Steem4nigeria Accelerator Contest Week 91: Not what you think.

Hello friends, welcome to my blog.

We always misunderstood our friends in different ways. Last year, I went to my boyfriend's house only to find my girlfriend there. I was very surprised because she did not tell me that she was going to visit him, and my boyfriend also did not tell me that my girlfriend was at his house.
I was very upset and mad for both of them.
I left the house very upset, my girlfriend tried to explain what she came to do in my boyfriend house but I did not give her a listening hear, that very day was actually my birthday, my boyfriend call, and i refuse to take his call, but after sometime I decided to pick up, he asked me to come over to his house, I went, but guess what, I met the biggest surprise of my life, my girlfriend went to my boyfriend house to arrange where I will stay and celebrate my birthday.
I was very speechless and I was also sorry.

My girlfriend decorating where I will stay and celebrate my birthday.
And I misunderstood her

What do you understand by being "Misunderstood"?

Misunderstood means that someone or something is not correctly interpreted. It can also refer to the act of misjudging someone; sometimes, what causes misunderstanding is a lack of trust between friends and family. And when there is a misunderstanding, it will lead to a fight, conflict, and disagreement.

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Have you found yourself in such a situation, if yes, kindly share with us your experience.

Yes I have, and it was between me and my girlfriend, one day I complimented my girlfriend beauty but it turned to argument between us, I said to her, "if been so beautiful is a crime you should have been arrested by now" when I said this to her, she was very upset and mad at me, then she asked me am I complimenting her or insulting her.
I was telling her she's beautiful, but she misunderstood me.

My fine girlfriend

How did you feel and how did you handle the misconception?

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When she was angry with me, I tried to explain what I meant by that, but she did not care to listen to me, so I invited one of friend to come and settle this case, I explained everything to my friend, what I said to her, then he said that is fine.
He called two of us, and he said to my girlfriend, She was only telling you how beautiful you look. You look very beautiful, the boy said to my girlfriend. So when your girlfriend said that you look beautiful, she was not mistaken.
When my girlfriend finished hearing this from the boy, she said to me, Sorry for misunderstanding you.

Is there any advice you would love to give to your readers so they don't find themselves in your shoes

Yes, I have some little advice I would love to give to my readers if they find themselves in my shoes.
Firstly, always try to trust your friends no matter what, if I have trusted my boyfriend enough I won't have misunderstood him and my girlfriend when I saw them together in his house.

Know the kinds of words you use on your friends, some people don't like jokes, so always try everything possible to make your friends happy.
And lastly, when you misunderstood someone and finally you realize that the person was right or actually saying the truth, don't hesitate to say sorry.

Thanks for reading my post ❤️

I want to invite @okere-blessing, @josepha, and @tempestinyang to also join this contest