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It's no wonder that we all love a good ego booster. In fact, we can even link compliments to our personal identity. According to Mark L. Knapp, an interpersonal communication expert at the University ...

In terms of love languages, many men default towards acts of service as the primary way that they show love to their ...

Compliments can instantly brighten up someone’s day even if they are going through something difficult. The power that lies within a few cheerful words is actually amazing! While women love to ...

It's been over a decade, and I still remember that one." — u/Pog-Pog 7."Compliments on my muscles always hit deep. And while some people might think that’s shallow, it represents thousands of hours of ...

These sensitive souls love compliments. It is not about boosting their ego for them but more about feeling appreciated and acknowledged for the little things they worked on which could be looks ...

Compliments are an act of kindness, an acknowledgement that as a human being we really do possess some positive qualities. All too often we undervalue, underestimate our own talents, our personal ...