Guest, TLR is just a troll. But trolls don't bother me as much as the reaction to them.

I heard absolutely nothing wrong in what Susan said. I hope she would have said the same to me, because I'm interested in answers. I'm familiar with the "shake the dust from you feet" and move on passage, but I'm not familiar with the "go public" passage.

Original guest, it's hard to answer your original question without more details.

I always hated the "Love means never having to say you're sorry" phrase from the old movie "Love Story," but I do know there is a common bond between people who love each other where there is a tendency to not get offended by words because there might be some misinterpretation.

I once had a boss who was overly conscientious about verbally thanking people and giving them positive credit and praise, even when they didn't deserve it. It was a bit embarrassing for me sometimes, but sure was a wonderful atmosphere in which to work. ie. we would have arguments like, "You did something wonderful" "No I didn't." "Yes you did." ;-)

Original guest, I think it depends on how well you know the person and how well you understand them.