Why Do People Misunderstood You?

Has there ever been a time where people misunderstood you ? You felt as if you were alone. I personally have never experienced it ,but I know a friend who has. I was there to help because they're all my friends. There was hard times but with help we all got through it.

My friend's name who has experienced it, is named Brian. He's a 19 year old boy whose very intelligent and super funny. We met at a friends house thats where I got to know him. I thought he was a really cool person to hang out with. I guess I always knew he was hiding something , but I never knew he would reveal it on social media.

It started one night when he posted a picture on instagram. I didn't think much of it until I read his caption under the picture which read, ? With this I want to say that when it comes to the person who will love me for me and makes me feel comfortable , gender doesn't matter to me .? I then found out he came out as being bisexual. As I ,I am also bisexual I could relate to him. In my opinion I thought he was brave for going on social media and saying it ; but other people had a different opinion and misunderstood him.
He said that ever since Brian posted that picture,he was confused because he misunderstood the point that he was bisexual and conflict was brought to family. I immediately went over . When I got there everyone was quiet and then we spent hours talking . I asked if everyone accepted Brian for who he was they all said yes. Later on the situation seemed to settle down and they all understood him better; things got back to