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[–]hunterpua 23 points24 points25 points 3 years ago (6 children) | Copy Link
I know a young married couple where the guy beats the hell out of his wife but he's also a deadbeat loser who can't hold on to a job and sells things around the house to support his drug habit.
He has very low social status, the only people that like him are other druggies, he's as skinny as Machine Gun Kelly but with even less muscle tone and no tattoos, he doesn't dress well either because he doesn't care about much other than getting his next fix. His wife is almost his height and she has won minor beauty pageants yet she doesn't even think of leaving him, instead she does everything she can to cover up the fact that he beats her while somehow convincing herself she deserves it.
The psychology of abusive relationships is more complicated than just being a catch.
[–]hairlossthrow4w4y 9 points10 points11 points 3 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Here's my armchair psychology (read: dumbass) analysis on why this happens. In REALITY the guy has no social status, to normal people like you and me looking from the outside. Let's say he's a 1/10 status wise. but he has ruined this girl so bad that he's made her think she's a 0.1/10... this guy may as well be a 10/10 to her.
She might even know he's scum, but she's convinced that she's so much worse than scum that he's the best she can get. It's some fucked up shit used by abusive partners all the time.
[–]sweetbiscuitz 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Best analysis of the Southeast USA I’ve ever read.
[–]python834 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Who cares.
Women choose who they have sex with, and of those people they have sex with, which one gets her commitment and loyalty.
[–]hairlossthrow4w4y 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
>who cares
literally everybody in this comment chain? This comment chain was dedicated to this topic so we could discuss our thoughts? Do you go into a gun shop and say "UGH, who CARES about guns?"
>women choose
Yeah, but that's not the argument here. I could easily say "men choose who they marry, why should we care if their wife cheats on them and wins the case, gets custody and 50% of what he owns." I care about that too. I care because I have empathy and I think we can create solutions for these unfortunate situations.
Women choose their partner yes, but they don't choose who abuses them. I'm discussing that abuse and the effects it has on the human mind.
[–]legitusername1995 3 points4 points5 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Stockholm syndrome is a real thing after all
[–]ImmodestPolitician 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link
She clearly thinks that he is her best option.
He may be really good at giving her orgams OR she might have a tramic past.
If this relationship didn't meet her needs she would dip into online dating.
[–]great_account 8 points9 points10 points 3 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
I'm a "catch". I'm a doctor, fit, 6' tall, good looking, charming, good with kids. Women ask me out.
My most recent ex cheated on me. I'm paraphrasing but she was so mad that she would get jealous because women would ask me out, but I never got jealous when men would hit on her. She ended up fucking someone to make me jealous. She obviously had other problems, but nothing is a lock.
[–]VeliVoy 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Oh yeah, very childish
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
What you describe comes more or less down to status, which, of course, will help you. But as it is the case with looks, status is just one variable out of many. If e.g. you have no chemistry with a person, both looks and status will no get you anywhere. It's always a combination of variables that is relevant. You don't have to be among the best to be sucessful, most of the time crossing a certain threshold is enough.
[–]VeliVoy -3 points-2 points-1 points 3 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
I have been seeing a lot of relationship where the girls stays loyal to the guy just because he's popular and is in high demand. Could you tell me what might be the reason for that?
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
just because he's popular
I doubt that it's just because he is popular, he probably offers value in some way. At the same time trusting in popularity is a way for women to outsource the evaluation of a guy to the crowd. "He must be good, if everyone wants him"
He's really good looking for example
[–]ImmodestPolitician 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Status trumps looks from a female perspective.
Look at all the 5'6" male celebrities with mega-hot partners.
[–][deleted] 3 points4 points5 points 3 years ago (6 children) | Copy Link
Well this sounds obvious no?
[–]VeliVoy -1 points0 points1 point 3 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
Why is that?
[–][deleted] 4 points5 points6 points 3 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Because you are more reluctant to leave something hard to find again that something that you can find easily
You are such a smart man! Thank you!
[–]VeliVoy 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]VeliVoy -1 points0 points1 point 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Could you elaborate a little
[–]Hermit41 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I think this applies more for younger girls, as you get older the dynamic changes a bit and girls look for other stuff as well but yes having options always does help
Just sharing my experience. I'm willing to here more experiences and understand.
[–]Delicious_Ad_1853 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
You shouldn't think about relationship-length in terms of "loyalty". If a relationship isn't working, would you really want your partner to stay in it purely out of loyalty? Wouldn't you both be better off if you went your separate ways and found compatible partners?
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