Not when I was under thirty. I used to get embarrassed and go red in the face.
Now I just say "Thank you".
If it is about something I did that helped someone out, I say "It's a pleasure".
Insincere flattery would come from a person who is jealous of you. I do not hang around to judge the perpetrator.
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I see some really deep seated comments to this question - if you ALWAYS think that someone is being insincere when you receive a compliment ... well you must be a mirror ... and that person who complimented you is only reflecting back what they see in you - hate/distrust/depression/bitterness ... whatever you wish to call it.
Next time you think people are being insincere when they give you a compliment - take a check on your own emotions - Are you feeling jealous of them ?, Do you envy what they have ?, Are you feeling bitter, depressed, angry about something else ? Do you yourself give insincere compliments ?
Do not blame others for your own negative feelings. A person themselves chooses what they wish to think about.
If you think negative of everyone you come across - people can sense that.
I do my best to avoid pessimists and negative people.
I love it when people say how nice I am, I think, if you only knew. I like compliments. I can also recognize fake flattery, when someone is not sincere with a compliment I just look at them until they know that I know or they just move on. Being nice is not hard to do so I try even with people I don't like. I give no compliments to these people, just stay polite to them. Some times I may do a kindness for someone but my problem is I like staying to myself and in my own little world. For many years I have been this way. I am not a people person.
"Thank you" is always appropriate. Insincere flattery doesn't matter at all either way - I just say "thank you" when someone compliments me and that covers all situations. I don't delve into the person's reasons for saying it - life is too short for that sort of thing.
I can now accept a compliment without secretly thinking I don't deserve it. (thinking such is a disrespect of the other's judgment when you think about it.)
For years and years I carried a clipping from the Capper's Weekly paper.
Simply say "thank you". It can be rough for most individuals to accept compliments for the reason that we have now been taught all our lives to now not be conceited or a show-off. This coaching was once good intentioned by using parents, but it had the downfall of manufacturing humans who're unable to take delivery of a true praise. Alternatively of looking to "give an explanation for" to your boyfriend the way you suppose about his compliments simply say "thanks" and let it go at that. Then feel excellent about yourself due to the fact that certainly he sees a man or woman that he likes.
Compliments....What compliments? I don`t get any flattering ones these days and if I do, I`m such a pessimist my first thoughts are "What are "they" after"!!!!
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I like compliments.....but only from certain people. Insincere flattery stands out like an elephant in a cabbage patch.
Not when I was under thirty. I used to get embarrassed and go red in the face.
Now I just say "Thank you".
If it is about something I did that helped someone out, I say "It's a pleasure".
Insincere flattery would come from a person who is jealous of you. I do not hang around to judge the perpetrator.
~~~
I see some really deep seated comments to this question - if you ALWAYS think that someone is being insincere when you receive a compliment ... well you must be a mirror ... and that person who complimented you is only reflecting back what they see in you - hate/distrust/depression/bitterness ... whatever you wish to call it.
Next time you think people are being insincere when they give you a compliment - take a check on your own emotions - Are you feeling jealous of them ?, Do you envy what they have ?, Are you feeling bitter, depressed, angry about something else ? Do you yourself give insincere compliments ?
Do not blame others for your own negative feelings. A person themselves chooses what they wish to think about.
If you think negative of everyone you come across - people can sense that.
I do my best to avoid pessimists and negative people.
Look for the good in people and you will find it.
I love it when people say how nice I am, I think, if you only knew. I like compliments. I can also recognize fake flattery, when someone is not sincere with a compliment I just look at them until they know that I know or they just move on. Being nice is not hard to do so I try even with people I don't like. I give no compliments to these people, just stay polite to them. Some times I may do a kindness for someone but my problem is I like staying to myself and in my own little world. For many years I have been this way. I am not a people person.
"Thank you" is always appropriate. Insincere flattery doesn't matter at all either way - I just say "thank you" when someone compliments me and that covers all situations. I don't delve into the person's reasons for saying it - life is too short for that sort of thing.
I accept compliments gracefully; and I know insincere flattery, for whatever reason when I see it.
I can now accept a compliment without secretly thinking I don't deserve it. (thinking such is a disrespect of the other's judgment when you think about it.)
For years and years I carried a clipping from the Capper's Weekly paper.
Enjoy compliments,
But keep this fact close by,
Compliments are soft-soap.
Soft-soap is mostly lye.
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I can usually tell when compliments are false.
Simply say "thank you". It can be rough for most individuals to accept compliments for the reason that we have now been taught all our lives to now not be conceited or a show-off. This coaching was once good intentioned by using parents, but it had the downfall of manufacturing humans who're unable to take delivery of a true praise. Alternatively of looking to "give an explanation for" to your boyfriend the way you suppose about his compliments simply say "thanks" and let it go at that. Then feel excellent about yourself due to the fact that certainly he sees a man or woman that he likes.
Ooh, I love it when people say nice things about me, it makes my day
I do give out more compliments than I receive though !
In the north of England, false flattery is very rare 'cos we don't care for bull sheet
I never belittle myself no matter what anyone says to me.
If someone gives a compliment I always say how very nice it is of them to say ( fill in the blank) .
I don't question what they think and I don't let it go to my head.
Sometimes it's just nice to be nice.
Compliments....What compliments? I don`t get any flattering ones these days and if I do, I`m such a pessimist my first thoughts are "What are "they" after"!!!!