Simple Words We Shouldn't Hold Back

There seem to be a significant number of people who don't say "you're welcome" after "thank you" or "thank you" after a sincere compliment. I think doing both of these things make both the giver and the receiver feel good - and both benefit. I will add to my list "I forgive you" after someone says they're sorry. Of course there will be those times when you really don't forgive them or don't think you should forgive them - and that whole subject is another discussion in itself.  For right now though, I'm referring to those times when you do (or at least should) forgive them. Saying "Oh, I've moved on...why are you still worrying about that?" Is really not a good substitute. In fact it can be belittling. Why do we keep back the open and spoken forgiveness? Like the other things, I am convinced this helps both sides.

Some more expanding on this:

Misplaced humility in the case of "you're welcome" and "thank you" may be the culprit when these things are not said.  I suggest that you can still be humble and nonetheless acknowledge that you did something to help someone (in the case of someone saying "thanks" to you) and you can also still be humble and nonetheless acknowledge a compliment.  How?  In doing so, you're not necessarily saying "I'm so great!" - but you are in fact validating the other person's statement and thereby you validate them.  Trust me, they want to hear these things.  Don't you like to hear these things?

Forgiveness really is really hard to give sometimes.  If someone is asking for your forgiveness they are opening themselves up to you; they are acknowledging something they did wrong or felt they did wrong.  If nothing else, something they had done against their own conscience.  Give them the forgiveness.  Don't hold it back.  Don't blow it off with the typical "oh, I've forgotten about that..." or "I've moved on..." response.  I cannot stress deeply enough that this makes the person asking forgiveness feel very small.  As I mentioned before, it can be belittling because you're basically telling the person what he finds important enough to open himself up to tell you is actually not important at all.  It is also somewhat implied that he thinks about petty and unimportant things but you yourself think about serious and important matters - and that you're superior to him.  Don't just forgive him in your heart.  Forgive him openly with actual words.