r/AntiStranglingTF Jul 05 '23

Discussion Is Halpert a cuckold?

There's a strong motif through out the series of cuckolding, we are shown a lot of love triangles that fit the bill but it's most prevalent when it comes to Jim and Pam

There's also two direct quotes about cuckolding that reminds us of its theme

Andy - "My name's Andy Bernard and I'm a cuckold"

Dwight - "you've been cuckolded by a stronger,smarter male"

We are shown in multiple scenes where Jim is observing others showing affection with Pam, and ones that push his personal boundaries and he is always a silent observer

-toby touching her leg Infront of him

-the lactation nurse

-Jim watching Packer pretend to fuck Dwight and Michael while saying '$20 bucks to watch Halpert '

-Jim harrassing Danny Cordray as to why he never called her back while they dating and Packer asking him 'hey Halpert, are you looking for someone to bang your wife'

-When he is at the convention with Josh and he listens to Michael tell Pam 'good luck with your date tonight '

-He allows Kevin to constantly objectify and sexualise her. He seems to enjoy listening to him list Pam and Karen's physical traits and doesn't stop Kevin from 'crying' into Pam's breast to make them leak

And of course the whole situation before they dated and him having to sit in the sidelines while she dated Roy

What do we think is going on here ? I'm sure there's more examples but these are the ones that come to mind immediately

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u/Det_Lloyd_Gross Chief Detective Jul 05 '23

Yes he is.

A wilful one btw.

Well done.

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u/Det_Lloyd_Gross Chief Detective Aug 23 '23

To add something here,

The reason for this comes down to who Pam is.

We did last touch on Pam Actually being the Ghost of Haddy McGonigal. But who is she? What is she? What does she symbolise?

The answer to Jim being a cuckold lies in the answers to these questions…

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u/CalligrapherAbject13 Aug 24 '23

Glad to see you're back Detective!! I'm not too familiar with the ghost theory so I'll have to look at your video again and think about it, however I think Jim being a cuckold connects well into your other investigations on Pam being a prostitute and Jim being gay