I understand the people saying that both parties are responsible, but recognising you are the one with power in a mismatched power dynamic and choosing not to participate in it says something good about you imo.
2026-04-19 01:45:12
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Rey(he/they)🏴 :
"technically correct, still unkind" is a lesson so many people need to learn. human interaction isn't about deciding who is most correct it's about trying to be good to each other
2026-04-19 09:41:26
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J :
Having been on both sides of this, I wholeheartedly agree. It hurts when it happens that to you and doing it to someone else is stringing them along, even if they consent.
2026-04-18 19:40:24
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⚜️𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐎𝐟 𝐄𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐚⚜️ :
500 days of summer ahh dilemmas
2026-04-19 21:57:16
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Sar :
Cough cough 500 days of summer
2026-04-19 18:20:28
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Maddogofficial :
It’s actually such a violation of someone’s consent to keep pushing for something to be more serious when the other person has explicitly said they don’t want it. I’d cut it off, sure. This logic is super flawed.
2026-04-19 22:41:41
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Juke Jonathan :
The person who cares less holds all the power in relationships
2026-04-19 10:48:56
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lzr906 :
No one will ever take accountability If we keep making emotional responsability relative.
Its not even a matter of "I deserve better", its a matter of "I'm catching feeling and the other party is not, I should dip". Everyone here is a grown adult.
2026-04-18 19:28:04
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JRL :
I think a lot of people will also say “I’m not looking for a relationship or anything serious,” but then will start to act like that person is their partner and rely on them. And when that person starts responding to that behavior and expects reciprocation and effort, the pull out the rug and say “hey, several months ago I told you I didn’t want anything serious.” You’re saying one thing with your mouth and another with your actions. Not cool.
2026-04-19 16:20:06
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Hope :
I don’t know maybe it’s a hot take but I don’t think I need to coddle another adult when I’ve explicitly laid out how the relationship would work. If they say they can handle it I would respect that, if down the line they said it’s becoming too much I would respect that as well.
2026-04-20 15:02:41
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clay.bae.pottery :
I disagree. I think the responsibility is to be clear and consistent in your communication of your needs/wants. I think it gets murky and gross if we start thinking “I know best for another adult. I’ll make their choices for them since I know best”.
2026-04-20 20:52:37
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lily🪷 :
ugh ik ur right but i never claimed to be kind
2026-04-18 22:00:53
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NuAmen Audena :
It’s also unkind to make decisions for them
2026-04-20 16:34:32
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b :
hard agree, it’s not your Obligation and it iS their responsibility but at the end of the day it’s still not right to entertain it
2026-04-18 21:13:47
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Adita :
Having been on both sides of this I’d actually always like to be allowed to make the choice for myself and not have a man deciding on my behalf what’s safe for my feelings
2026-04-19 22:15:45
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Gremlin :
It’s also unkind to keep taking that attention with secret hopes that it will eventually change the other persons mind.
2026-04-19 09:35:37
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Kella Patin :
Blocking me was the nicest thing he ever did for me.
2026-04-20 17:23:10
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🫧 :
you're assuming that person can't handle unreciprocated feelings.
you're wrong for that.
2026-04-19 22:16:59
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heretic :
It’s not unkind to respect someone’s choices. If someone would rather have a little than have nothing, that is their choice. It’s not up to me to decide that they’re better off with nothing.
2026-04-20 12:41:19
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Diego ✨ :
And calling someone “pathetic” and “a loser” for staying in a dynamic when you want more but still okay with the situation — is it not unkind?
2026-04-19 10:59:21
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Jessi Brooke by the sea :
I will always push back on the idea that people choosing things with their own agency and autonomy lack self respect. How someone sees themselves is unknowable from the outside. Thinking we know what is best for anyone is emotional immaturity.
2026-04-20 13:13:26
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Vampyra🦇 :
however I won't believe you, I will believe the person, if they say they are fine with it. then I believe them, I won't take away their agency. it's unkind to decide for them
2026-04-19 23:23:32
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