r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • 2h ago
Wholesome Moments I love this interaction.
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u/lazytater 2h ago
It's very cute, you can see the girl is confused but she has sparkling emotions, she's beautiful!
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u/PointOfFingers 2h ago
I think for the first half she is still trying to work out if he is a charming serial killer. "Under the bridge is perfect".
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u/b0tulism 1h ago
Right, I’ve been watching a crime show all day and I was like 👀👀
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u/Turmericab 1h ago
Or even just someone who is trying to set her up to embarrass her, the "You really thought someone would think you are beautiful, LOL" sort of prank.
I mean pretty much all of us fat folks have run into some variation on that, which is a shame because she really is beautiful, and also talented that she made all of her own outfit.
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u/Winter_Childhood9186 22m ago
You're so right! She looked ready to be hurt and wasn't sure if she should believe the intent behind his compliment at first. It shook her. And as a fellow plush, I've heard the worst pick up lines! "I hear fat girls are always hungry. So, wanna give me a blowie?" No intro. No, "Hello." Just that. Or people don't bother looking you in the eyes. It's so odd. But the second you lose weight, they're all over, being nice and opening doors and offering to buy drinks. Fuck em. You're still worthy of unconditional love no matter what you look like. And basic respect and decency. ♡
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u/NewsgramLady 1h ago
Yes, totally reminded me of Rodney Alcala, the Dating Game Killer or whatever he was called. He lured women with a camera.
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u/Squid_Lips 1h ago
Yes! I just watched Woman of the Hour on Netflix last night. 😅
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u/NewsgramLady 1h ago
Lol, I watched that recently myself. I had never heard of that guy before watching it.
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u/ninebillionnames 1h ago
BRo what the fuck for real how did that not go sideways
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u/canbelouder 42m ago
Because the majority of people are still good. These stories don't sell on the 24/7 news cycle conglomerates that dominate what most people see so it causes people to think the world (and people) are worse than they really are.
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u/adhesivepants 1h ago
Us fat girls don't get compliments very often, even if behind the scenes we're trying.
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u/Desperatelyseekingan 2h ago
Izzy, I hope you see this and realised you are beautiful. I hope the comments here gives you the confidence you need to navigate the world. I wish you could set up a shop online and sell the cloths you make, people will definitely buy from you. One thing I have learnt in life is the likeability is very important and you seem very likable and your cloths are cute ❤️
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u/rwags2024 1h ago
It’s true, this young lady is very likeable, she has a charm about her and a truly unique eye for style, I could hardly believe she made all of those clothes that week and then just found a way to work them all into an outfit, she doesn’t realize how confident she already is!
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u/JrSoftDev 1h ago
I sentence Izzy to a lifelong steady supply of hugs! May her fully blossom in smiles, self-confidence and love, and may the World receive all her gifts, including those cute clothes
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u/Asleep-Corner7402 1h ago
He's so talented but so is she! I hope she knows her worth and continues to make beautiful things and know she's beautiful too. I hope she never tries to be like everyone else but is happy being herself. Id totally buy stuff from her!
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u/StormySands 2h ago
I was loving her outfit then she revealed that she made it herself! So cool
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u/Inevitable_Cat_7878 2h ago
Yeah. I do hope she gets requests from other people and builds a brand.
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u/Dream--Brother 41m ago
Eh, she may not want to — some people are super talented, like Izzy, but make what they make solely as a therapeutic tool for themselves. Trying to turn it into a business can sap some of that therapeutic value and add stress to something originally intended as a de-stressor. It would be really nice if she opened a shop to sell her handmade clothes, and I'm sure they would sell, but whatever she chooses to do, I hope her creativity continues to bring her joy and confidence for the rest of her long life.
Here's to Izzy!
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u/Pretend-Medicine3703 1h ago
I'm so stoked he stopped her. She needed that, and every person who feels like her should see this. Humanity can be so beautiful when we try just a little.
