How would you react
By grenzy8
@grenzy8 (183)
Philippines
August 11, 2012 9:26am CST
My wife's girl friend received a message saying 'You're easy to get... like a trash! You can be reduced! Reused! or recycle! My wife over reacted, I told her you don't know the real story so you better listen first before you react. If you were the one who received the message, how would you react?
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@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Aug 12
I would be hurt initially and then I would consider the source. Their saying was disjounted and obviously not written by anyone with much education or class. Why get over excited, hurt or over react to something someone probably wrote on a lark and sent to several people just to get a reaction. People get bored and do whatever they can for entertainment. I would laugh it off and move on.
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@cyfer_agape (95)
• Philippines
11 Aug 12
im kinda confused with what to react here since i don't know who the sender is and what caused that person to send me such message but that was really a very painful message worse if that really is true to you
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@artemeis (4194)
• China
4 Sep 12
Your wife probably reacted for her friend because the message is being insulting and should not be tolerated.
I believe there's a limit to what can be accepted and tolerated, beyond the limit I feel that a reaction would be justifiable especially when it is one that is bad for one's reputation. In your wife's case, I feel that there's some justification for her reaction and I do not think it is overreacting or exaggerating.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
22 Aug 12
Oh wow, I got extremely mad the other day when my husband decided that it was appropriate to call me a b!tch, I can't begin to imagine how I would react if I was to get a message that told me that I was no better than trash. It would be something that would make me so mad that I would be able to literally kill someone.
You see, I am a person that is easy to get along with most of the time, but there are times that I do get a little bit of an attitude, but I hate it whenever someone tries to reduce who I am.
@bhabycatch013 (9150)
• Philippines
11 Aug 12
hi grenzy,
Usually I ignore a message like this from unknown sender but if i know the sender I will simply make a joke like are you mad at someone else cause you send the message wrong hahaha It will takes many messages before I get pissed off with someone who will send me a hurtful words intentionally.
happy mylotting
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@tetris15 (539)
• Philippines
11 Aug 12
I also don't entertain text messages of some sort coming from someone I don't know or at least is not registered on my phone.
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
17 Aug 12
It all sounds like gibberish to me and I would think someone sent it to me by mistake or someone was trying to be a smartarse.
I would just delete the message and forget about it. It sounds like something a child will do just to get a reaction. ![](/Content/images/emotes/rolleyes.gif)
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@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
12 Aug 12
She should not be cared since she is not the one who received the text. I always delete messages that are not in my friends list specially the forwarded one.
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
15 Aug 12
Hello my friend grenzy8 Ji,
Well, 'LISTEN, UNDERSATND AND THEN ONLY REACT'
May God bless You and have a great time
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@Ladybugs (404)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
Hello there Grenzy. I think you're right in what you have said. Your wife should have asked first to her friend what she really meant in that message. She should have asked why she sent that message and maybe after that, they could talk about it calmly. Maybe she was only hurt by those words that's why you said she over reacted. We couldn't blame her when she had that reaction.
If I was able to receive a message like that from a friend who is a girl, I would ask her first if she only sent me a quotation or something. If she's only joking me or not. If not, maybe I would ask her the reason why she said it. If I find her accusation wrong, I would explain my side to her so she could understand me. If she misjudged me, that wouldn't feel good but I think I would want to talk about it rather than ignoring it.
On the otherhand, If I didn't know the sender of the message, I would just ignore it because I know there are some people who only like making fun of others. It's not worth my time replying a message when I don't know who the sender really is.
@else22 (4317)
• India
12 Aug 12
I have received such messages many times and every time I have managed to maintain my cool and ignore them.I don't understand why should we give so much importance to what others think about us.Better ignore such trash.Time is invaluable,invaluable enough to enjoy life.Why react or over react?I would like to remain as cool and calm as I was before receiving such messages.
@anubrataroy (444)
• India
12 Aug 12
If I am the receiver, then I need to see who is the sender and if he/she has suitable reasons to send such a message. Else I will simply ignore it.
I think these kind of message are send by people when they are frustrated or by those who don't have self control and best way to handle this is to ignore them and the message. Why to raise our BP thinking about useless things!
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
12 Aug 12
That sounds very painful. I wouldn't know how to react, and I would wonder why anyone would say that unless the person REALLY warranted it. That just sounds really harsh. As they would say in Texas, "Them be fightin' words!"
I wish I had the whole story so that I could know how to actually, truly respond to this?
@trisha27 (3494)
• United States
12 Aug 12
I would have responded in the same way. I would have maybe asked by what she may have meant by that. But no explanation would have really made things feel any better. Basically it would make me feel like people will just used me then throw me away later and I don't like to be used.
@Aja103654 (5646)
• Philippines
12 Aug 12
I would ignore it, i guess. I know and everyone knows that I'm not easy to get. Who cares about that texter's opinion anyway? Any person who would say that is clearly insecure of the person he or she insulted.
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