Hello,
I’m reaching out to couples with different nationalities.
I’ve been in a relationship for a year with a Spanish man who only speaks Spanish, while I’m French and speak three languages. We’re both men — I’m 27 and he’s 42.
I’ve just moved to Spain after a year of long-distance, during which we used to see each other every weekend.
My Spanish isn’t the best, and honestly, I struggle to express myself when it comes to more precise topics, arguments… so quite often we have misunderstandings — like, I try to get a message across, and he ends up understanding something completely different. It’s super frustrating for me, especially when we’re talking about something important or having a disagreement.
Sometimes I feel like he doesn’t make an effort to realize that what I said may not be what I meant to say… and I wonder if these misunderstandings might end up hurting our relationship.
Do you think language-related misunderstandings can destroy a relationship? How can we avoid them? I feel like I’m doing everything I can to help him understand, but he doesn’t try to consider that there might be a misunderstanding in the first place.
Sometimes words disappoint, and they can hurt… I feel like some conversations just shouldn’t be misinterpreted.
Thank you for reading — your feedback means a lot to me.
TL;DR : We’ve got misunderstandings due to languages difference, how to resolve it….