Why do some people say terrible things to you and later on expect you to forget about it?

I can forgive too, but sometimes when someone says something truly nasty with the intention to hurt you is when I feel that pain for a long time (as in, a close friend who tells you how embarrassing you are to them to the point they don't like being seen with you, that you're inane, etc.) :/

I mean, when the person [i]knows[/i] what they're saying is going to leave a scar.

@JupiterDreams: I understand what your saying and i don't think you should forget that they were purposely mean to you..did they see the error in their ways and apologize to you?..its definitely hard if they knew exactly what they were saying and said it on purpose ..i have issues with people who deliberately hurt others..but if they were hurt or upset about something then i would hear them out.I seek to understand why and go from there.

They never apologized. When I mentioned it six months later, they said, "It was so long ago. Leave it alone."

But you're right

@JupiterDreams: oh ya they don't seem to care about your feelings so best to let them go in my opinion..or first try to have a talk about it and see what they do and say...Something like ...You really hurt me when you said ..x..I felt like you did it on purpose to hurt me..Why did you do that?..and if you ever want to be my friend I need you to acknowledge the pain you caused me and explain why you said what you did otherwise I am moving on.

You're right. I do try to do that :)