Amused Mastery?

RedditAdminsSuck_88 · 2016-06-19T13:53:22+00:00

Your asktrp posts crack me up.

Looking at your post history, you have so much insecurity, man. I'd focus less on amused mastery and more on working toward not being such an insecure man. You care way too much.

Amused Mastery is nothing more than treating a woman like you would a 6 year old girl who trying to act like an adult. You laugh and not take anything she does at face value.

TVVEAK · 2016-06-19T18:14:56+00:00

Using the metaphor of how you should behave towards a child is kinda pointless if you don't know how you're supposed to treat a child.

I think of it as being "lovingly detached", and it is the key to having healthy relationships of any kind. For example, if child threatens to do something, a good parent would say, "You could do that, but there are consequences to your actions" and stop. Don't involve yourself any further than that. Another example: let's say you're having an argument with your brother. Arguing is not constructive, so you should de-escalate the situation by saying something like, "I love you, I'm here to talk when you're feeling better."

It's all about recognizing the other person's ability to make their own choices and face the consequences of those choices. It is not up to you to make choices for them, and it is not your responsibility to shield them from consequences.

Title	Amused Mastery?
Author	JonMan219
Upvotes	1
Comments	4
Date	June 19, 2016 1:50 PM UTC (10 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/askTRP
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