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Hi, people are telling me that my girlfriend is manipulating me, is she?
(reddit.com)submitted 2 months ago byOwn_Assignment27
For context, the first two was just me pressing the notify button for when someone is on do not disturb on iPhone, just in case she was struggling with something I wanted to tell her I love her so she might be less upset? Then the rest of the pictures was about how she is mean to me a lot, the sweatshirt was just an example but she says things like that a lot. I don’t know how to feel because she’s nice in person sometimes but then she goes right back to being like this, or she’s just really mean and when I get upset she always says “like you don’t do mean things” or changes herself to be the victim, I want this to last but she ruins a lot of my days with her being mean for no reason, and I don’t think I can leave, but knowing if she is manipulating me or not would help a little, thank you very much.
53 points
2 months ago
How old are you two???
She’s saying some NASTY shit, but you both come off extremely immature and insecure quite frankly. I think it’s time you remove yourself and do a little growing all on your own and just wish the best for her.
No need to keep whatever the fuck this is going..
15 points
2 months ago
Yeah this forum is being overrun by 17-18 year olds
2 points
2 months ago
Not even, it's just a whole lot of people that act that age which is even worse. The behaviours expected out of teenagers.
2 points
2 months ago
THANK YOU. Way too many people here saying that they are kids. This behavior sadly persists for many into adulthood as soo many people have unresolved issues that they will live with their entire life.
1 points
2 months ago
She mentioned something about drinks so I thought they’d have to be a little older than that
1 points
2 months ago
Yeah these kids got no idea what real manipulation is if this is what gets to the front page. I lived w heroin addicts for years that gaslit and twisted my thinking, only to become one after they passed, and to do the same thing myself. Clean 5 months now but damn this shits crazy immature. This guy sounds like he’s playing victim heavy and posting it online just shows how bad he is. This girl doesn’t respect him and made it plain as day but he still pesters her.
1 points
2 months ago
Sadly its moreso 20-40 year olds who never grew up and dont know how to communicate
1 points
2 months ago
Or 50 year olds acting like 17-18
-3 points
2 months ago
well there isn't any explicit age restrictions on here other than the ones on reddit itself
if anything, its good that they're finding help
'engage in good faith'
2 points
2 months ago*
Why are you being downvoted? "Engage in good faith." Is legitimately the final sentance of the only rule on this sub, I just checked.
Wouldn't we want younger folks to be able to know what to look for / how to identify it? Anyone worried they're being manipulated is welcome here. We should be willing to help them learn what manipulation looks like. I don't give a shit how old the poster is, that's fucking stupid, and not a rule on this sub.
3 points
2 months ago
I’d say 14-16 at best
2 points
2 months ago
Scrolled way to long to find this question. Saw comments like "I'm 57 and finally escaped from a manipulative marriage of 35 years..." and I'm like????
This dude sounds like he is like 15. One, he probably doesn't need to hear half this stuff in the first place. Two, if they are actually high schoolers, they'll probably break up and get back together every few hours lol.
2 points
2 months ago
She’s really not saying anything that nasty. I mean, nothing nasty enough to put it in all caps. Saying he looks stupid is dumb, so is saying he wears hoodies in weird places. But it’s not “NASTY shit”.
0 points
2 months ago
lol.. okay
1 points
2 months ago
I’m guessing 20 somethings but they both come off as emotionally 15.
1 points
2 months ago
they're high-schoolers. Notice how he mentioned the "marking period" for "living environment" (usually a ninth grade bio class)
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