• voxthefox@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 months ago

    Thats because they are afraid you’re going to lose it and verbally, physically or mentally abuse them.

    • confusedpuppy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 months ago

      I had a friend call me one night because she said no to a guy and he started threatening to kill himself. Like damn. That’s some insane guilt-tripping, manipulative bullshit right out the gate. And this wasn’t the first time this happened to her too.

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        3 months ago

        It’s happened to me. I called his friend and they came and collected him and his stuff.

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          A small group of idiots can do a disproportionate amount of damage. These men can’t get and keep a lady, so go on a disproportionate number of first dates.

          It’s the same with the inverse, “bunny boilers”. Far more men have been on the receiving end than most women expect. For women it’s even more extreme. It takes a woman a while to build to that emotional state. The male equivalent can go bang after just a few messages, or a single date.

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        3 months ago

        don’t be a doormat, proper response is ‘ok’

        *edit for clarity, I’m talking about the guy threatening to kill himself, she needs to hard cutoff that guy

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          3 months ago

          She called someone who she trusts in a time when she needed support. I made sure she was safe, calm and around people she felt safe being around for the rest of the night.

          Before that night, we became our own little mental health support group so of course I’m going to make sure she feels safe after dealing with some unhinged shit like how that guy was acting.

          Also she lives in a different country, her life is her own as much as my life is my own in my own country. It’s possible for two people to be friends, care for each other and not expect to be in an intimate or romantic relationship with each other.

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              3 months ago

              Aaah sorry, I thought the earlier comment initially came off as dismissive towards my friend. All good.

              I don’t recall what my friend said but dude got kicked out of the glow-in-the-dark mini golf place and she got to have his drink for free before finding her safe friends again. Problem solved itself fortunately.

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      3 months ago

      “men are scared women will laugh in their face, while women are scared it’s their lives men will take”

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      Yeah I was going to say if you’re going to get rejected then I’d far rather a response like this than just getting ghosted. In fact as far as rejections go, I can’t think of a better way of doing it.

      What do other men expect, a consolation blow job?

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    3 months ago

    Find an HR person to begin with. Sign off that you watched the videos and stuff like this won’t happen.

    Be sure to watch the videos.

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    3 months ago

    So, ghosting is bad and evil. At least tell the man you aren’t interested! Men are suffering due to ghosting! But also, don’t put him down when rejecting him. Men have to suffer so much rejection, so their ego is easily hurt. Let him down gently!!

    Oh, you did? Well let me mock you for being TOO nice and diplomatic about it 😂.

    Damn I’m so happy I’m not dating anymore. Feels like no way to do it right.