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Why do some people hate compliments?

I'm dating a man who absolutely cannot take a compliment
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DestroyerOfIdeologies · 26-30, M
As someone said, it could be a number of things. I'd like to emphasize one possibility. Maybe he was hurt by someone in the past who use to give him compliments?
DestroyerOfIdeologies · 26-30, M
It can be suspicious I guess. It's like someone going around saying they are smart or intelligent. except this time the person isn't doing it themselves but someone else doing it to them.

I also heard of a study that you're not suppose to keep saying to a child, "your so smart"? It does something to them.
DestroyerOfIdeologies · 26-30, M
Yeah google it.
Here are some things I came up with

https://www.todaysparent.com/kids/preschool/why-you-shouldnt-tell-your-kid-theyre-smart/

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2012/02/why-you-shouldnt-tell-your-kids-theyre-smart

https://www.forbes.com/sites/learnvest/2012/10/10/want-your-child-to-succeed-dont-do-these-four-things/#3dfbb9403e1f

Now that last article said you shouldn't pay them for good grades. I somewhat disagree. that might not be a bad idea if you can afford it.