healing with Hannah -- misunderstandings caused by differing definitions for the same word

[belenen]

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[armandii]

It's so easy for a misunderstanding to occur due to a difference in the way a word or concept is understood by one person compared with how it is defined by another person. I'm very glad you two are building bridges.

[belenen]

I'm very glad too! ♥

[chillychilly22]

awww... yay!

I know my long time best friend holds words to their absolute true definition... meanwhile my other best friend from college... I could say something and mean something else but she'll completely understand me without any explaination. I could say "The sky is blue." and she'll understand it as "it's not going to rain. this is great!" whereas my other best friend will say "no shit. it usually is." And sometimes that annoys the hell out of me but I'm sure my loose definitions and play on words sometime annoy the hell out of her.

[belenen]

haha! what a great example. It's so wonderful to find someone who speaks our language! Hannah and I usually are so close in understanding that we don't expect misunderstandings, which I think is a big part of the reason it took us so long to realize this one!

[rockstarjoker4]

communication is a blessing and a curse. I'm glad you two are able to clear up the misunderstanding. Hopefully, this is just the beginning of many more great conversations!

[belenen]

amen, yo!

[aetheric]

It can be so enlightening to understand how someone else defines a word, especially if it's an uncommon term. Here's to hoping for an ever stronger connection between the two of you!

[belenen]

yeah... this one was crazy common, and we usually speak the same language so having a different definition didn't even occur to us! Glad to have that lesson learned ;-)

[diepunyhuman]

That's usually all it is. Unfortunately, I've somehow never been able to clear things up. I wonder why that is...

In any case, I'm very glad this has happened for you both. :)

[belenen]

well... I think it takes two! so if the other person isn't as determined to find and fix the tangle, it stays tangled despite your best efforts. :-p

thanks!