Another thing to notice here is the author being much more lenient on the woman in the story than the man.
The man FAILED, couldn't deliver, while the woman merely didn't realize, made a misunderstanding.
Communication is hard.
The man FAILED, couldn't deliver, while the woman merely didn't realize, made a misunderstanding.
Communication is hard.
A fairly big part of the population, mostly female, are taught to be unassuming and meek-- to indirectly ask, to accept the decisions of others, not rock the boat, etc. If you spend your youth in this mode, it becomes something that's difficult to overcome as an adult.
Talk about setting kids up for failure: train them to never actually ask for what they want. And then they can look forward to a lifetime of bad relationships and never earning as much as the people who do ask for what they want.
Askers should take notice. "Would you like to stop for a coffee?" is an entirely different question than "Would you like to stop for a coffee?". I don't see where the confusion is. (/s)
"Failed to see" and "Didn't realize" are both equivalent statements. The author simply didn't want to repeat the same words twice, because they know how to write.