Compliments, then, can feel like spotlights exposing imagined imperfections. Layer on the pressure of perfectionism that women often feel, and even a well-meaning “You’re amazing!” ...

Have you ever been having a nice time with a longtime friend of yours and he suddenly comes out of nowhere with an "I love you"? You were having fun, laughing at a horrible joke one of you made ...

In fact, for some of us, the urge is to offset the compliment by playing it down. For example, somebody may say: “Congratulations on the promotion! You deserve it!” and your initial urge may ...

My dilemma is, I don’t know how to reply to those who compliment my hair not knowing it is a wig. If I just say “thank you” I feel like I am lying. If I tell them it’s a wig, they usually ...

Hayes: That involuntary attention is the part of our neurological wiring in which our attention is compelled, independent of our volition and will, as a kind of almost biological fact, due to the fact ...

Jan. 24 is National Compliment Day, which offers a wonderful opportunity to give someone a little boost with kind words. Elizabeth Warren tells Elon Musk she's 'happy' to work with him on DOGE's ...

Importantly, what matters most is not what you think of yourself, but what others think of you: for instance, we all get hired, fired, promoted, and demoted based not on our self-views ...