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Otfd t1_iy4jwds wrote

Totally agree.

Outside of certain situations, it should be pretty easy to step away from a relationship and end the friendship. Otherwise, you invite more pain, confusion, and slower healing.

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Otfd t1_iwuzv0v wrote

Well she likely doesn't realize and as I said before maybe OP should TALK TO HIS GIRLFRIEND INSTEAD OF REDDIT?

You know how I avoid these situations? I ask my girlfriend to talk and explain how I am feeling and typically she apologizes or say sorry I didn't realize it would affect you this much.

And vice versa for her. It's called communication, still don't see it as mental abuse though.

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Otfd t1_iwux42f wrote

I didn’t say I didn’t see it as manipulation. I said it’s not mental abuse. Is he really falling apart because his girlfriend is talking to his female coworker? Plus just talk to your girlfriend don’t post on Reddit. Say “hey, this is bothering me. Why are you doing this?” I am sure she is just messing with him.

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Otfd t1_iwupeqp wrote

Seems more like she is just messing with him and he is taking it too deep.

Also, I am in a really healthy relationship. We live together, barely ever fight, and communicate without issue or concerns of each others behavior.

If my girlfriend did this, I would sit down and discuss my issue instead of taking to reddit to get opinions on my relationship from 3 paragraphs worth of insight.

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Otfd t1_iwsmucq wrote

Reddit acting like they never had friends.. y’all always assume the worse with minimal information..

My friends would 100% tease me if I was a virgin, but if they noticed it was actually hurting me too badly, they would say sorry and still the type of guys to show up when I need them.

Y’all have no idea. Guys give each other a hard time, shit maybe they are doing it just to give him a push.

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Otfd t1_iv0u6v0 wrote

You're young stop being so hard on yourself.

And whatever has pushed you to starting cutting needs to be addressed. You're young and already chosen the worst method of dealing with a problem. Life will get hard, but hurting yourself doesn't make it easier. IF you cut yourself because you blame yourself for something, then you need to learn to cut yourself some slack and start having self respect for yourself.

Seek professional help.

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