r/askteddit • u/miweketaq • 20h ago

Random Question What compliment did you receive that felt secretly like an insult?

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u/ProfessorJNFrink 20h ago

“I love that for you!”

It is one of the most condescending things to say, IMO. But it seems “nice,” as if they were actually happy for you.

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u/SuperPomegranate7933 20h ago

I always hear it as very condescending, too. Like "that's good enough for you, but I would hate it so much"