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You know the feeling. You had a disagreement with another person and in your mind you forgave. You were able to forgive them because you ended your relationship with them. But did you really forgive them or did you just forget them? The answer to that question will be revealed next time you unexpectedly run into them in a location you weren't prepared for, such as your local grocery store. If your heart jumps and your stomach feels anxious, then the trauma of the conflict hasn't subsided and, frankly, you focused on the forgetting but not the forgiving. So what do you do when you come across THAT person? Here are some options, not all of them recommended.  1. Turn around and pretend you didn't see them. 2. Take your shopping cart and bang into the back of their legs pretending you didn't see them. 3. Walk by them as if they were invisible and pretend you didn't see them. or 4. See them. As uncomfortable as it is, facing THAT person is a response com...