Manipulating through Flattery

​Please don't try to manipulate me through flattery to get my approval. I know who I am and I don't need to be told I'm nice, pretty, not old, etc etc. I'm perfectly capable of singing my own praises. I don't suffer from low self esteem. I'm not subject to flattery and I don't like people fawning all over me.
When you try to tell me who I am, it's a boundary violation. I reserve the right to think of myself what I will, and reserve the right to change what I feel is necessary about myself without your input.
It's also an insult to tell a person who's old that they're not old. It implies that there is something wrong with them that they should ignore.This is so wrong on so many levels.
The other comment was "I'll bet you're pretty," which implies that someone who falls beneath the conventional standard of beauty is flawed.
I don't do ego.
As I say in this group, please keep the focus on yourself. That's the only thing you can change.
And now, forgiveness. Always the route after events of this sort. Also, these strange links are showing up under some of my posts. I don't know why but facebook puts them there.