Thanks...not really…?

People whose lives depend on false flattery… Yup, you girls know what I’m talking about. A friend drawls, “Oh my gawsh, you look so pretty today!” when you know you look like an ice cream truck ran over you… twice. And what can you do? You just smile politely and accept it of course. But really…what is the purpose of these compliments? After you say something along the lines of, “thanks,” they look at you expectantly. And you know the drill; you scan them real quickly and say, “I love your purse,” or “What did you do to your hair? It looks gorgeous”. That was just an example of seemingly harmless flattery.

Flattery is overrated. Very. Just saying… Go find a life instead of trying to get others to compliment you or make you feel better ^_^

Note: If someone compliments you… just take the compliment. It’s okay if you say you don’t agree, but thank them anyways. And don’t protest like crazy.

For example…

“You’re really pretty”

“Omgosh no way… I look horrible. My hair is all over the place, and I hate my face.”

At this point most people will be pressured to disagree and totally kiss up to you. If it were me, I’d just say “Okay. If you think that way” xD

Peace

^^

Ang

And… in reply to "Me’s" question… I added this part ^_^

Reasons for flattery?

1.       You want to be nice… and believe me, flattery works very well in getting you on someone’s “good side”

2.      When you compliment someone, they kinda have to compliment you back don’t they… so I guess you can feel better about yourself.