Is your lover insecure? A simple question could transform your romantic relationship

Loving an insecure person can be frustrating. You always feel like you have to offer praise or reassurance. Not only can that be exhausting, but in trying to do what you think is helpful, you might actually be making matters worse.

When people with insecurities hear something good about themselves, they tend to doubt or even dismiss it, as much research shows. This means, quite perplexingly, that hearing positive feedback can often raise their anxieties, because it may clash with the more pessimistic views they hold of themselves.

Giving compliments to another person while your partner is around

Here is a good question: How do give a compliment to a person of the opposite sex while your partner is around? Is it right to do that at all?

Yes, it is all right to pay another person of the opposite sex a compliment when you are with your partner. But you have to be careful not to offend your partner.

Hayley Quinn of onlinedating.org explains how it is done:

An expression of praise, commendation, or admiration

Before paying a compliment you should perhaps consider what a compliment is and can be. The dictionary explains a compliment as "an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration: A sincere compliment boosts one's morale.

Now, for a moment, think about your husband or partner. In these recessionary times things can get tough at the office. But you can help. With a since compliment you can give your guy a boost and even wow him. Dave Zinczenko of Yahoo Men's Health says that women don't need to go on about a guy's eyes or hair or clothes - what a guy really wants to hear is that he's the total package. Dave shares 10 powerful compliments here.