Misunderstanding?
By easy888
@easy888 (10405)
Australia
March 18, 2007 2:44am CST
Have you ever got angry with someone but find out that it was just a misunderstanding???
Does he/she forgive you for your misunderstanding?
''It seems that it is easy to misunderstand someone on the internet because we do not see each other, you cannot feel the tones and body languages of the others. One sentence may be good if you say it face to face but may be misunderstood on the net...'''
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@kathy77 (7486)
• Australia
18 Mar 07
Well actually I do not get angry with anyone not unless that person is not really wanting to accept the help that others try to give and to help them, yes I believe that the person normal is forgiving of that person, as long as they apologize and accept where they made a mistake. of course it is a lot easier if you are face to face with the other person and can explain more fully, with both sides involved.
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@Darkhorse1311 (418)
• India
27 Apr 07
Yup that has happened quite often and I must say I've been lucky enough to get away with it.All my friends have forgiven me and as far as those who havent well I dont give a damn about them hehe
@jazzafrazz (910)
• Canada
4 Apr 07
I couldn't disagree with there easy888. It funny how one's frustration is settled by another's cool, calm tone, to understand misreading between the lines of possible anger could now be generated into the possiblity of peace, love, and trust! I don't think I could ever stay angry at anyone forever!
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@Augustta (1850)
• Poland
25 Apr 07
yes with my boyfriend and not just once...he almost break his back to make me understand that i misunderstand the correct meaning...well,so be it..rigggggght...
ha ha,is happened to misunderstand,but is very good when you admit you was wrong and say"forgive me"
augusta
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
20 Mar 07
Yes I have had a miss understanding and goyt angry at the person, and come to find out it was no reason for me to be mad, I have even did it on Mylot. misinterpution. thats what you can it.
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@mansha (6298)
• India
19 Mar 07
strange that you ask it today- just two days back I had a complete case of misunderstanding with my downstaires neighbour. Her daughter was making quite a noise and my son about the same age was studying, so I just went and called her to keep it quite for five minutes as he was about to finish the work and he would join her too. actually I asked my son to go first but to tease him she started making more noise then I went her and told her to wait just five minutes and he will join her too. This nosie making has been an issue for a while with us as we live in a flat system and the flats are so old that noise generally travel down. so my nieghbour often complained about it. we stopped using our master bedroom as even when we turned on bed that also used to disturb her. She heard me and took it the other way. she took her car and went down to my hubby's office which is close by and told him that I was shouting at her kid. My hubby when he cme back to lunch asked me what had happened. I told him nothing significant. As the kids then didn't play together and I thought it was anormal kids fight I had not given it any importance. then he told me that the lady had travelled to his office with complaint about me. I was shocked and angry as I felt she should have come upstairs and clarified with me if there was a problem. My hubby then went downstaires and explained everything to her and problem was sorted out but still the incident left a bad taste in m mouth. Though we still say our hellos and greetings but I feel that old closeness and warmth I had felt towards her is now gone and gone forever. thankfully we will be moving out soon and wont have to bear this all our lives.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
19 Mar 07
Misunderstandings on the internet are relatively common. This is partly because we can not use facial expressions, or tomne of voice to convey a message.
So we have to be particularly careful when commincating via the written word. I know I have offended people at one time or another. I just have to take more care with the words I choose.
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@p3halliwel2005 (3156)
• Philippines
19 Mar 07
No I don't get angry that easily...Misunderstanding happens only when people acts at once before even thinking...I do know how to apologize when I get mad and explain my point of view. In regards to chatting over the net ...words are a bit hard to explain..You are right we cannot see the action of the other person and we are not totally sure what they are trying to imply at times sometimes a joke can mean something real for the other person and the other person thinks you got the joke but you thought he was saying something true.. Well that happened to me..But I didn't get mad I just explained to him how I felt.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
23 Mar 07
Oh yes!!! Serious too. ANd I didn't even had the benefit of claiming it an internet mistake. It was in person and , worse yet, I was the one who created the misunderstanding all by myself grrrrr After I realized how bad it was going, I started thinking back to see what could have happened and realized I was the one who made the mistake. Had to go back to apologize LOL
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@paddu2007 (68)
• India
19 Mar 07
i think misunderstandings will be common in our lifes.but if we (or) the other makes a mistake we have to analyse the mistake which is done by us or them and both should be able to forgive each other that's what we can do..:-)
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@ravindrajk (57)
• India
19 Mar 07
yeah...good marking but still you have not selected best response so people like me will misunderstood and if you not select yet than i will be angry...!!!so am not telling you to select me but to anyone.....
@santuccie (3384)
• United States
19 Mar 07
I have misunderstandings with people from time to time, but we generally talk it through and "squash" it in the end. I'm happy to say that it doesn't happen as often as it used to. I think I'm slowly developing in my perception, and breaking that pesky habit of jumping to conclusions. I also think my mind continues to open as I continue to listen..."A mind is like a parachute; it works best when it's open." :)
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@shenzhouplaza (1676)
• China
19 Mar 07
I do not have such kid of experience. cos, when I found I misunderstood some one, i would apologize to the person whom I misunderstood honestly and directly. I think most people (99 percent of them) will forgive me. In the same way, to change the position, I will forgive them.
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@Kylalynn (1771)
• South Africa
19 Mar 07
I don't really get angry quickly, but I am sure a misunderstanding must have popped up somewhere. I don't recall anything major though. It is easy for some people to angry on the net because of what you state about facial expressions, tones of voice and body language.
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@Gwapako_28 (2140)
• Philippines
19 Mar 07
I experienced a lot of time being having misunderstanding. But at the end of fighting/argue,when we find out that we just have misunderstanding, we just laugh together. Lol! Yeah, we forgive each other if ever who misunderstood it!
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@monkeywriter (2004)
• United States
19 Mar 07
This has happened. I'd forgive but not all would. My mom for example she is always SO touchy she'd not forgive. She doesnt forgive like she should. I'm always sad for her because she is so bitter against people for a long time. Misunderstanding or not she wouldnt forgive... but at least I would try!
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@grecychunny26 (9483)
• Philippines
19 Mar 07
yeah, i found it really a difficult situation, because you got angry and you will find out that you misunderstood him. It happens to me with a friend, my friend is very kind to me, i was wrong with her and i regret what i had done to her, like acusing her that she do it. I don't want to elaborate what happen. You know when i found out the truth, it very hard for me to face her and to say sorry. I really cry hard. But then,she forgive me that easy and accepted me. That what's are for anyway.
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@poomil (5)
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18 Mar 07
Well Misunderstanding is a very sensitive subject. From my past experiences I have learnt that Misunderstandings are a part and parcel of life, but only difference each individual makes to them is the way he/she reacts to it.
I will be very honest in telling you that I always used to get very angry and furious at people earlier when things went wrong.....But now to some extent I try analysing whether the matter is a fact or a mere misunderstanding.
I have learnt not to react to situations immediately as it could well be a misunderstading and could lead to an unhealthy relationship which may be very difficult or even immpossible to improve upon later. I have realised to think a thousand times before making any decision/opinion about anybody.
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