Ocean

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Have you ever typed something and wondered why people react the way they do?

I have often been totally confused by someone's response to something I posted and surprisingly this seems to happen a lot.  Sometimes they elicit such strong feelings that I have to take the time and figure out what and why it is going wrong.  Plus, women are emotional creatures (so I have been accused of many, many times) which means the likelihood of miscommunication is probably high.

Communicating online can be even more complicated because typing lacks the emotion needed for clear understanding and without these social cue..you can't show sarcasm, anger or love in the simple strokes of the keyboard.  Sometimes icons can help but who has a pocketful of those when you need one.

So, how do you straighten out a misunderstanding of communication?

I guess the best advice I can give is not to (I am not following my own advice right now) run away from the problem and work it out by simplifying the conversation.

Start from the beginning and make sure both parties are on the same page and seem to have a clear understanding before proceeding.  This is probably the most important part.  Ask many questions, until you can pinpoint where everything tipped off balance.

However, even if you sort the conversation.  It doesn't mean you will alway see eye to eye.

I can't promise 100% chance of success but 94.6% of the time the problem will work its way out with just a small melding of the mind and then everyone is all ~smiles~

Good luck~ I hope your commination never ends in misunderstanding~ and I hope the ocean sees the value of the moon~ =)