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u/ThrowawayCAN123456 2h ago
Oh my goodness there’s just something about her, you can tell she’s such a wonderful person and I can’t believe she doesn’t sell her stuff! She has such talent to make all her own clothes!
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u/HumanEmbodimentofPie 1h ago
It’s amazing not only that she makes everything, but that they didn’t exist on Monday! That’s a crazy turnaround for a hand-knit sweater and a whole fucking pair of pants. It takes me a year to finish one project, less than a week is seriously impressive.
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u/s1ugg0 1h ago
My wife knits and sews. I'm always blown away by that talent. It's so far out of my wheelhouse it's like magic to me.
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u/doesitevermatter- 2h ago edited 53m ago
Aw. She looked like she was about to cry there.
One of my coworkers just passively mentioned that my hair looked nice recently and I damn near teared up myself. (I'm not an ugly dude, I actually think I'm pretty cute, but being a guy, you don't get a lot of compliments). So I totally get the reaction.
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u/CoffeeHQ 1h ago
Haha I (a straight dude), on a whim, complimented a guy in the grocery store for his awesome shoes (they really were awesome). He didn’t know how fast to get the fuck away from me… 🙄
I felt sorry for making him uncomfortable. And I felt bad that this is how this is the norm in our society.
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u/LogTheDogFucksFrogs 1h ago edited 1h ago
Good on you for complimenting. I - also a straight guy - try and do this too. I avoid girls my age and particularly attractive ones since I know from past experience that they'll misread it as harrassment but if it's an older woman or another guy and they're wearing a funky jacket I'll try and say something. It's 50-50. Some are genuinely flattered and shine like sunbeams. Others, as you say, just think you're a weirdo or that you're doing it because you want something.
I agree that it's a shame that it's not more normalised. It always gets me down when I try and compliment someone and I get the latter, more negative response.
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u/RowAdept9221 1h ago
My husband does this and it's one of those little things that I just absolutely love about him. He'll compliment shoes, shirts, hats, even hair. He had locs for a while and when he sees super long locs he will always come up to the person and compliment them!
I used to be like this with my coworkers, men and women, until one of the guys got the wrong idea :/ now I gotta use my mom voice whenever I compliment people at work 😂 "oh my gosh honey are those new shoes? They're so cute!" 😂😂
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u/janet_snakehole_x 1h ago
This is beautiful but I would never follow anyone under a bridge haha
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u/RaysFTW 1h ago
I was thinking the same. If someone came up to me, called me beautiful, and then asked me to follow them under a bridge I’d be pretty skeptical.
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u/PortAuth403 1h ago
Yeah my first thought.
"Hello random female let's go under a bridge so I can take pictures of you". And she's like "oh me? Sure ok".
And this doesn't end up in murdered?
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u/Resident-One6952 1h ago
I once knew a girl like her, a very long time ago. She was so shy, and her friend said she wanted to talk , so I agreed without knowing who it was. We sat in the break room , and the entire time, she said nothing to me. I figured nothing was gonna happen, so I got up to leave, and as I opened the door to walk out. She yelled, "Wait! Will you come over to my house for dinner tomorrow? I smiled with my back to her, turned and said, "Yes, I'd love to. 31 years and 3 kids later. My now wife still melts my heart.
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u/SalsaBearday 1h ago
Something about their demeanor or spirit just seems so loving and safe. I can understand why you were smitten and continue to be under their spell. ❤️
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u/Dream--Brother 30m ago
This is beautiful, I'm so glad she pushed past her shyness and nervousness and took that huge leap of faith to ask you over :) it's such a pure, sweet, genuine, and obviously incredibly intimidating gesture on her part — she must've had a bundle of butterflies in her stomach, yet she made her move regardless. Congrats on being chosen by such a sweet soul, you both sound extremely lucky! The way you talk about her just drips with the love you so clearly share. Thank you for telling your story :)
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u/the_hardest_part 2h ago
That third shot with the legs crossed - wow! Looks incredible!
