Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Backhanded compliments are like emotional Trojan horses—on the surface, they sound nice. But crack them open and they’re packed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Someone says something that sounds nice on the surface but leaves you with that nagging feeling in your gut. Was that actually a ...

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 ...

One of my novels received a prestigious award. Upon learning this from a mutual friend, an acquaintance approached me and ...

Backhanded compliments aren’t always easy to identify. In this woman’s case, a coworker technically complimented her, but her tone didn’t match her words, so she didn’t accept the compliment. Now that ...

Cher surprised Jimmy Kimmel with a slightly backhanded compliment at the end of their interview after reflecting on her career and the publication of her recent memoir. Towards the end of the ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. While Donald Trump frequently disparages the media generally as “fake news” and even “the enemy of the ...

A woman who recently gave birth says her mother-in-law has begun making "backhanded comments" about her parenting skills In a post on Reddit, she writes that there's been "a slow build of tension" ...