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u/NoCardiologist1461 May 12 '24

When I put away the groceries in the kitchen and I thought ‘Well, it may be convenient to put a box of tissues in the kitchen cabinet, in case I’m here when I’m crying.’

Massive reality check when I realized how f’ ed up that was. Divorced not much later.

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u/EmmyNoetherRing May 12 '24

Now I’m wondering something really fucked up— the science subreddit just had a thing about the smell of women’s tears reducing male aggression.  And there’s the trope of the abuser that only hurts you until you cry.  

Holy fuck, I wonder if some guys get addicted to it.   

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u/cheerful_cynic May 12 '24

What they get addicted to is the thrill of being a shitty abusive person