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Not to be persnickety
Right. If you hadn't meant to be persnickety, you could have just said, "I'm so sorry that something like that has happened to someone in your family. That must really suck a lot." instead of poking at her. I mean seriously, are you so bored on a Saturday night that you can't even dig up some semblance of empathy for a suck-ass situation that someone is in?
It came off as pretty mean and intentionally provoking to me.
Hec, sorry to add to the dog pile, but I have to agree with Aimee and beth. Whether or not you were out of line in your first post, you definitely were in your second.
"I'm so sorry that something like that has happened to someone in your family. That must really suck a lot."This might have been a better thing to say.
eta: Yeah, a little pile-y but I still think it should be mentioned, so I am not inclined to just delete.
What made you think you had that psychic power in the first place?
I took it as retorical, so not necessarily meant to be provocative, but definitely glib and a tad condescending.
I'm sorry, but this...
It's not all your fault, but a lot of it is.
...is bullshit. I didn't attack vw. I said she didn't know what evil lurks in the hearts of men. That's it. I'm not responsible for her hysterics. I'm responsible for my behavior (including what I post) - not her reaction to it.
Whether or not you were out of line in your first post, you definitely were in your second.
I don't think so. I wasn't purposefully trying to make her upset, and when she said she was upset I apologized.
but definitely glib and a tad condescending.
Perhaps. Is that out of line?
I apologized.
You said you were sorry she was upset. You did not say, "I am sorry that what I said upset you." Vast difference. And you know it.
Perhaps. Is that out of line?
Not always. But it is out of line to not directly apologize when something you say visibly upsets someone.
Perhaps. Is that out of line?
In this situation, a little bit, yes. Your apology also didn't come across as actually being one.
I suddenly feel very sorry for JZ.