I've been married for well over half a century to a woman with a sense of humour. I no longer have skin; I have scales.
Would you consider yourself a thin or thick skinned individual?
I'd say I'm pretty thick skinned as most stuff just bounces off of me. Some people have a way of irritating me but I usually hold my own when needed.
Dear Zack,
After many decades of worrying over this very item (sigh), mine is still...well...thin...
Tempered (and survivable) only with rationality, and a sense of humour...
Very thick.
Well, you can't really bother me without my permission, but my boundaries are crisp.
Enter the neutral zone with care---my response may be more whimsical than you would prefer.
I do not understand this question at all :/ my skins normal.
If it is someone I don't know or someone who isn't in my inner circle of family and friends, I have thick skin. In all reality what does their opinion really mean to me? Nothing. Over the years I have had people who do not know me say rude things about what I was wearing or some other trait. Normally I just give them a "Who do you think you are?" look and go on my way. But there are other times I have told them that they needed manners and asked them what their point was. Or I tell them that they are neither my husband nor my mother so therefore their opinion was invalid as far as I was concerned.
If someone I care about says something I take it to heart. But that rarely happens.
Depends on the level of importance I place on the individual I am interacting with.
I tend to weigh the impact someone truly has on my life with how they act toward me and what they say about me against the level of "Care" I have on how I am perceived by them.
Obviously, those I look up to and possible infer mentorship from, will have more impact upon my resolve then an "Unknown Hooligan" . . .
It takes a large amount to get me riled . . . I am more apt to laugh it off or cast a look of disinterest, then to be drawn into the "Drama" that is the usual goal.