People Who Try to Provoke You

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In life, if you look back, you'll see how many people said or did something to provoke a response. Abusive husbands have this as a science. They get the wife to react, then respond to her with violence. Their justification is that she provoked him. He leaves out his actions which set the stage. The wife is to feel that 'she caused it.' When Bosses want to fire you they'll often say something so you respond and can be labeled 'insubordinate' and terminated. Online, it is the same thing. You have to realize this. Don't respond. . The man across the road parked to block access. He expected a response so he can make a scene. I realized it instantly and having another route, took it. Subsequently I thanked him for making me go in the other direction. He never parked there again. It that wasn't evidence of his attempt to get a rise out of me, I don't know what is.