Nasty is not necessary

How do you respond when someone you care about says unkind things to you? Cry? Hit things? Lash out with a nasty e-mail? (A family fave) Or do you try to take the high road and be nice and pretend that it didn't hurt you and act like nothing is wrong? Does ignoring the situation really work? I'm not sure what I want to do. My heart says one thing and my brain the other. SO, I'm trying to be at least civil, and "butt out" of a situation I never wanted to be in the middle of anyway but am hopelessly embroiled in. 

Sometimes it sucks to love someone because we open ourselves up and make ourselves vulnerable to hurt. 

Well, no time for self-pity. I have too much to do today.  Did decide on my FHE lesson though. :)