Re: Overheard Phone Conversation -Tricky situation
Here are a couple of options:
- AB did not intend for couple C to hear the conversation…and they didn’t have the intention to hurt them either. If couple C is pretending they didn’t hear anything…then I think couple A/B should just chalk this up to learning experience…and also pretend that they (couple C) heard nothing.
^^^ And AB can indirectly try to compensate for the unintentional gheebat. In a social gathering…couple A/B can openly praise or compliment couple C on their relationship or something. So that would be like restoring/building couple C’s reputation that may have been affected by the gheebat.
- NOW IF… couple A/B has noticed that Couple C is behaving in a distant/cold manner and they don’t want the relationship to be ruined…then A/B can try to approach couple C and start a discussion about the issue by asking, “It seems that you’re upset and if there’s anything that we’d done to offend you, please forgive us because we wouldn’t do it deliberately.” By starting the discussion like that…maybe Couple C might forgive…or they might chose to bring up the phone conversation…and IF they bring it up…that would be an opportunity for A/B to talk about it/clear the air.
****Yes, we should be careful about what we say and the surroundings. And of course couple A/B did not want to to hurt couple C. But I also believe that things happen for a reason. And MAYBE some GOOD might have even come out of this accidental situation. For example, maybe Mr. C might reflect over his strict behavior and try to relax a bit…and maybe Mrs. C might try to become more stronger or communicate her needs better. It’s possible that couple C might be offended…but the whole scenario could have been a wake-up call for their relationship as well.