Do you believe in a touche? (dating, boyfriend, woman, young)

[CSD610]

Why are you wasting so much of your one life on trivial non issues?
Move on already.

[Scratch33]

Originally Posted by MyScreenName

We only live once. If someone was terrible in your past and recently a really good opportunity for a touche came about, would you do it via an e-mail or FB message?

Carrier pigeon.

[sayulita]

Definition of "Touche" -used as an acknowledgment during a discussion of a good or clever point made at one's expense by another person.

How does that word work in "getting back at" someone in your past who was terrible?

Perhaps what you're looking for is something along the lines of "karma's a *****, isn't it?"

[Chowhound]

Originally Posted by sayulita

Definition of "Touche" -used as an acknowledgment during a discussion of a good or clever point made at one's expense by another person.

How does that word work in "getting back at" someone in your past who was terrible?

Perhaps what you're looking for is something along the lines of "karma's a *****, isn't it?"

Yeah, I thought the same thing too.

[Ro2113]

Originally Posted by Ms.Mathlete

People are going to do you wrong in this life; it's an inescapable fact that is often out of our hands. However, you get to decide how much more that person is going to continue to take from you: by carrying around that hurt and letting it fester while you contemplate revenge, you are allowing them to keep on hurting you.

I think the OP is talking about taking an opportunity to get them back.

[sayulita]

Originally Posted by Ro2113

I think the OP is talking about taking an opportunity to get them back.

Understood. And "touche" is not the correct term for what he's looking to do. If he sends the message "touché" to the person in his past, he is basically telling him "you were right and I was wrong". Not what he's going for based on his post.

[supergirlygirl]

Originally Posted by Wmsn4Life

I have never ever heard that word used this way before.

I concur to your confusion. Double

[Ginge McFantaPants]

Originally Posted by Ro2113

I think the OP is talking about taking an opportunity to get them back.

That's what I figured. Stooping to revenge isn't sticking it to someone; it is allowing the other person to still have power over you when you can't scrape it off and move on.

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by Wmsn4Life

I have never ever heard that word used this way before.

I'm all

Would I make a good point in an argument..... so they could acknowledge ("touche") it? or the reverse?

Yeah... all the time.

[sayulita]

"Touche" is used in an argument when one side knows they've lost and there is no point in going on.

Here's an example of the use of touché. (credit to vachecow on WordReference.com)

Person 1: You're an idiot. How could you forget the paint back at the warehouse?

Person 2: At least I didn't forget to put gas in the car, like last time. (When person 1 didnt refuel the car and they both got stuck in the middle of nowhere)

Person 1: Touché