If a message does not get through, it is the fault of the sender, not the receiver. The sender may congratulate him/herself on having sent the perfect message, but it is what takes place in the mind of the recipient that is important. Monologue v dialogue. You can't be me, I'm taken
Long windedness tends to happen when one does not know what one is saying, and sort of chases it around.
This is true for both emotional and intellectual modes. The Fates are kind.