Why is it so hard for some people to take a sincere compliment, and so easy for others to brag about trivial things?
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2old2dieyoung
ANSWERS: 4
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simply put, everybody is different. people who are very modest or shy will always become a little embarrassed or have a hard time accepting a compliment. people who are very outgoing and confident have no problem bragging or hearing good things about themselves.
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It's called self esteem. Some people have way more than they should which results in the braggart who has to be the center of attention and let every one know about every single little accomplishment even if it isn't all that big. Then on the other side of that coin you have people with no or very little self esteem. Those are the ones who don't take compliments well. They don't feel they have any importance or value to someone else. of the two I think those with little self esteem are a little more tolerable to deal with than the ones who are full of themselves.
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Asweetguy and Candycakes give good answers. I believe it's possible that a person might misinterpret a genuine compliment as an insult (if they're particularly sensitive about something), or as insincere (in a variety of situations, some of which are outlined by other answers, some of which are not). Anecdote relating to a compliment interpreted as an insult: I once heard about a woman who recovered from a serious illness. She returned to her office. A male co-worker gave her a compliment (that she was looking great), but she slapped him with a sexual harrassment claim for that. Overreaction to the extreme.
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I think it just comes down to different egos.
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