How would you define a genuinely nice person?

I would not say that most people are genuinely nice. I would say that most people act nice when they are first getting to know you or if they want to impress you for some reason. Then as soon as you say or do something they don't like, they turn on you pretty quickly.

People who are willing to look past your obvious flaws and problems and who still want to befriend you in spite of those things. That to me is a genuinely nice person.

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TinyViolins · 31-35, M

They take the time to help. It's one thing to be cordial or polite or out-going, but to actually invest their time and energy when it doesn't benefit them at all, that's someone you can trust.

Sometimes the nicest people can have prickly personalities. Actions speak louder than words

Magenta · F

@TinyViolins [quote]to actually invest their time and energy [i]when it doesn't benefit them at all[/i], that's someone you can trust.[/quote]
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[i]Sometimes the nicest people can have prickly personalities[/i]. Actions speak louder than words.[/quote] So much this!