A compliment can easily brighten a guy's day. We all have a few in our back pockets, which typically resemble the stickers we got on our homework in Kindergarten. Think "Great job," "Thumbs up" and ...

Compliments are like candy for self-esteem, and you might be overdoing it. You shower your partner with praise, shower them with flowers via text, and whisper "I feel safe with you." Yet, despite all ...

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 ...

On a recent weekday afternoon, Xuan Zhao popped into the post office shortly before it closed. The man helping her was incredibly patient and went out of his way to assist her with a pile of packages.

Some people - and I will admit I am one of them - just do not like getting compliments. But often immediately deflecting praise or trying to brush it off can end up hurting the feelings of the person ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Liza Higgins and her daughter Jovi. "In motherhood — and I learned this the hard way, and continue to learn it the hard way — we ...

SEATTLE (Reuters Life!) - Whatever their subject - our svelte new figure, our rousing speech, our strong sales figures - compliments lift us, honor us, validate our choices and efforts -- as long as ...

Dear Annie: A few months ago, someone wrote to you about how uncomfortable the bad manners of children of a relative made her feel at large family gatherings and dinners. I read your column faithfully ...