Comments on: Why do we get upset when we hear “that’s fine”? http://www.ihatemen.org/why-do-we-get-upset-when-we-hear-thats-fine/ The Most Factually Correct Site On-line Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:30:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: a better woman http://www.ihatemen.org/why-do-we-get-upset-when-we-hear-thats-fine/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 a better woman Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:39:34 +0000 http://www.ihatemen.org/?p=158#comment-3222 "'That’s fine" is non-committal and non-emotional"...DaveA that makes so much sense because the person that always says "that's fine" to me is just that...NON-COMMITTAL and NON-EMOTIONAL. Makes perfect sense now...thanks for the insight. As far as body language...other than the dead, empty look in his eye, a blank stare...there is none “‘That’s fine” is non-committal and non-emotional”…DaveA that makes so much sense because the person that always says “that’s fine” to me is just that…NON-COMMITTAL and NON-EMOTIONAL.

Makes perfect sense now…thanks for the insight.

As far as body language…other than the dead, empty look in his eye, a blank stare…there is none

]]> By: DaveA http://www.ihatemen.org/why-do-we-get-upset-when-we-hear-thats-fine/comment-page-1/#comment-2834 DaveA Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:42:22 +0000 http://www.ihatemen.org/?p=158#comment-2834 "That's fine" can have the same context as "Yes, dear", when someone is not really listening to you, but trying to placate you. "That's fine" is non-committal and non-emotional in that respect, and could be replaced with "whatever" Perhaps you feel that context under the words and react to the indifference, be it perceived or real. Try taking body language into consideration, the conversation that prompted the phrase, and the history of that person using the phrase into account before taking it as improper. “That’s fine” can have the same context as “Yes, dear”, when someone is not really listening to you, but trying to placate you. “That’s fine” is non-committal and non-emotional in that respect, and could be replaced with “whatever” Perhaps you feel that context under the words and react to the indifference, be it perceived or real.

Try taking body language into consideration, the conversation that prompted the phrase, and the history of that person using the phrase into account before taking it as improper.

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