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What's More Important: Impact or Intention?

9/21/2022

 
There is a curious cultural debate happening now. Let me summarize it like this: when it comes to interpersonal interactions, impact trumps intention. Meaning that, regardless of what Person A’s intention was behind what they said or did, the only thing that matters is how their actions impacted Person B. The reasoning for this, as proponents say, is to prioritize the harmed party's pain and the damage caused. This assumes there is a Victim and a Perpetrator, whereby the Perpetrator is harming the Victim. Advocates say only when you prioritize the painful impact can repair happen.

Myself and most of the couples therapists I know disagree with this. Strongly.​
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DIANE GLEIM  
LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST 
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