What does "No offense but..." mean to you?

[Poeticus]

Complete offense intended, you aren't my type -- not even close.

No offense, but I don't do online dating





Well you make threads about me to try to get others to agree with you when you cant prove me wrong.
No one else does it to anyone else, and you haven't done it to anyone else either.
And, you are offended because I said I don't do online dating.
So you MUST have a thing for me. :yes:

Sheesh Mcgeesh.

Will both of you just give each other
a break? Seriously, put each other on
ignore or something. Fo' real, ya'll.​

 

[Curious George]

Im impressed, two times now you have created pointless threads geared directly at me for things I said in previous threads.

Obviously, you have a thing for me

No offense, but I don't do online dating



So obviously, she must have a thing for me, and I am all embarrassed now

This was definitely an instance of a passive aggressive attack, that could likely have been intended to cause offense.

 

[Curious George]

Sheesh Mcgeesh.

Will both of you just give each other
a break? Seriously, put each other on
ignore or something. Fo' real, ya'll.​

As long as either of them is not really upset, playful fighting can be fun. If either person's feelings are being hurt, the other should definitely back off though.

 

[Gjallarhorn]

"No offense but..." means "I don't have the cojones to say this plainly, but..."

 

[kashmir]

I find this whole thing humorous, at the extend she goes through to be right all the time.
I am just working off it for fun, to try to show that life isn't that insane to get upset over the fact everyone has different perspectives on life.
And because its obvious she has a thing for me

 

[Nymphs]

So, someone suggested you should provide evidence, and your reply was, "no offense, but [if this person doesn't, I don't either, so you're wrong in the assertion that I have to provide evidence]. I don't think one is trying to passive aggressively offend. I think you were trying to evade logic with a passive-aggressive attack of the perceived opposing sides previous claims.

:yes:

 

[ChristineES]

"No offense, but..." almost always precedes some insulting statement. The person saying it knows or he/she would not have started the sentence with that statement. There might be a couple of exceptions, however, such as a person not knowing how his/her statement might be received.

 

[NoraSariah]

"No offense, but..." means "I hope you don't get offended while I offend you" simple as that.

 

[Gehennaite]

It's a socially acceptable courtesy, if anything. The courteousness of some individuals isn't as transparent through the internet.

Recently in real life, when I heard "No offense..." I didn't even understand why they felt their proceeding statement would warrant offense. It seemed silly to me that they'd precede their statement with it. Perhaps it's just a figure of speech thrown in for stylistic purposes in discussions that tend to be more controversial in nature.

 

[Nymphs]

This was definitely an instance of a passive aggressive attack, that could likely have been intended to cause offense.

Not really.

Reading into someone's intentions without asking them directly is also passive-aggressive.

I'm just a curious person.