parlimentery t1_j29lva3 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:21 PM

Reply to comment by wooyank42 in Dating someone out of you league personality-wise is way more rewarding than dating someone out of you league beauty-wise. because it actually thrives you to be a better person rather than trying to look better. by sweaty_pants_

My head went to "strive", but I suppose either works. I don't think "thrive" in either usage works, OP is clearly talking about wanting to do something, not being successful.

We are only correcting your usage so you can impress that exceptional SO of yours, OP.

Arganancer t1_j29uh5s wrote on December 30, 2022 at 6:14 PM

Yeah you're absolutely right. It becomes abundantly clear when you replace "thrive" with one of its synonyms like "prosper" that it doesn't really work either way. Thanks for bringing it up!