When I see a stranger wearing what is obviously a handknit scarf, I compliment them. I even do this for the most hideous of basic handknit scarves. You know the ones. The ones that look like someone skinned a clown and then tried to paste them back together with glitter glue? Those.<\/p>\n
I do this because I know this person is wearing it for one of two reasons.<\/p>\n
Number one: it’s this person’s first scarf and they’re wearing it because they’re very proud, and they’ll enjoy telling me about it.<\/p>\n
Number two: it was a gift from someone who made it for them, and they love that person and will be happy to brag about their handmade gift.<\/p>\n
Regardless, nobody deliberately wears a scarf like that unless wearing it makes them feel really good above and beyond just having a snazzy scarf to wear.<\/p>\n
Complimenting them is and is not a lie. It is a lie because chances are, I hate the way their scarf looks. But it’s not a lie because I love the fact that they’re wearing it, and what wearing it says about them. Commenting on it makes me feel good and it makes them feel good.<\/p>\n
Do you tell any little white lies because you know they’ll give a boost to the recipient?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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