"Compliments are a golden opportunity to foster connection," says communication expert Jessica Chen, author of "Smart, Not Loud." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When someone says "I love you," it's heartwarming, but there are other meaningful ways to express how much you care. Compliments ...

Many of us struggle with this issue. Someone pays us a compliment and we deflect or minimize the kind words, as if doing so will make us seem humble or at least not look arrogant. We receive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Someone says something that sounds nice on the surface but leaves you with that nagging feeling in your gut. Was that actually a ...

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When you get a compliment, how do you feel? Does it make you feel squirmy, suspicious, or uncomfortable? Or do words of appreciation bring a gentle smile to your face and perk you up a little bit?

Thomas Edison's compliment with Twain's handwritten comments (from the Bob Slotta Collection published in Ephemera News, 2001) 1. Accept compliments with magical words that have worked for compliments ...

A few kind words can change someone’s outlook, and National Compliment Day celebrates those brief exchanges that stick longer than expected. Compliments often arrive with a reflex to dodge them, but ...

Speech was far less filtered in the 1980s than it is today, and several phrases that were considered compliments back then ...