Have you ever realized you misunderstood someone’s feelings? How did you handle it?

[Deep]

About mine yes, I apologized, actively listened, and clarified their feelings to ensure better understanding. I asked questions, showed empathy, and adjusted my approach to improve communication, making sure they felt heard and valued in our conversation.

 

[Morgana]

I'm a smooth talker and very quick on my feet. I have the ability to fix things whether verbally or physically so this presents no issue for me at all.

 

[Nomad]

Misunderstanding feelings is common for me, I am not an expert to understand people. However, I am also a person who can be apologetic when needed. If I hurt someone one's feelings, I can ask for forgiveness, and I even try to mend the damages.

 

[Teri W]

I have misunderstood people sometimes. And it is always as a result of lack of proper communication. I always feel very bad when I realize that I misunderstood someone especially when it is that I treated the person bad because of that misunderstanding.

 

[Kennysplash]

This happens to all of us, no matter how careful we claim to be. When it happened to me I owned up to it and apologized, I did not start giving excuses.

 

[Shree]

I’ve misunderstood someone’s feelings, like thinking a friend was upset with me when they were just stressed. I handled it by apologizing sincerely over coffee at our local café, listening to their perspective, and clarifying my intentions.

 

[Commode K]

There are times that I misinterpret the genuine care of people to seem like they want to harm me. And just get to realize later that they were actually out for me. I always sincerely apologize to them for misunderstanding them. That's why we should not always rush into conclusions with people perspectives without proper evaluation.

 

[Fidelia]

It makes the other person feel very terrible when their feelings are misunderstood. I have misunderstood someone's feelings before and I felt guilty because I was the reason the person was depressed. I had to kneel down and beg the person to show how sincere I was about genuinely misunderstanding her.

 

[Starmix]

I experienced it at home. It was late to analyze my actions hurting, though it was not intentional. I learned late my sister got hurt, so I made amends and said sorry. We were reconciled.

 

[BrighterDays]

It happens occasionally where I will misunderstand the feelings someone is trying to convey to me; however, it has never been a big deal. They know I'm listening and trying to understand how they are feeling do it isn't like they feel completely misunderstood or like I don't care.

Sometimes someone is sad, and they show it by being angry, and sometimes someone is anxious, and it comes off like they are annoyed. Just because someone shows one emotion doesn't mean there aren't any underlying emotions which is why sometimes people get other people's feelings misunderstood. It isn't a big deal, the person should be able to communicate how they are feeling to the other.

 

[eLdavis]

Yes i have misunderstood someone's feelings several times before, i had to apologize to them though cause it lead to some arguments.

 

[Hazel]

Yes, I’ve had moments where I misread someone’s feelings, assuming they were fine when they were actually hurt or frustrated. Once I realized it, I felt a mix of guilt and urgency to make things right. I usually approach the person with honesty, saying something like, “I think I misunderstood how you were feeling earlier, and I’m sorry if I made things worse.” Just listening, without trying to fix or defend myself immediately, made a big difference. It taught me to pay closer attention, not just to words, but tone, pauses, and what isn’t being said.