Have you ever received a backhanded compliment from someone you were dating? Please refrain from humblebragging.
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I ask because the other day, a man I’m dating told me, “You seem like the type who’d be really good at selling insurance as an insurance agent!”
I’m sorry to say this, but I have this image of insurance agents as pushy and loud, so it’s a little complicated to think that he sees me as a “big, unsexy woman.” And it’s not like I even look particularly athletic…
I’m a BB7 male member.
I’m not really sure what “humblebragging” means, but being told I’m “kind” feels like a pretty lukewarm compliment, and it doesn’t make me happy.
I can’t help wondering if they mean, “He’ll do whatever I ask—what an easy target.”
And “kind” is so vague and generic—it could apply to anyone, right?
This isn’t a humblebrag. Every time I hear it, I feel deflated.
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I’m Flag Maker, a column writer.
I guess she meant to say, “Oh, you’ve lost weight,” or “Oh, you look slimmer,” after I slimmed down through dieting. But she accidentally said, “Oh, your hair looks thinner.” That was probably the biggest one.
Whenever I’d joke self-deprecatingly, saying things like, “My hair’s getting thin,” she’d always reassure me with, “It’s not thin at all!” So that was the moment I thought, “Deep down, you really do think it’s thin, huh?” lol
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I’m Date◎Yume, a male member.
I’ve always had a pretty good impression of insurance saleswomen—they’re very thoughtful and attentive. It really shows that they come from a sales background.
Though I suppose some people might take that as being a little too pushy, depending on the situation…
I’ve never received any particularly subtle compliments, though（笑).
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I’m Maezawa from the CEO’s office, and I’ll answer this one too.
> Please refrain from humblebragging.
That’s another phrase I’ve seen somewhere before... (laughs)
> I was told, “You seem like the kind of person who sells insurance like crazy as an insurance saleswoman!”
I imagine that man often has beautiful insurance saleswomen visiting him.
So perhaps his image is that a beautiful woman uses her smile and good looks, and the man immediately signs up for an insurance policy.
Maybe he meant that you gave him a similar impression.
Perhaps the misunderstanding happened because people have different images of what an insurance saleswoman is like.
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I’m Aya, a female member.
Someone once told me I looked like the girl who repeatedly stabbed a host in Kabukicho and then called the police herself while smoking next to the blood-covered host. Apparently, she had been his customer.
When I replied, “What? No way! What do you mean?” he said, “No, not your face. I just like unusual girls and yandere types.”
The papas often tell me, “Don’t kill me while I’m sleeping.” Apparently, I come across as someone who’s mentally fragile but might do anything when angry. It’s the worst!
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