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Absolutely. It was a big part of growing up, for me. I can think of only a few times when I've ever started a fist fight, and that was when people thought it was acceptable to insult my mother. For me, that's just something you do not do, and those people who once thought that know much better, now.
When I was younger (say, up through sophomore year in high school) it would be as a result of sports events. When I'm playing, I'm very nearly consumed with aggressive tendencies and focused on winning. I've been likened to a Dingo, actually (one of the two reasons for my pseudonym here): small and vicious. Anywhoo, that generally doesn't rub people the right way, so there'd be plenty of fights in the parking lot.
As I got older and began to handle myself more pacifically, I'd end up in a scuffle because I wasn't one to back down verbally, rather than being an indirect instigator physically. As the whole growth thing ended, and I remained a rather diminutive figure, I guess it can really piss larger folk off that they really have no intimidation factor over me. Clubs, movie theatres, restaurants, and similar places I've been known to step outside.
Now that I'm in college, though, it's only happened twice in the past year. Yay for fewer bruised knuckles! I prefer to handle things verbally these days, or simply walk away if necessary.
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I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and all your demons.
I'll be the one to protect you from a will to survive and voice of reason.
I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and your choices, son.
They're one and the same I must isolate you, isolate and save you from yourself."
- A Perfect Circle
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