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Why do ppl have to be so weird and uncomfortable when you take jokes literally, why can’t they just be like “oh that was actually a joke :)” and then I’d be like “oh okay!” And then move on why does it have to be a vibe killer
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Anonymous 12w

Omggg real. And they take it so personally too and get so offended like grow up

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Anonymous 12w

Yea like maybe their joke just wasn’t funny and I couldn’t fathom what they said being a joke and so I process it as literal

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Anonymous 12w

my best friend is a naturally sarcastic person and i love how funny she is etc but the one thing that always bothers me is when i take a joke literally and she goes "it was SARCASM" in a condescending tone and then i feel bad 💀 like this is NOT new between either of us girl!!! mb for not picking up!

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Anonymous 12w

Me when i tell my soon to be ex gf i have issues receiving tone then she proceeds to say stuff to me in a harsh tone and when I say something she hits me with “babe i was kidding” :/ didn’t feel like it…

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Anonymous 12w

FOR REALLL

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 12w

to be fair i do think that is the fear of neurotypical people when you don’t understand the joke. which is why they take it so personally

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 12w

This is what I’m afraid neurotypical people think I think. 🥲 But I understand that just because I didn’t get it, doesn’t mean their joke wasn’t funny! In my case, I feel like it would be…arrogant(?) for me to say that just because I didn’t catch that it was a joke right away means it’s dumb? Sometimes my brain simply processes things literally by default. 🫡

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