frustrating for me vs frustrating to me

Both "frustrating for me" and "frustrating to me" are commonly used phrases in English. The choice between them depends on the context. "Frustrating for me" is used when the frustration is caused by something external, while "frustrating to me" is used when the frustration is felt personally.

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frustrating for me

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when something external causes frustration to the speaker.

Examples:

The long wait at the doctor's office was frustrating for me.
It's frustrating for me to deal with unreliable internet service.

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And it was incredibly frustrating for me because I had a book of 250 visualizations to do for my book, and I spent a month doing this, and I only filled two pages.
Nobody can understand nothing I'm saying, which is very frustrating for me, as you can imagine.
What is particularly frustrating for me is that the promised election awareness advertisement has spectacularly backfired.
I must stipulate that, following the Erika disaster, it has been extremely frustrating for me to see that we in Europe have been unable to do what the United States did after the Exxon Valdez incident.
It's frustrating for me, too, and I don't want to miss our phone dates but, you know, this-this could be a career for me. I get that;
It's frustrating for me if you don't pay attention.
Frustrating as it is for me to remember,
I understand this is frustrating for you.
It's very frustrating for us.
It was frustrating for her up here.
It must be so frustrating for him.
That must have been frustrating for his superiors.
And similarly, she finds prototyping boards really frustrating for her little hands.
It can be very frustrating for spouses, partners.
That must be frustrating for someone with your... potential.
It must be so frustrating for her.
I know it's frustrating for you.
I understand this is frustrating for you.
There's nothing more frustrating for a spy, than being on the sideline for a important operation.
This debate would be frustrating for the participants if it did not include room for drawing up and proposing ideas.

Alternatives:

frustrating to me
frustrating because of me
frustrating due to me
frustrating on my part
frustrating as far as I'm concerned

frustrating to me

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when the speaker personally feels frustrated by something.

Examples:

The constant noise from the construction site is frustrating to me.
His lack of communication is frustrating to me.

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It's extremely frustrating to me to communicate over and over again, as clearly as I can.
It's extremely frustrating to me to communicate over and over again, as clearly as I can.
I just... It's frustrating to me, honey, because I don't like being taken care of.
I just... It's frustrating to me, honey, because I don't like being taken care of.
I must stipulate that, following the Erika disaster, it has been extremely frustrating for me to see that we in Europe have been unable to do what the United States did after the Exxon Valdez incident.
It's incredibly frustrating - To feel like you're not making progress.
It's frustrating to have no control.
They can be quite frustrating to assemble.
That must have been very frustrating to realize.
You- I'm frustrating to you.
Look, it is extremely frustrating to be constantly ignored.
Look, it is extremely frustrating to be constantly ignored.
It would be very frustrating to take it again.
[Commentator] Very frustrating to be sitting up here... wondering what's causing the delay.
It's just frustrating to be so heIpIess.
Listen, I know it's frustrating to wait for the OR, but you can't...
I also want to point out that the debate has been frustrating to some degree.
I understand I've been crazy in the past, but... that doesn't make it any less frustrating to be completely dismissed like this.
It must be frustrating to waste your talents on things
I mean, it must be awful frustrating to have to die with all that money in your hands.

Alternatives:

frustrating for me
frustrating because of me
frustrating due to me
frustrating on my part
frustrating as far as I'm concerned

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