Do you do this"
Reflecting on how we can say one thing but really mean another is thought provoking. I break it down into two; when we mean something entirely different and when we talk in a negative fashion rather than face what is really troubling us.
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Do you do this"
Reflecting on how we can say one thing but really mean another is thought provoking. I break it down into two; when we mean something entirely different and when we talk in a negative fashion rather than face what is really troubling us.

We, women, are the masters of riddles.
I don’t see it as intentional or manipulative but rather more that I’m not ready to say what I really mean or I’m working up to it. There are small and large “confusions”. Small could be considered the little white lie; large could be a complete fabrication.
Either way, we can mislead for many reasons.

Saying one thing and meaning another is a common habit. Confused meanings are more than likely about a lack of interpersonal skills and self-confidence. When we say the opposite to what we really mean it may have something to do with insecurity. Think of the “mean girls” in school, the all too familiar bully who strikes razor sharp with the sarcastic comments. Those kinds of “compliments’ or suggestions are very often the opposite of what the words suggest. How easy it is to cover ...