Can you ignore somebody who insult you?

I've been in the same situation and was reprimanded for it as well. I was too that the next time the annoying person annoys me again, i shouldn't embarrass them in public, instead, I'd talk o them in private and tell them "i didnt like what you said earlier, i feel bad about it, please respect my feelings." If they're a minimally decent person, they should be able to understand you.

Considering his old age, you can't usually get an old dog to learn new tricks or change their behavior. He's already set in his ways and you really can't do anything about it. Can I ignore somebody who insults me? Probably not. Knowing that I am full of fire myself, I'd fight back with the same behavior given to me. It would depend on who treated me that way though. If it's family, they would know better than to try anything because I wouldn't care less what they say about me anyways. Family will always try to say or do something to discredit you in some shape or form. What's important is how you respond to negativity thrown your way. Should the issue be with someone I don't even know, hell that is an easy one. It's called get out of my face fool. I don't have time for you. You throw in at the end of your discussion that you were berated by others for mistreating "your elders." I look at it this way. Depending on what the insult is I may or may not choose to let something go. I've had my instances in my past when I have said things to my father. Some he deserved and some he didn't. Listen to your head and not your heart. You will know if it's worth the battle to fight someone on any given argument. Choosing your battles will make the difference.

He is lucky you Just insulted him! Me? I woulud have turned away and came back with a pretty good left hook, lol! Bullies need a dose of their own medicine at times and your cousin is a bully, an old bully, but a Bully. good for you for finally telling him off. I bet he won't speak badly about you anymore. He may never speak to you. Take Care.

as much as possible I am defending myself against that person especially if what he says against me is not true. I will always fight for what I know is right. Adn if He is right. Then I cannot do against it.

well sometimes if you can not really avoid counter acts you have no choice but to do so. I understand, if patience just slipped from the sense. Yes, that will surely put him in his place. but he is old.. and are you as old as he is? If not then you just showed disrespect.

I can ignore a person who is insulting me. But, as long as it is possible, we have to advice the person. If he or she doesn't want to listen to our advice, just ignore it. There are many thing to do rather than responding to a person who has no ethic.

Just because someone is in their 60's, does not give them the right to be rude, or say hurtful things. It doesn't matter what age a person is, rude is rude. I would have said something to him. I had a 'friend' who kept calling me nasty names as a 'joke'. I didn't find it funny at all, it was hurtful. I confronted her and told her, her words were hurtful, and to please stop. Maybe it wasn't so much in what you said, but how you said it.

We can't avoid there are people like him. Better to keep away from him to avoid arguments and try to respect him even he hurt you. Sometimes we need to keep silent to respect others although not our mistakes.

Well, better to ignore those people who doesn't do anything good in their life than to have an enemy. Tell the good thing with them is the best way...It might be help for them to think what they say about you or someone else.

I have found the best recourse is to make "I" statements, such as "I feel very hurt when you insult me like that. I happen to like the way I look.". This way, you are defending yourself without insulting back. Obviously, everyone could see he was acting like a nasty person. - In fact, rather than call him "nasty" - it's better to say, "You are acting nasty" - focus on behavior, rather than the person. You'd be surprised at how quickly that can change things!

I think better if you did not insult him back instead tell his fault in nice way so that he can figure out his fault. As, they say, you must do it in a sweet revenge so that at least in the eye of the crowd, you still have their side and not to your cousin.

Huh that cousin very bad. If his age in late sixties he should be more matured and not doing something like that. For me, i cannot be patient if someone insult me although it is my own family.

I would probably have insulted him back, and made it sound like a joke. Probably about his appearance since that's what he said to you. I wouldn't personally tell him he's a nasty person, but if he upset you and you thought he needed to know what he's doing, then that is your right to say that to him. I think you sometimes have to be careful because some people may think they're joking when they insult others, so their intention isn't to be cruel, even though it *is* cruel. I guess at the end of the day, if he continuously insults people, then being told so by you probably did him a favour because perhaps it's never been pointed out to him before. He might try to be mindful of what he says in future, you never know!

You are right there are some people who makes all these nonsense. Some how he is an elder than you, just keep more distance to avoid any hassle. And stay as far as you can!

Oh my, i think if this person was older than me because he was an uncle or my grand dad i would have tried not to fight back. however even if he is that old and our age does not differ that much, i would most probably have given him the taste of what he was doing to everyone... i do not care what our relatives sayu i am just fighting back and i do not allow myself to be insulted as such.

If I were in your position, I might not be able to hold onto my bursting temper. Especially if the person is mature enough. And sixties is mature enough for me. Maybe I could have just bit my lip then and fume but never hold back enough to prevent myself from storming out of public place to a private one--preferably my room--and shout or rant or pace until I can ride out any raging emotions within me. I won't say "you shouldn't have done this or that", considering that I am not there to witness the spectacle. But one thing is for sure, no one must insult anyone just for the "fun of it". And the person who does must be disciplined by someone sooner or later before someone, mad enough, would pull a trigger to him or her or someone close to them just to shut them up...

To respect others is a thing that we need to learn and very important during communication with others.So i won't give care about that.Just be real you and others won't change your life.I believe we can make it work.To think about somethigns good in order to forget about it.

It depends. If its from someone who really care about me and just threw the insult to shake me or wake me up from doing something really stupid, then I guess I can ignore it or even be thankful for it. But if its from someone who doesn't even know me to begin with, and especially if I have done them no wrong, then I will have to set them straight. I will not hurl insult back, no, thats just like going down to their level. I can talk to them sensibly without giving them any proof that I am exactly as what they insult me to be.

I know it's disrespectful for insulting him because of his age but if you have tolerated him, he will do it again and again. At least now he will avoid on insulting you and maybe he will think again before insulting other people. I think sometimes we really have to stand up against these people no matter old they are to avoid them from hurting us.

I use to fight back but after some time I got tired, it like hear now and forgot it. Why takes it seriously? He or she insult your appearance, that is not good. Just put your mind that He or she is boring so got nothing to do. .