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Do You Like Receiving Compliments? Take Our Survey!

In the words of Mark Twain,

“I can live for two months on a good compliment.”

Well, I’m with Mr. Twain! When I receive a compliment — and when I give a compliment – it brightens my day!

When we pay a compliment to another person, we not only add some brightness to their day, but it makes us feel good as well.  A compliment is a two-way gift that benefits the giver and receiver alike.

What’s interesting is that despite being a positive (mood-lifting) gesture, compliments can be difficult to give and even more difficult to accept. Women tend to have an especially difficult time accepting compliments – deflecting the positive attention by calling attention to something negative as a response, instead of smiling and simply saying “thank you.”

What about you?

Do you remember the last time someone gave you a compliment? How did you react? Did you brush it off, bat it back at the person, or did you accept it gracefully?

When was the last time you extended a compliment to someone? How was it received? And how did it make you feel to give the compliment?

Take our poll and let’s discover some insight into how people feel about giving and receiving compliments.(Link: Click here to take survey) or complete below.

Posted by Margaret in Everyday Etiquette and tagged compliments.