Sometimes I do want that. Granted I’m a man and cis but often when I’m super stressed or angry or upset I just want to be left alone. Let me think and deal with my feelings. Sure go play PlayStation, watch tiktok, doom scroll, cook, clean, build something, watch YouTube, whatever you want just leave me alone for 30-120 minutes. When I’ve recovered back into a normal mode emotionally ill let you know and we can talk or snuggle or enjoy each other. Force me to do those things without my solo recovery time, especially if you are the cause of my stress, anger, upset feelings, and those feelings just intensify while I apew nothing but vitrol at you.
I read it totally differently. I read it that the girl wanted attention by crying, the guy was dismissive and as such the guy was wrong. I wasn’t seeing it as projection but as mocking a person with a difference in how to be treated when upset and he assumed everyone was the same
Well I think the actual point is right there. There isn’t really enough context provided to know what to do.
Personally I can’t relate, my partner is quite capable of getting annoyed or angry at things but she generally doesn’t get angry at me unless I am the one that has actually done something. Usually it’s work thing so she’s just vents at me about it.
I’m a woman and playing video games is totally my way of blocking out my anxiety and depression. I’ve exhausted Cities: Skylines and Tropico 3 and 4, I’m almost done with CorsixTH, and I might have to go back to ETS2 or BG2 Throne of Bhaal. Witcher 3 is also waiting for attention and sorry, no one actually asked, did they? 😅
Sometimes I do want that. Granted I’m a man and cis but often when I’m super stressed or angry or upset I just want to be left alone. Let me think and deal with my feelings. Sure go play PlayStation, watch tiktok, doom scroll, cook, clean, build something, watch YouTube, whatever you want just leave me alone for 30-120 minutes. When I’ve recovered back into a normal mode emotionally ill let you know and we can talk or snuggle or enjoy each other. Force me to do those things without my solo recovery time, especially if you are the cause of my stress, anger, upset feelings, and those feelings just intensify while I apew nothing but vitrol at you.
That’s what the joke is about. That the boyfriend (an “empath”) is projecting his feelings onto his girlfriend.
It’s a totally valid strategy. It’s just very uncommon that women want that
I read it totally differently. I read it that the girl wanted attention by crying, the guy was dismissive and as such the guy was wrong. I wasn’t seeing it as projection but as mocking a person with a difference in how to be treated when upset and he assumed everyone was the same
Well I think the actual point is right there. There isn’t really enough context provided to know what to do.
Personally I can’t relate, my partner is quite capable of getting annoyed or angry at things but she generally doesn’t get angry at me unless I am the one that has actually done something. Usually it’s work thing so she’s just vents at me about it.
I’m a woman and playing video games is totally my way of blocking out my anxiety and depression. I’ve exhausted Cities: Skylines and Tropico 3 and 4, I’m almost done with CorsixTH, and I might have to go back to ETS2 or BG2 Throne of Bhaal. Witcher 3 is also waiting for attention and sorry, no one actually asked, did they? 😅
I can’t imagine playing Witcher would help. I just end up getting even more frustrated every time I died