malia, I totally get what you are saying about shutting up the shop and getting out of town when you have upset people. Do you do this in other parts of your life as well? (I do sometimes so it just sounded familiar) I like pizza.
Yes I do sometimes do this in other parts of my life too, unfortunately. That's why I've had 16 + jobs since I was 16 (I'm 28 now)...
But I'm starting to do better. Like, in the past if I'd heard somebody gossiped some mistruth about me, I would've just avoided them. Now I will confront them directly to clarify any misunderstanding and attempt to remove that wall between us. If THAT doesn't work, I let it go and be as it is, whether I like it or not.
It's a very easy thing for me to want to just move if I'm unhappy or change jobs or something. It's not a quality I am too proud of, though.