“Be careful not to be mean-spirited. You don't want to offend him or embarrass him in front of other people. Teasing a guy about something he says or does is different than challenging his manhood.”— Devon Brown, yourtango.com
“Don’t be too mean. Many girls tend to be mean with confident guys because they think it can help them look more confident too. In fact, this type of behavior can scare any guy away.”— Jennifer Houston, womanitely.com
“He’s inconsiderate and could turn downright mean. Your feelings don’t matter to him that much anymore, but he doesn’t have the nuggets to be straight with you.”— Farrah Gray, farrahgray.com
“Your partner tells mean, inappropriate and demeaning jokes, with you as the punch line.”— David Wolfe, davidwolfe.com
“If there's one thing I've learned about people, it's when they are unkind they are threatened by you. And they won't ever admit it. And you won't ever think that's the case either, you'll think 'why don't they like me? What did I do?' But the truth is anyone who has to tear someone down to build the…”— Kirsten Corley, facebook.com
“They say negative things about everyone you're attracted to. This is a telltale sign that your ex isn't over you and doesn't want you to date anyone else.”— Taylor Geiger, answers.com
“Stop being mean to yourself when you look in the mirror. You are more beautiful than you can truly see.”— Shannon Kaiser, mindbodygreen.com
“I don't kick a man when he's down, unless I'm the one who put him down in the first place. I don't put him down unless he deserves it.”— Nora Roberts, amazon.com
“Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.”— Veronica Roth, amazon.com
“The most identifying trait of humanity is our ability to be inhumane to one another.”— Dean Koontz, amazon.com
“When bae is super smart, slightly mean, very sexy, totally unavailable and you're still like who cares, he bae.”— Mindy Kaling, twitter.com
“Words can break someone into a million pieces, but they can also put them back together. I hope you use yours for good, because the only words you'll regret more than the ones left unsaid are the ones you use to intentionally hurt someone.”— Taylor Swift, taylorswift.com
“I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ. Slit me at my belly and it might slide out, meaty and dark, drop on the floor so you could stomp on it.”— Gillian Flynn, amazon.com