What does it mean when a guy talks about himself negatively?

[Anonymous]

So what does it mean if a guy talks about himself but in a negative way like saying he's lazy or doesn't know that much...stuff like that.

Not all the time, but willingly admitting to have negative traits?

Does it mean anything? I always read that if someone talks about themselves often they do it to impress, so obviously they'll be talking about more positive things. But what this other type of behavior mean?

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And I don't think it's bad that he mentions these kind of things. Sounds honest to me.

But...again, I wonder if talking positively about yourself a lot means trying to impress ( if we generalize), talking negatively about yourself means...

[dejugirl]

Maybe just trying to keep it real with you. You don't know him that much to jump into conclusion yet. Get to know him through his circle of friends and also ask him questions that your curious to know if he's okay with it. Try to check his level of sincerity as well and if he's willing to work out with those weaknesses.

I would appreciate everything he would say as long as it's real no matter how bad it is. It takes courage to say something you know people will hate about you. Most guys do white lies to cover up some things and just trust your instincts. It works all the time.

[Olya363]

my boyfriend does that sometimes, but I later learnt that it was him being sarcastic lol so in fact, he knows and does a lot while saying the exactt opposite lol maybe its to get a reaction from us?!

[moloz]

Being lazy? He's just "chill", modest or maybe a little too realistic. Don't read too much into it.

If he speaks like that only with you, you might consider talking to him about it, IF he agrees to.