Relationships are not easy because we all take things in different ways. Some people are super sensitive while others let comments roll off their back. I guess that’s people, we’re all different and so are our responses. I’m not saying one is right and another is wrong, but when you have a sensitive person joined with someone who’s not, there may be problems.
After almost 50 years of marriage my wife and I fall into the, let things roll off our back group. It works for us and makes for some funny conversations. Sometimes one of us stumbles to find the right words, but the other person is always there to help.
“Hey, do we have any of that red sauce, you know it’s a little spicy . . . horseradish. I think it has horseradish in it. You use it on shrimp. It’s . . .?”
“Cocktail sauce, you moron.”
Laughing. “Ah! Yes, cocktail sauce.”
Interesting in that neither one of us is surprised or offended by this comment because it’s funny, sarcastic but funny. Although, it’s probably not something you would say to a stranger. Imagine being in a grocery store and a man and a woman discussing this red sauce for shrimp. You might chuckle inside, but you would politely say, “cocktail sauce” without the moron comment.
Humor makes life more interesting but it’s important to know your audience. “Just Saying . . .”
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