Step 188: The proper response to a compliment is “thank you”

adulting:

When someone says something kind about you, it is a small verbal gift they have chosen to give you, and you should thank them for it. Don’t try to tell them that they’re wrong or deflect it, because that doesn’t look like modesty. It looks like you either have such cripplingly low self-esteem that you can’t believe this person would think something nice about you, or that you’re fishing for more compliments.

So the next time you get one, smile graciously and say, “Thank you so much.” Then, if you can, think of something sincerely sweet that you mean and say it back.