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Genuinely painful understanding 

An understanding of a concept so strong that you have a disturbing understanding of it, no no no you don't get it like I mean someone can still know about it, but not know as much as you do, usually in a depressing "oh godi get it now" sort of manner, the more of this painful knowledge is amassed the worse ones mind becomes.
gary: oh god i understand.

larry: why what?

gary: the full saying isn't blood is thicker than water.

larry: what do you mean

gary: its "the blood of the covenant is thicker then the water of the womb"

larry: and that bad because?

gary: everyone thinks that blood relatives are more important

than friends because some fucker wouldn't say the full thing.

larry: oh god.

gary: this is a Genuinely painful understanding of the world as i know it.
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monogamous understanding 

An exclusive relationship or agreement without any titles. Your free when you want to leave and not obligated but devoted for the time being.
Toya is part of a monogamous understanding with Bob, and he's ok with that....they want to be together but they are not ready for it to become a relationship.

Mutual Understanding 

A term used by idiots to make playing with emotions to sound more positive but in the end, they are fooling each other and cry like an elephant when his/her partner found another idiot to play with
Dude 1: bro, I saw your girl last night with other guy and they getting frisky for being tipsy
Dude 2: naah it's okay. Probably it's her ex but I can't do anything, we just have a mutual understanding.

as per my understanding 

this is a way of saying "I'm dumb" as you try not to sound dumb.

commonly used after making a large blunder - it can be used as a cover story for the error by adding ambiguity to the instructions.
Barber: yes ma'am, I shaved your head - As per my understanding, you wanted a "cool" haircut... that will be 20 bucks.
as per my understanding by jonzim December 17, 2008

Suburban Understanding 

A general (non-spoken) understanding between two folk in a suburban area of a city or town. Usually pertaining to property of yours, and your neighbors respecting that property in a civil and respectful manner.
Yeah, it's a suburban understanding that my neighbor Steve doesn't steal my grill from my porch at night.

Such a typical suburban understanding that my neighbor Steve mows the gross on an even line between our properties to signify the diving line between our houses.

My goals are beyond your understanding 

A quote from the 2014 Flash TV series that reached meme status.
Reverse Flash: "My goals are beyond your understanding."

Empathetic Understanding 

1. The emotional analysis of another person's life experiences in order to either expand on an existing positive connection or to change the negative dynamics of a relationship.
Once Bob engaged in mindful Empathetic Understanding, his negative attitudes towards homosexuality have changed for the better.