Backhanded compliments like, "You have such a beautiful face! If you lost some weight you'd be so pretty," leave you in a tough position: Do you acknowledge that you're insulted? Or do you just ...

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 ...

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 ...