hoping to give her a reason to, just a little. Too many moan about all the hate in the world and refuse to see anything else.

When I was 22 I experienced something similar. It was not on a train but in a nightclub where I was together with two friends. To our surprise, a waitress suddenly brought us a bottle of Champagne and a written note for me. The written message informed me, "If the angels in Heaven look like you I hope I go to Heaven!" When the waitress would tell us who the sender of the Champagne and message was he had left the nightclub.
It was 45 years ago but I still sometimes think of it and cherish it as one of the fun memories of my festive youth.

I think it was a poorly timed note on his part. He should have known that a man can not do anything right in the current social/political climate. Kindness is seen as sexism and interest is seen as harassment. Everyone wants to be a victim so they cant rant about it.

We are only responsible for what we say, we are not responsible for how others perceive it. His intentions were good but she didn't want to see that she chose to be offended.

I feel like the man was simply just giving her a compliment plain and simple , maybe he just has a hard time speaking to women because of issues such as the misunderstanding of a simple compliment taken out of context ie. there is no way to be sure how someone might take something you say to them so your taking a chance either way and there’s no way for the person receiving the “compliment “ to be sure of the intent of the giver of the compliment.

He was trying to be cute and flatter her. I don't think it was the best approach, but I think getting offended is a bit of an overreaction.

Sure the way he did it could have been different , but how was he to know how she would’ve responded the message wasn’t threatening or wasn’t really telling her what to do but rather simply that he thought she was beautiful , if he would’ve waited for a response what would it have been probably negative from the sound of it, so if you ask me he avoided being ostracized in public for being kind.

Thank you for sharing.
Generally, ones who are not self-centric & always aware of & concerned for their surrounding beings have such a tendency as this man in the story. It was just an innocent concerning gesture on his part to leave a note for the lady to sustain the curve on her face that can make all straight.

Yes, I have. Been on the receiving end & till date consider it my duty to take it forward. Hence, keep initiating baby steps to brighten lives in my little ways, when possible.

:) 👍️

Wtf is really wrong with people?? It aint never that serious. Who tf actually is mad at that. "Dont tell people what to do with their face" 💀 People really crazy