Learning that hurting you pride is apart of resolving conflicts.

You can’t hold onto to ego and pride while simultaneously trying to be sincere and apologize.

Lastly if you don’t practice how to resolve minor conflict with people around you. Especially with family, friends -
and lovers you may feel lonely and alone. Especially if your only style of self protection to conflicts is to “step back” “ignore the person / situation “ “shut down” “disappear with dissatisfaction”.

How am they supposed to know how they offended you if you didn’t tell them sooner ?

If they choose to not understand even after you built the courage to explain it. Then you won’t come to a win win resolution and should then give them space since they won’t change even after you tried to resolve the issue.