There is nothing borderline about this and I'm sorry, but you are a fool if you start trying to find reasons to blame yourself for other peoples' bad behavior. There are lots of acceptable ways to deal with the situation you described, but a physical reaction isn't one of them.
Unfortunately, I suspect that since you are even asking the question, you are already busy rationalizing/excusing his behavior. So let's just hope next time the consequences are no more serious.
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