Can older men hypnotize young girls with flattery .....?

One thing I noticed as I was moving from 13-18 is that as a young girl you are at times at least tempted to be hypnotised by flattery from older men. You are at such a young age, so trusting of your elders and when one begins to tell you how beautiful you are its easy to fall for that flattery and fall hard. I can remember feeling almost a hypnotised feeling coming over me as I heard these repeated flirty remarks being said to me over and over again. Then add to that the love you have or desire you have for a father figure at that point in your life and yowwwww.... its tough to resist... What can I do as a young person to deal with this ? Is there a better place of safety by being around older women as elders ?