There are two kinds of people who offend us. We should allow neither of them to succeed. (Please forgive me while I move into wise-old-sage mode. I'm just in the mood. And I'm almost 50, so I'm allowed.)
There are the people who really aren't looking to punch our buttons. Let's face it, they're usually just clueless. There's no point in getting angry with them. If you can enlighten them gently, do so. Otherwise, just forget it. Life is too short to waste getting angry at people for being socially inept. There's even less time to spend getting angry at people who have accidentally stumbled on one of our many buttons that we have studded our surroundings with so that anybody coming near will stumble across them. In that case, we should try disconnecting a few buttons.
And then there are the people who are just aching to get a rise out of us. Think about it; do you really want to reward them? 'Nuff said.
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3 hours ago
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Yes, exactly. I've always been amazed at angry people who do something because I did something. Why on earth would you determine your behavior according to someone you dislike, or at least are angry with?
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