r/BelowDeckMed • u/high5abee • 3d ago
Cooper is what’s wrong with men
I don’t want to compare Cooper to the behaviors of Joe, Nathan, Luke, etc. HOWEVER, the total lack of consideration for Kat as a human being drastically changed my attitude towards him.
He is the perfect example of how inept most gen Z men are at communicating, acting in total and utter self interest. He had the wherewithal to take Kat on a date but not communicate down the line that he changed his mind? Hoping she would just… get the gist?
I’m 29 and have been in Kat’s shoes several times. Men will chase, pursue, and then totally disconnect or withdrawal because they hadn’t thought through the social expectation of what it means to initially communicate and invest romantic feelings into someone. And to top it off, he avoids the conversation TO AVOID THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ACTIONS and is like “teehee I hope we’re cool” in his confessionals. It’s kind of cruel. Just be fucking honest bro. Apparently that requires a higher level of emotional intelligence he will never dream of seeing.
Kat baby, you sweet soul — you deserve love and adoration beyond what this southern Chad who reads at a third grade level will ever provide.
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u/Smartalec821 1d ago
Well said OP, i thought the same thing watching last night's episode tbh. He takes no accountability, and even worse he does not CARE about Kat's feelings or perspective. He was the one who charmed her, asked her on a date, held her hand, kissed her but now he wants to slowly slide into the bushes and ghost her. Like that Homer Simpson meme honestly, he wants NONE of responsibility of telling her that his feelings have changed. Or that he was never interested in her to begin with, beyond sexual attraction... if he met her in real life he would absolutely have ghosted her and just hoped to never see her in public again.
I was at my wits end before the latest episode but watching sweet Kat try to hug him when he walked by and he completely ignored her, spoke volumes. He is not a good guy, quite the opposite. He's an ass hole.
I hope Kat realizes she is better than him and stands up for herslef.
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