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I like to think of myself as a person who doesn't get offended, and give people the "benefit of the doubt".  This article helped me analyze myself and recognize some weaknesses I need to work on! Little Offenses: Are They Worth It? By Maurine Proctor  · July 22, 2015, from Meridian Magazine Once Scot and I were at a small social gathering when someone we considered a friend arrived. We greeted him warmly, but he did not respond in kind. Instead, he was stiff and wouldn’t speak to us, obviously leaving the room because we were there. He made it very clear that he not only didn’t want to engage with us, but that he pointedly tended to snub us altogether. We went on conversing with others as if we didn’t notice, but our feelings were hurt. Though it was a small moment, we felt stabbed and wounded. At last when it was time to leave and we were in the car alone, we were bursting with things to say to each other that we had held back for an hour. “Did ...