The wrong things that people say to their partner

@joystick (1675)
October 18, 2011 5:21pm CST
After talking to a friend on the phone, i got thinking of all the things that people say to each other that can really make the other person feel upset or inadeqit.Take for instance a couple go out to a party and meet their partners work mates, a few days later the partner says when they come home from work, that a friend had said that the person had not been themselves when they were out.What the person has said has made the other person think that to other people that they were not happy that they were with their partner.
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@celticeagle (158958)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Oct 11
It is up to the person as to whether they let their relationship make them unhappy. If they are honest in all aspects of their lives then this should not be a problem. Knowing a person before marriage, having a good repore with co-workers all these things are choices a person makes.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
19 Oct 11
I think that this does not only happen to partners. i think it also happens to friends and families... as a result of miscommunication. Everything we say, we mean it.. by some way or another and when it is heard by another person, they can understand it differently and then that is when the misunderstanding happens. If we do not communicate well, we would obviously have a series of problems in terms of what we say.
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@rose1717 (190)
• United States
19 Oct 11
I agree that each erson takes things differently. I had this happen before when I took what a person said to me to heart.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
21 Oct 11
For the most part, I've never said anything that is wrong to my husband. There are little things that get said from time to time, but they are never things that are really hurtful to him and he has never said anything that has really hurt me at all either. The closest that I've ever came to saying anything to him that hurt him was when I told him that I loved my ex-boyfriend and that I always will. I didn't mean that I loved him in a romantic sense, I meant that I loved him as a friend and I do care about how his life is going.
• Pamplona, Spain
19 Oct 11
Hiya joy, People can hurt each other without meaning to most times. But I have known a few People that when they are out with their Partner they go out of their way to make them feel hurt or rejected in some way. Sometimes you can say something but you meant to say it a different way also but it comes across as being something else that they donĀ“t like. Way of the World its always been going on for as long as the World has been around.xxx
@sexyice (873)
• Latvia
19 Oct 11
If we live together with our lover, we can't every day think who and what we say, sometimes if other person feel bad he/she don't understand and then started problems. Wrong things - I say wrong words, because all can other say in rights words But if you love other porson, you always understand what he / she wants say... Nice day to you (hug)
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
19 Oct 11
I have a hard time to understand what you mean. I think you should be straight and honest with your partner and feel free and safe to say what you or what others said. If your partner can't handle that, feels hurt or rejected there is only 1 solution for that problem: don't tell your partner anything anymore. It's the only way to safe your partner's feelings. Although you can count on the fact that if you keep your mouth shut from now on your partner won't like that either.
@tammytwo (4298)
• United States
19 Oct 11
People don't tend to always think before they talk. There are many things we can say to others that hurt their feelings. Name calling such as stupid, idiot and ugly are just a few things I hear kids calling each other these days. Though the words may not always strike a nerve with others it is true they will sometimes. I have also heard couples say things to each other that never should leave their mouths. The saying sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me is definitely less than true!
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
19 Oct 11
Have you read the book Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, the point of which is that men and women can use the same words but with meanings so different that we might as well come from different planets. LOL.
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
19 Oct 11
I think that It can all too easy to say the wrong thing not only to our partner but to friends and family too. I think it is a matter of taking a moment before speaking and not letting familiarity with the other person put tact aside. Consideration and sensitivity are the answer, I think. Those who know us best will be very much aware that we do mean to hurt by not so well thought out comments as long as we apologize and try harder the next time.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
19 Oct 11
It's those little innocent comments that partners say to each other that can cause the most pain. they may not seem hurtful at the time but they still mean the world all the same.