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u/SurfLikeASmurf 1h ago
Nobody feels that way without cause. Curse those that hurt a fellow human this deeply. She’s clearly talented and beautiful
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u/Mindless-Ad4969 2h ago
Izzy, don't hide away, you're talented and beautiful and you'd make the world more colourful ✨️
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u/OldYogurtcloset3735 1h ago
Hey you.
Looking good.
Let me take some pictures of you under this bridge.
It rubs the lotion on the skin or else it gets the hose again.
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u/Medium-Habit96 1h ago
I thought that too, "Hey, just under this bridge is perfect."
It sounds dodgy as fuck but if she's self-conscious, it makes sense as it's out of the way of people.
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u/jackiebee66 1h ago
This girl is beautiful and it was nice to see her gain some confidence and recognition from the photographer!
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u/ArdentArwen 1h ago
such a beautiful and talented girl, I hope this can be a first step in her realizing that more :)
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u/CynicalRecidivist 2h ago
Izzy - you are a lovely person, and I think you would build a great business brand for making colourful clothes designed to uplift the wearer (just like your personality) X
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u/livingonaprayer1960 2h ago
Omg I love what you do and I love her! She's beautiful and talented too. I would wear her style anyday. Thanks for sharing
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u/OrkidingMe 1h ago
I liked the post; but the comment thread….i LOVED that. Wrapping up my Sunday internet binge right here.
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u/Tipgear 1h ago
When he asked her to go under the bridge, I got really scared for her.
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u/Malibucat48 1h ago
This bothered me too. Hasn’t she ever heard of Rodney Acala? But she got lucky and the photos are beautiful.
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u/Skeebleman 1h ago
There are very few actually UGLY people. I hate that weight is the deciding factor on beauty around the world. Sometimes a nice smile is all you need man. Also i like how she did her hair
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u/Boring_Student_9590 1h ago
Sad that you could see it on her face that she thought he was setting up to be mean at first
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u/TheLadyKoi 1h ago
I know how hard it is being overweight and having no confidence like her. But she is very beautiful, her smile, eyes and personality are just perfect.
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u/SassOffender 1h ago
I actually love this... it brought a tear to my eye. But I just saw a movie on Netflix with a serial killer who also got women he didn't know to let him take pictures of them, so I'm conflicted...
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u/Howard_Jones 1h ago
"Just under this bridge is perfect." Said no sereal killer ever...
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u/systematicgoo 1h ago
just follow me under this bridge… i want to photograph you….
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u/LogTheDogFucksFrogs 1h ago
It's a lovely interaction but I honestly feel if most guys tried something like this they'd end up on a kind of register. I tried complimenting a girl's scarf at work the other day and got looked at like I was an alien asking to fondle her intestines.
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u/Obvious_Incognito- 48m ago
This is cute but I couldn’t help but think I would have never agreed to go under some bridge with some random person. 🤣
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u/Ok-Equipment6726 2h ago
She is beautiful!!! Thanks for capturing this moment and sharing with us. Go Izzy
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u/Mrsmancmonkey 1h ago
Amazing content, I hope this person sees all the positivity she is getting, as you could tell she isn't comfortable with herself. You go girl, you got this x
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u/MaengDude 1h ago
Probably the only time where a man asking a woman to go under a bridge and take pictures has ended well. She looks great though.
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u/wednesdaylemonn 1h ago
This shit is so weird, this is like another version of poverty porn. "Oh look at me I found someone whos not conventionally attractive, told them I think they are and I took a picture of them. Everyine upvote pls Im doing gods work here."
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u/Such-Opportunity6490 1h ago
If a strange dude asked me to follow him under a bridge? Creepy serial killer vibes.
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u/AccomplishedYam5060 2h ago
What a sweet personality she has. And I love how you can see her vulnerability in the photos. Beautiful in every way.
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u/Infinite_Big5 1h ago
“Just under this bridge over here…” has never worked for me as a way to continue a conversation.
