For teens · Friends
In a chat
You sent a message meant for one friend to the whole group chat. It was about someone in the chat.
What could you say?
Three things you could say. None of them is the one right answer; each note says why it fits the moment, or why it may not.
That was meant for one person and it was unfair to say. I am sorry. I will speak to you properly, [name].
A strong fit
Owns it in the chat and offers a real repair to the person.
Delete it and message the person directly to apologise.
Also works here
A private repair. Saying something in the chat too clears the air for everyone.
Say your phone was hacked.
Worth a second look
Nobody believes it, and it adds a lie to the mix-up.
What people here usually expect
- Wrong-chat messages happen to everyone. What matters is the next message.
- A direct apology to the person is the main repair.
- Deleting is fine, but people have already seen it. Say something.
Your words
Write a two-line repair for a message that went to the wrong chat.
In the app you write one line here and it lands in your lines. Nothing is graded.
The move this moment practises: Repair a mix-up.
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