miscommunication

Some things in life are meant to be ugly.

Someone ignores you in the hall for something you don't remember doing and aren't sure if there's actually a legitimate reason for his or her behavior.

Someone stops attending meetings because he or she has suddenly taken a dislike to your politics.

Someone tells you that your dog died, when in fact your dog is doing just fine. It was only a comment to tug on your nerves.

Some things are just like that. Ugly.

On the other hand, some things are simply miscommunications.

That person ignoring you in the hallway actually has something much larger on his or her plate because a boyfriend or girlfriend recently confessed to all sorts of illegal activity and wants to have that person cover up for him/her.

The person who stopped showing up for meetings really just never gets on Facebook anymore and has been waiting for an email telling him/her of dates and times but you in fact are the one who forgot to put that person on your email list...

The person who said your dog died, didn't even know you had a dog. He or she was simply expressing frustration that a roommate was angry with him or her.

Miscommunications.