Re: Not a matter of ...
I don't think communication is ever closed.
As for your text, it can be interpreted any way you like. See i don't know your 'situation' so i can't tell how much of it was sarcasm, whether it was the 'nice' please or the 'for once do something' kinda please. hope that makes sense.
But you should give the other person the benefit of the doubt especially if he/she's been doing the deed for a while and asking that you do it from now on.
Some things seem impossible to do. Nothing really is impossible with the right mindset, know-how, and a determination. It becomes impossible when you (and you can be the other person as well) let 'your way', or your ego, or even sometimes your misunderstanding of the matter take over subconsciously.
As for too little too late, it's kinda like murphy's law of errors. One error leads to another, to another and nothing will be straightened till you go back and fix that first error that led to this chain of mistakes.
You should always be willing to re-commune, and make clear what you mean. Just as you may have pre-existing notions of phrases from past experience, it's very very likely that other person has had such experience in their life as well, so they may misunderstand what you meant. Sometimes the best of comments seem the rudest, only if u took the time to make them clear, they would achieve their desired effect.
Communication between two people is a must. I'm not perfect or anything but i've learnt that the door of communication is always ajar, never closed. It's whether you choose to adopt it often. So, communicate freely. Sometimes you have to lay it all on the table and be open as a book so the other person can see where you're coming from, and that enhances the understanding because then the other person knows what to say and how. Which further leads to a more healthy relationship because you're both aware of what each's been through, or the way each feels about certain things. Not all is achieved overnight ofcourse, it takes time. Be willing to have lots of patience and understanding even at times when you just wanna turn away. Stay, for it's better to hear what he/she has to say, than to leave not knowing what it could've been.
Restarting communication is quite simple. Just take the time best suited for both people, sit down and just open up. Be willing to listen, and tolerate even if some things are inaccurate because only after you've heard what the other person has said, you can fully insert or clarify that misunderstanding and wipe the slate clean.
Listen before you speak, and when you speak, keep the other person's perspective in mind so ur focus stays on the issue and not go from A-J-K-Z back to A. get what i mean?