People who lose interest in being fake nice as they get older have plenty of good reasons for doing so. Research indicates that as people grow older, they tend to prioritize meaningful ...

But it's difficult to call out this behavior because fake nice people would defend themselves saying it was just a compliment. Other examples of condescending behavior include explaining things ...

I have had my fair share of manipulative people in life. And those experiences made me knowledgeable of certain “fake” nice gestures people often use to control you. This is a variant of gift ...

Yes, there’s a new kind of race emerging, the “fake nice people”! And they are worse than the bad people. When you come across a bad person, their words and actions will somehow make it ...

That's because language can be a smoke screen, and certain phrases have become the go-to masks for people who want to appear ... the criticism was wrapped in fake courtesy to begin with.

"I can be fake out of kindness to people ? I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings," he said. Lauren, a freshman who asked only to be identified by her first name, felt similarly. "I'm definitely more ...