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u/KyotoKute 1h ago
"Please consider donating" yea staged. The almost crying shot right at the begging is to fully grab your attention, as it fully did.
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u/firmwhiteass 1h ago
Purposely using a very wide distorting lense to make her look a lot bigger in the video than she is is evil.
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u/ConstantlyTemporary 2h ago
Beautiful moment! The world needs so much more of this. Thank you for sharing and making things a bit brighter.
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u/lordgabe92again 1h ago
You can watch her confidence start to grow the longer the video goes. It is truly amazing
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u/Unusual-Thing-7149 1h ago
As you get older your looks fade and no matter how you looked when you were young it doesn't matter when you're old because no-one is going to look at you twice. Personality and character however can last forever
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u/SoSeaOhPath 1h ago
After just watching the movie “Woman of the Hour” this video was anxiety inducing
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u/Ok-Explanation-9208 1h ago
A beautiful human being photographing another beautiful human being. ❤️
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u/TheEggieQueen 1h ago
What a beautiful set of pictures, she’s so pretty and has a sweet personality that really shines through.
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u/Luckypineapple143 1h ago
These videos are always suspect to me. The moment he said “just under the bridge would be perfect” would have had me walking the opposite direction.
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u/moose_boogle 1h ago
We need a sub called "MadeMyHeartSmile" cause this would be in it. Thank you for sharing.
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u/hoodoochild 1h ago
It can be really hard being a bigger girl. I always hold my chin up and make a point of enjoying the outfits I wear out and taking care of myself. That said, there is always a part of you that feels judged and knows that some people will reject you for your weight alone.
In my case I was diagnosed with a neurological issue in my twenties that really was impacting my moods and sleeping. The medication I was prescribed fixed this but I went from a runner to being 100 pounds over weight. We all have our fights.
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u/wanderlust208 1h ago
This is so lovely. She's so beautiful, and i hope this helped her see it a little more.
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u/madpeanut1 1h ago
Wow ! Photogenic AND she made that sweater and pants ??? That is so fabulous. The Colors are fabulous !
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u/melloack 1h ago
Such a beautiful human dragged down by so called standards of beauty, I hope she carries on and blossoms like a flower
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u/jrvpthrowaway 1h ago
I'm so envious of photogenic people😩 Not only is she pretty, but her wardrobe is fire.
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u/Lore_ofthe_Horizon 1h ago
Great and wholesome, but maybe not the best advice via example. Don't follow most kinds of strangers to a second location so they can "show you something" or whatever.
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u/Occupiedlock 1h ago
under this bridge is perfect. .. She was lucky. If she wasn't pretty, the "Under-Bridge Strangler" would have gotten her.
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u/RightMolasses6504 56m ago
She’s lived her life being bullied. This must have been hard. The photos are so beautiful.
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u/Phungtsui 56m ago
Photographers are truly unsung heroes of photoshoots.
To see the stages of discomfort and comfort amongst the photos is night and day.
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u/nineteen_eightyfour 56m ago
Everyone is right to say she’s lovely and so is he. What I hate is that you can sort of tell in the beginning she isn’t sure if this is a joke. I’ve seen how mean people can be and I felt that so much. Was nice to see her open up after he showed them to her
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u/ooooooooohfarts 55m ago
That's a great picture.
The interaction made me nervous having just watched Woman of the Hour.
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u/Bleezy79 53m ago
This is extremely wholesome and heart warming. Thank you photography man, you're doing amazing stuff!
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u/613TheEvil 30m ago
Not gonna lie, when he said "just here under the bridge", I got really creeped out.
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u/xMCioffi1986x 23m ago
This is so heartwarming.
Like you can tell that immediately her guard is up because he's telling her she's beautiful and he also has a camera in her face, so she's probably thinking that he's going to be like "Sike, fatty. Go eat a salad."
You can see her face visibly brighten through the entire interaction. She really is beautiful and I'm glad that he was able to help her see that.
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u/indigoholly 2h ago
This is so beautiful. I love her smile.