confrentation

            The question is “when you need to confront someone, would you rather communicate in person, on the phone, by email, or letter? Why”?  I am not a confrontational person.  I try and avoid them because they make me nervous.  It is harder for me to go up to someone and tell them how I feel if we are fighting.  As much as I hate it though I think that it is important to communicate in person about confrontations. 

            Personally I really like writing a letter out.  I can write it and say what I am feeling.  Usually, I write it and leave it alone for a day or two then come back to it and make sure it is what I still want to say.  Sometimes what I am feeling at the moment is an extreme version of what I am feeling a few days later.  From experience I have realized that this is not the best method for most confrontations.  Letters can be read differently than you mean for them to be, which can cause the problem to become even greater.

            I think that the best way to confront a person is to do it face to face.  That way there is no confusion between the two people.  If you talk in person then you can get out what you need to without any mix up of words.  When you talk in person you can explain yourself a lot better than in a letter or through email.  Talking in person also makes you tell what how you are feeling without sounding rude.

            I know that texting is an awful way of trying to resolve issues.  When you do not have to see a person or hear their voice it makes it easier to talk to them how you want.  It also allows you to be meaner than you would be.  A text message can be great for some cases but not for resolving issues.  It is a shallow way to get out of talking to someone in person.