We’ve all received a seemingly innocent comment that just doesn’t feel right even though it was disguised as a compliment. It’s the “You look great for your age!” or the “That’s actually pretty good ...

You know that feeling when someone says something that sounds nice on the surface, but somehow leaves you feeling worse than before they opened their mouth? Yeah, that's a backhanded compliment. For ...

It’s a delicate dance, the art of complimenting—a potential minefield where words intended to uplift can backfire spectacularly. In a world brimming with good intentions, even the sweetest-seeming ...

The happy phrasing of a compliment is one of the rarest of human gifts and the happy delivery of it another. –Mark Twain Picture the scene—you show a friend or partner your new work profile picture.

Former Alabama Crimson Tide running back Mark Ingram gave Tennessee Vols fans (and Neyland Stadium) a backhanded compliment this week. Ingram, a former Heisman Trophy winner who went 3-0 against the ...

We’ve all been there. A conversation starts innocently enough, maybe over coffee or while shopping together, and then someone drops one of those comments. You know the ones. The statements that make ...