Why I bothered
Well that was a hideous amount of effort to be understood.
I really hate being misinterpreted. I know my close friends know better (or if unsure, will ask), and I really don't care what people who wouldn't bother to check my angle of things after seeing what he wrote think, but the people in the middle- people I'm just getting to know and like, who don't know me that well yet... I hate the thought of having them have that impression of me without even having an option to look at my side. That kind of thing is realy hurtful and damaging to potential and growing friendships.
Did he really need to post that?
I can certainly do without him (please!), but I don't want this skrewing up friendships. :(
Also, there's pride.
I fully acknowledge my obsession with understanding (other people, shared understanding, expanding my understanding, expanding other people's understanding, not being misunderstood) and fixing/healing things. I am a teacher, artist and healer. Duh. Sadnesss he misinterpreted that as an obsession with him. I can see how one could make the mistake given the amount of misunderstanding, miscommunications and broken things between us.
I really hate being misinterpreted. I know my close friends know better (or if unsure, will ask), and I really don't care what people who wouldn't bother to check my angle of things after seeing what he wrote think, but the people in the middle- people I'm just getting to know and like, who don't know me that well yet... I hate the thought of having them have that impression of me without even having an option to look at my side. That kind of thing is realy hurtful and damaging to potential and growing friendships.
Did he really need to post that?
I can certainly do without him (please!), but I don't want this skrewing up friendships. :(
Also, there's pride.
I fully acknowledge my obsession with understanding (other people, shared understanding, expanding my understanding, expanding other people's understanding, not being misunderstood) and fixing/healing things. I am a teacher, artist and healer. Duh. Sadnesss he misinterpreted that as an obsession with him. I can see how one could make the mistake given the amount of misunderstanding, miscommunications and broken things between us.