You say ‘Us’ Does that mean you are two different people or do you share all your hurts with someone else?
A lot would depend on how deeply I was hurt and whether or not I believed it to be intentional. A minor slight may just be thoughtlessness and can be shaken off in a heartbeat. An intentional barb needs to be investigated and reasons given - if not at the time then very soon after so it does not fester.
However - I never do ‘fly off the handle’ - I become very coldly polite.
It hurts if its someone you care for though .
Very true!
Perhaps he was including his wife, Carol??