Are We on the Same Page? A Misplaced or Misunderstood Joke Can Cost You A Relationship!!

Humor is great. Often time we appreciate good sense of humor.
But, if a joke is told or written to a person in a way where there is room for misinterpretation, then the joke may backfire. So, it is very important to make sure that the producer of the humor and the target consumer of the humor are emotionally, intellectually and culturally on the same page. It they are not on the same page, then no matter how solid the relationship in seems, a bad joke or misunderstood humor is enough to ruin a relationship forever. This caution is even more applicable to people in long distance relationship. People who may accidentally make a misunderstood joke in person to someone typically sometimes can get lucky to get a second chance (boy, that’s rare!) the true implied morale or meaning of the joke. But, if a person in a long distance relationship makes a misunderstood joke, then s/he may never gets a second chance. So, my advice to everyone (to myself mostly): ‘ Think twice before making a joke. Make sure that you and the recipient of your joke are emotionally, culturally and intellectually on the same page so that the intended meaning will not be misinterpreted. Most importantly, even if a bad joke is misunderstood, the person on the receiving end would have the faith on your goodwill strong enough so that you will get a second chance to explain your true intention, context and morale of the joke, and, if necessary, apologize for the mistake.’