I’ve noticed in the past year or so that I have stopped responding to people when they apologize for doing something they shouldn’t have done in the first place, instead of saying a very insincere, “That’s okay.” I get a vague feeling that I’m being rude by not acknowledging their apology, but I am also feeling like I’m tired of people doing whatever they damned well please without ever giving a thought to how it affects other people, and thinking that an apology makes everything okay and erases their bad behaviour.
So, how rude am I being? Can anyone think of a better response to situations like this that doesn’t involve calling the other person a stupid git?