What does 2 Corinthians 7:14 mean?

There can be awkwardness when you have told two different people about each other, and they finally meet, especially under difficult circumstances. One reason Paul had been concerned about sending Titus to the church in Corinth with his letter of severe rebuke was that he genuinely liked both Titus and the Corinthians. He has boasted to Titus about the great work God was doing in the hearts and lives of the believers in Corinth, as he had boasted to them about God's work in and through Titus. He had set them up to meet for the first time amid a necessary confrontation between himself and the Corinthians.

In the end, though, it all worked out well. The Corinthians had received Paul's rebuke with sorrow for their own actions and eager repentance. Titus had been refreshed and encouraged by them. Paul had been vindicated about his boasting to both parties about the other instead of shamed for overstating their excellent qualities.