It's partly a matter of limited attention-everyone else is too fixated on his or her own appearance to be critical of yours.
He explained that when couples are stressed about making ends meet, they are more likely to be critical of each other, as well as defensive. Gratitude, however, can interrupt this cycle, he claims.
It's very mean of those newspapers to be critical of a young singer's performance.
Many of you have cheered for me, or worked with me, or supported me, and now, every one of you has good reason to be critical of me.
Don't be critical of people. You should be generous.
She might be critical of them to friends from time to time, but if they are in trouble they know that she will stick with them.
It is difficult enough to be critical of our own mistakes.